POC Manager (Solutions Architect)

Check Point Software Technologies

POC Manager (Solutions Architect)

Dallas, TX
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Develop and Support PreSales Proof of Concept (POC) opportunities for Check Point’s Hybrid Mesh product line

    • Provide sales engineers with best practices on how to approach and test major proof of concepts
    • Support all major sales opportunities for data center and Next Generation Threat Prevention technologies.
    • Work with Sales Architects, R&D and QA resources to validate customer designs and architectures
    • Provide onsite assistance for customers as required
    • Contribute to documentation of processes and procedures for customers and internal users.
    • Provide knowledge sharing to sales and sales engineers on an ongoing basis
    • Co-manage over 200 devices for Pre-Sales support. Must be organized and able to maintain a clean shared workspace.
    • Setup and configure Check Point Product Demonstrations and Proof of Concepts with many varied topologies and technologies.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • 7+ years of experience working in the networking engineering or architecture in a customer facing role.
    • Experience troubleshooting network related technologies: Layer 1 – 8
    • Interpersonal and analytical skills.
    • Strong communication, writing and documentation skills.
    • Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
    • Willing to work flexible schedule on occasion (this is a hybrid role).
    • Must be able to work independently and show leadership.
    • Willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time including international.

    Bonus Skills

    • Competency in performance testing tools and testing methodologies (I.e. Spirent, Breaking Point, Ixia, Linux Performance testing and tuning)
    • Check Point product including Check Point Virtual Firewalls, Scalable Platforms, Virtual Systems, Cloud Guard
    • 802.1q VLANs, Multicast, VRRP and/or similar clustering mechanisms, static routing, firewalls, IDS/IPS, SFP+, QSFP, QSFP-QDD, IGMP, BGP, DHCP, SMB, SNMP, VRF, OSPF, VPN, Metasploit, Cloud architecture,
    • Reading and writing with python, bash, c++, java, javascript, any others is a plus.

    Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

    EOE M/F/Veterans/Disabled

    Additional Information

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