Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer R80+ Vsx

AAA (Automobile Club)

Costa Mesa, California, United States
Base: $176,600.00 - $235,500.00; bonus/equity: inc...
Hybrid (3 out of 5 days in the office after initial 90 days onsite)
Check point r80+ production experience
Vsx virtualization expertise required
Maestro deployment and orchestration skills
The Automobile Club of Southern California is seeking a Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer with expertise in R80+ VSX to manage enterprise and cloud network security platforms. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership in incident response, design of secure architectures, and mentorship of junior engineers in a hybrid work environment

Job Summary

  • The role involves leading Tier 3 incident response and designing secure hybrid architectures across on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Candidates must own enterprise firewall platforms including Check Point R80+, VSX, and CloudGuard while supporting a 24/7/365 operation.
  • The company offers comprehensive benefits including health coverage, 401(K) with match, pension, and paid parental leave.

Matching Summary

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The Automobile Club of Southern California is seeking a Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer with expertise in R80+ VSX to manage enterprise and cloud network security platforms. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership in incident response, design of secure architectures, and mentorship of junior engineers in a hybrid work environment.

Salary

Base: $176,600.00 - $235,500.00; Bonus/Equity: Incentive program based on performance; Benefits: Health, dental, vision, 401(K), pension, tuition assistance

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Check Point R80+ production experience
  • VSX virtualization expertise required
  • Maestro deployment and orchestration skills
  • AWS Azure GCP cloud security knowledge
  • Layer 2/3 networking and TCP/IP troubleshooting
  • Site-to-site and remote access VPN design

Nice-to-have

  • AlgoSec or FireMon policy management tools
  • Python Bash Ansible Terraform automation
  • GRC governance risk compliance familiarity
  • High-availability large-scale environment support
  • Mentoring junior engineers in 24/7 rotation

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years enterprise network or security engineering experience
  • Required Check Point CCSE certification
  • Cisco CCNP or AWS Solutions Architect Associate preferred
  • On-site work in Costa Mesa, CA for first 90 days

Work Rights

Not specified

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