Regional Cloud Security Expert - Africa Middle East at Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd

Job description

Responsibilities

Check Point is leading the next paradigm shift in cloud security and is looking for an experienced Cloud Security Architect to help growing the business. As the Cloud Security Architect within Check Point vSEC Business Unit , you will have the exciting opportunity to work closely with leading Enterprises customers, helping them to migrate their solution and services to Cloud. Responsibilities include driving the Check Point vSEC sales for Enterprises that are building Private Cloud (based on VMWare NSX or Cisco ACI) or Public Cloud (Azure, AWS or Google). The position requires the candidate to become a trusted advisor during the design phase and the implementation phases. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in networking, datacenter, virtualization and security technologies and proven ability and desire to develop automation and orchestration scripts that would integrate to systems like vRealize, OpenStack, Chef, Puppet and alike. The candidate also has to demonstrate the ability to think strategically about business, products and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions. The position also requires a strong hands-on experience working with large global conglomerates, along with working knowledge of software architecture and the enterprise software landscape.

Customer And Partner Facing Activities

• Evangelize Check Point vSEC Security solution for Private Cloud and Public Cloud via customer meetings
• Help our key enterprise customers in designing their future datacenter-cloud based security.
• Present our solutions in regional events (Check Point or Partners)
• Work closely with the field SEs and help them to drive PoC, RFPs as well as post sales deployments
• Close work with our alliance vendors (Microsoft, AWS, Cisco, Vmware and more), while developing mutual activities.

Knowledge Development

• Educate and train Check Point field and partners about the Check Point security solutions.
• Work closely with our global HQ Cloud experts & R&D team , while sharing feedback from the field and promoting new technical requirements (RFEs)
• Develop the Security DevOps knowhow. Develop automations with different orchestration tools. Educate the field about security DevOps.
• Share ongoing updates with the field & competitive updates

Desired Background

• 5 years’ technical experience in networking, security and datacenters
• 2 years’ experience with Cloud, Virtualization and NFV technologies
• Experience working with large enterprises
• Very charismatic & very persuasive person
• Willing to travel frequently