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Cybersecurity, Software, IT Security, Network Security

Security Engineer

Salt Lake City, UTHybridFull TimePosted 25 days ago

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Required skills

  • security
  • threats
  • pre-sales
  • customer networks
  • security solution
  • cybersecurity events
  • RFI
  • RFP

Nice to have

  • CCNP
  • CISSP
  • CCSA
  • CCSE
  • AI-driven security

Role summary

Check Point is seeking a Security Engineer with 5+ years of experience in engineering and pre-sales. This role involves working closely with sales to identify prospects, demonstrate security solutions, and educate customers and partners on technical challenges and Check Point's offerings. You will drive customer meetings, address technical questions, manage Proof-of-Concepts, and respond to RFIs/RFPs. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a good understanding of customer networks, and the ability to create end-to-end security solutions. Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential. Relevant certifications like CCNP, CISSP, CCSA, or CCSE are highly preferred.

 You will be responsible for

  • Work closely with the sales team to identify prospects
  • Demonstrate our full portfolio of solutions that help keep organizations safe from threats and protect their operations and information
  • Educate customers, prospects and partners on the diversity of technical, operational and business challenges many organizations face and how Check Point solutions can solve them
  • Drive meetings with potential and existing customers to identify their problems and provide appropriate solutions
  • Address technical questions, offer insight into best practices and manage Proof-of-Concepts
  • Respond to RFI's & RFP's
  • Engage and educate key partners and customers on the latest security technologies
  • Active participation in cybersecurity events

What you bring to the table

  • 5+ years of engineering and pre-sales experience
  • Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Good understanding of typical customers networks
  • Ability to create an end-to-end security solution for a customer’s environment
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Relevant certifications highly preferred, e.g. CCNP / CISSP/ CCSA / CCSE
  • Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future

EOE M/F/Veterans/Disabled

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Why Join Us

At Check Point, what you do matters. Every day, we protect over 100,000 organizations worldwide from increasingly sophisticated cyber and AI-driven threats, securing their AI transformation.

Our prevention-first approach safeguards hybrid networks, cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems, stopping attacks before they happen.

This is where innovation meets real-world impact. You’ll help customers across industries operate with confidence in a rapidly changing digital world, working alongside smart, curious people who take ownership, challenge assumptions, and solve complex problems.

We’re proud to be recognized by TIME, Newsweek, and Forbes for excellence and workplace culture.

What really sets Check Point apart is the opportunity to grow, contribute, and help companies navigate their AI transformation securely.

If you’re excited to work at the forefront of AI-driven security on a global scale, this is the place to do it.

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