Strategic Vertical Solutions Architect – Cybersecurity

Check Point Software; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Check Point Software seeks a Senior Verticals Solution Architect to act as a trusted technical advisor for strategic customers across public sector, telecommunications, and other key industries. You will design comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, drive adoption of new technologies, and enable successful business outcomes through architectural leadership.

You will partner with sales, product, professional services, and support teams to guide opportunities, run workshops, and deliver

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering, cybersecurity, architecture, or pre‑sales experience within enterprise, public sector, telecommunications, or large‑scale commercial environments.
• Proven ability to architect and position complex cybersecurity solutions for large and highly regulated organizations.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Extensive knowledge of enterprise networking, routing, switching, security architectures, and hybrid IT environments.
• Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong understanding of virtualization, containers, cloud‑native architectures, and modern application environments.
• Experience managing complex customer engagements involving multiple stakeholders and project teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to engage executive and technical 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 in conjunction with Solutions Center, Professional Services, Product Management, and Support organizations.
• 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.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Pre-sales experience

Enterprise networking

Cloud architecture

Executive/Stakeholder communication

Job description

Check Point Software seeks a Senior Verticals Solution Architect to act as a trusted technical advisor for strategic customers across public sector, telecommunications, and other key industries. You will design comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, drive adoption of new technologies, and enable successful business outcomes through architectural leadership.

You will partner with sales, product, professional services, and support teams to guide opportunities, run workshops, and deliver