Senior Checkpoint Firewall Engineer

Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Checkpoint Firewall Engineer to join our team and play a key role in strengthening our security posture. This person will be responsible for all aspects of managing and maintaining our Check Point firewalls including design implementation configuration ongoing optimization and security monitoring. They will be a critical contributor in proactively identifying and implementing improvements to our firewall configurations ensuring protection against evolving threats.

Responsibilities:

• Design implement and manage complex Check Point firewall configurations.
• Proactively review and analyze existing firewall configurations to identify potential areas for improvement including security best practices efficiency and performance optimization.
• Implement identified improvements to enhance security posture and firewall effectiveness.
• Configure and maintain advanced firewall features such as VPNs IPS application control sandboxing and threat prevention blades.
• Monitor firewall logs for suspicious activity and investigate security incidents.
• Perform regular security audits and vulnerability assessments of the firewall environment.
• Stay uptodate on the latest Check Point software releases security threats and best practices.
• Provide technical support to other IT staff on Check Point firewall related issues.
• Document all firewall configurations and procedures.
• Participate in security initiatives and projects.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience as a Network Security Engineer or similar role.
• Proven experience with Check Point Security Gateways and firewall technologies.
• CCSE (Check Point Security Expert) certification or equivalent experience highly preferred.

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