Senior Network Architect | Cloud & Check Point Security

Optimal Growth Technologies; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimal Growth Technologies seeks a highly experienced Network Architect to design, implement, and secure complex enterprise networks. The role emphasizes Check Point firewalls, cloud networking, and scalable data-center architectures.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor junior engineers, and drive security-first network modernization across on-premises and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• At least 10+ years designing, implementing, and securing complex enterprise networks.
• Must have CCSE or CCSM certification.
• Experience with cloud networking and Check Point CloudGuard.
• Ability to lead architecture decisions and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, high-performance network architectures for enterprise environments.
• Define networking standards, policies, and best practices.
• Develop secure, redundant, and high-availability designs for data centers and cloud.
• Evaluate technologies and optimize network performance.
• Configure and optimize Check Point firewalls and security zones.
• Oversee LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, VPNs, QoS, and network segmentation.
• Lead documentation, SOPs, and collaboration with Cloud/Security/DevOps teams.

Skills

Check Point firewall expertise

Network security

Cloud networking

Network architecture design

Technical leadership

Documentation & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Network Engineering

CCSE or CCSM (Checkpoint)

Tools

Check Point firewall platforms (R80.x/R81.x)

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Job description

Optimal Growth Technologies seeks a highly experienced Network Architect to design, implement, and secure complex enterprise networks. The role emphasizes Check Point firewalls, cloud networking, and scalable data-center architectures.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor junior engineers, and drive security-first network modernization across on-premises and cloud environments.