Solution Architect, Cloud
Check Point Software Technologies Rome, Lazio, Italy
Computer and Network Security · 5,001-10,000 employees
About the role
You will act as a technical advisor to enterprise customers, guiding them through the design and deployment of cloud security solutions. Additionally, you will bridge the gap between customer needs and R&D to influence product roadmaps and provide field intelligence.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have strong expertise in cloud networking architectures, firewalling, and cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes. Proven experience in a pre-sales or customer-facing technical role is required, along with excellent communication skills.
Full description
Company Description
As 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 for 2024 and Newsweek’s 2025 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 (2020-2024) 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.
Job Description
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.
Qualifications
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
Additional Information
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.
- CP Department: Cloud & SASE
- Office Location: Milano, Italy
- Career site Category: Sales
