Strategic Vertical Security Architect

Check Point Software; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Stock awards

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Check Point Software is seeking a highly experienced Verticals Solution Architect to design and position comprehensive cybersecurity solutions for strategic customers across public sector and other key verticals. You will partner with sales, product management, services, and executives to drive adoption of new technologies and ensure successful outcomes.

The role requires strong leadership in architecture, cloud, and networking, with a track record of guiding large, multi-stakeholder

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering, cybersecurity, architecture, or pre-sales experience.
• Architect and position complex cybersecurity solutions for large and highly regulated organizations.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience managing complex customer engagements involving multiple stakeholders and project teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including engaging executive audiences.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural design, solution recommendations, and establish project success criteria for strategic customer engagements.
• Design end-to-end security solutions that align with customer business, security, operational, and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the technical lead for complex customer opportunities and strategic initiatives across assigned vertical markets.
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies and lead Early Availability (EA) and Proof of Concept (PoC) programs within customer environments.
• Partner with sales teams to identify, qualify, and advance opportunities through the sales cycle.
• Manage technical escalations associated with major customer projects with cross-functional teams.
• Lead technical workshops, executive briefings, architecture reviews, and customer presentations.
• Assist customers with security transformation initiatives involving cloud, network, application, data center, and hybrid architectures.
• Act as a trusted advisor for industry-specific security challenges including government compliance and critical infrastructure protection.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Enterprise networking

Cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP)

Executive communication

Tools

Check Point technologies

Job description

Check Point Software is seeking a highly experienced Verticals Solution Architect to design and position comprehensive cybersecurity solutions for strategic customers across public sector and other key verticals. You will partner with sales, product management, services, and executives to drive adoption of new technologies and ensure successful outcomes.

The role requires strong leadership in architecture, cloud, and networking, with a track record of guiding large, multi-stakeholder