Checkpoint Security Engineer

Checkpoint Security Engineer

Network Engineer

Westborough, MA

Consulting

JO-1705-436

Senior Network Security Consultant

Senior Network Security Consultant with a strong background in network security infrastructure design, implementation, and management. A Senior Consultant will spend the majority of time interfacing with customers to gather information, design, plan, and implement network security solutions to help customers manage their network security infrastructure. Time will also be spent in a pre-sales role including but not limited to documenting scopes of works, performing proofs of concept, and presenting to existing and potential customers. Have a great deal of autonomy, and are expected to be able to manage their time effectively.

Responsibilities Include:

• Perform installation of network security devices, Checkpoint, Cisco, Bluecoat, RSA.
• Accompanying sales team in customer meetings in a consultative pre-sales role
• Gathering requirements and advising customers on product and services solutions
• Conducting demonstrations, proofs of concept, and presentations to varying levels within a customer organizations
• Delivering complex services from pre-sales information gathering and documentation to post-sales assessment, project plan development/management, architectural design and documentation, implementation, and knowledge transfer activities
• Providing high-quality documentation of work performed for customers
• Coordinating/participating in technical training and product updates with business partners
• Building and managing lab environment for customer demos, Poc's, and project staging/testing

Primary Skills

Hands on Check Point and Cisco ASA experience with a deep technical understanding of these two vendors product lines. Experience with security technologies such as Security and Information Event Management (SIEM), Data Loss Prevention, Authentication, and/or Identity and Access Management is highly desirable but not required. Fundamental understanding of network concepts and protocols such as RIP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, STP, VRRP, WCCP, Load Balancing, and WAN Acceleration, VPN tunnels, MPLS. Ability to demonstrate and present solid networking and security experience to customers and partners is required. Ability to clearly relay technical knowledge to both technical and non-technical people, written and verbally. Experience in a pre and/or post-sales consulting position is preferred.

Secondary Skills

Working knowledge of Checkpoint's SmartReporter and Cisco's Security Manager a plus. Minimum of 5-7 years enterprise level experience designing, configuring, and managing security infrastructure devices such as firewalls, SSL VPNs, secure web gateways, IPSs, application firewalls, etc. Excellent written and verbal communication is essential. Written assessments are commonplace in this role. Ability to create statement of work documents with correct bill of materials. Ability to work well under pressure and within time constraints. Strong Checkpoint is going to be key here. Not just admin. Looking for Checkpoint people whom can consult on replacements and architect solutions as well as install and configure the smart event server.