Senior Data Center Network Security Engineer
Check Point Software Technologies
- Senior Data Center Network Security EngineerExperiencedExperiencedAs the world’s leading vendor of Cyber Security, facing the most sophisticated threats and attacks, we’ve assembled a global team of the most driven, creative, and innovative people. At Check Point, our employees are redefining the security landscape by meeting our customers’ real-time needs and providing our cutting-edge technologies and services to an ever-growing customer base.Check Point Software Technologies has been honored by Time Magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and Newsweek’s list of Americas Best Cybersecurity Companies. We've also earned a spot on the Forbes list of the World’s Best Places to Work for five consecutive years and recognized as one of the World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies. If you're passionate about making the world a safer place and want to be part of an award-winning company culture, we invite you to join us.We are looking for a hands-on senior engineer to design, deploy, and operate next-generation firewall (NGFW) infrastructure in large-scale data center environments. The ideal candidate brings deep operational experience with Check Point Maestro architectures, multi-vendor NGFW exposure, strong data center switching fundamentals, and working knowledge of SmartNIC/DPU platforms — specifically Nvidia BlueField — at 100 Gbps line rates. This role also requires a customer-facing dimension: leading proofs of concept (POCs) and delivering technical trainings on NGFW and Maestro platforms.### Key Responsibilities* Architect, deploy, and maintain NGFW environments in production data centers, with emphasis on high availability, throughput, and fault isolation.* Design and operate Check Point Maestro deployments, including scaling and interconnecting multiple Maestro stacks and Maestro Hyperscale Orchestrators (MHOs).* Build and troubleshoot the underlying switching fabric required to support Maestro orchestration, security group propagation, and east/west traffic at scale.* Stand up, tune, and maintain Nvidia BlueField DPUs with 100 Gbps connectivity, including firmware lifecycle, driver/host integration, and performance validation.* Plan, scope, and execute NGFW and Maestro POCs end-to-end — including success criteria definition, lab/onsite build, test plan execution, results analysis, and executive readouts.* Develop and deliver technical trainings, workshops, and enablement sessions on NGFW and Maestro to internal teams, partners, and customers; build supporting lab guides and reference materials.* Lead migrations and bake-offs between Check Point and competitive NGFW platforms (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper, etc.); produce design docs, runbooks, and HLD/LLDs.* Partner with network, platform, and security teams on capacity planning, change management, and incident response for tier-1 environments.### Qualifications* 8+ years in network security engineering with extensive hands-on NGFW experience in data center environments (not branch / campus only).* Strong production experience with Check Point Maestro, including multi-MHO topologies, security group design, and inter-stack interconnect.* Hands-on experience with at least one additional NGFW platform at comparable scale (Palo Alto PAN-OS, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Firepower/ASA, or equivalent).* Demonstrated track record running NGFW and Maestro POCs — owning design, deployment, validation testing, and stakeholder communication through to decision.* Proven experience designing and delivering technical trainings on NGFW and Maestro (instructor-led, hands-on labs, or formal enablement programs).* Deep data center switching expertise: L2/L3, VLAN/VXLAN, LACP/MLAG, EVPN, BGP, and the practical considerations of connecting firewall clusters to leaf/spine fabrics.* Working experience with Nvidia BlueField DPUs (or comparable SmartNIC platforms) deployed at 100 GbE, including provisioning, offload configuration, and performance troubleshooting.* Demonstrated ability to run change windows in 24x7 production environments and drive RCAs on complex network/security incidents.* Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfort presenting to both engineering and executive audiences.**Nice to Have*** CCNP/CCIE, CCSE/CCSM, or equivalent vendor certifications.* Check Point Certified Trainer (CCSI) or equivalent formal training credential.* Automation experience (Ansible, Python) for firewall policy and switch configuration management.* Exposure to DPU-accelerated security or networking use cases (e.g., DOCA, OVS offload, line-rate telemetry).**Location Requirement** Candidate must be based in the Dallas / DFW metro area. 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