Solution Architect, Cloud

As a Pre-Sales Cloud Security Architect at Check Point, you will act as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers and strategic prospects. You’ll guide them through the design, deployment, and optimisation of Check Point’s virtualised cloud firewalls, SD-WAN security, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and DDoS protection technologies across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

This is a hands-on, customer-facing technical leadership role that blends deep cloud security expertise with strong communication, architectural thinking, and the ability to influence product evolution. You will work closely with R&D, Product Management, and global specialist teams to provide field intelligence, shape roadmap direction, and ensure our solutions continue to lead the market.

Key Responsibilities

· Serve as the primary technical expert for cloud security solutions including virtual firewalls, SD-WAN security, WAF, and DDoS mitigation.

· Lead technical discovery, architecture design, and solution positioning for enterprise and strategic accounts.

· Deliver compelling demos, workshops, PoCs, and technical deep dives tailored to customer environments.

· Translate complex customer requirements into scalable, secure cloud architectures using Check Point technologies.

· Act as a bridge between customers and R&D, providing structured feedback, feature requests, and insights that influence product direction.

· Collaborate with global solution specialists to share best practices, develop reusable assets, and support large-scale opportunities.

· Support partners and integrators with enablement, architectural guidance, and technical escalation.

· Stay current with cloud-native technologies, emerging threats, and industry trends to maintain thought leadership in the field.

· Contribute to internal knowledge bases, reference architectures, and technical playbooks.

Required Skills & Experience

· Strong understanding of cloud networking architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) including Transit Gateway, Virtual WAN, Cloud WAN, VPC/VNet design, hybrid connectivity, load balancing, service insertion, and network segmentation

· Deep understanding of firewalling, SD-WAN, WAF, and DDoS protection concepts and technologies.

· Practical knowledge of containers, Kubernetes, and cloud-native application architectures.

· Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, ideally Terraform, for automating cloud deployments.

· Ability to design secure architectures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

· Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences.

· Proven experience in a pre-sales, consulting, or customer-facing technical role.

· Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to think strategically and act tactically.

· Practical experience integrating security solutions with SIEM, SOAR, DevOps, and enterprise observability platforms

Preferred Qualifications

· Certifications such as CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, CKA/CKAD.

· Experience with Check Point CloudGuard, Quantum gateways, or equivalent cloud security platforms.

· Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and security automation.

· Background working with geographically dispersed teams and global enterprise customers.