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Nuremberg, BY, DE

Redwood City, California, US

• As part of the Strategic Sales Engineering team, I work closely with the sales team to identify prospective clients and tailor security solutions to meet their unique needs. I demonstrate our full portfolio of.
• Collaborating with the sales team to identify new business opportunities and engaging with potential and existing customers to address their security challenges.
• Leading technical discussions, guiding clients through best practices, and managing Proof-of-Concepts to showcase the effectiveness of Check Point solutions.
• Responding to RFI's and RFP's, effectively positioning our offerings to align with client needs and business objectives.
• Educating clients, partners, and prospects on the latest cybersecurity technologies and advocating for best practices in threat prevention and mitigation.
• Actively participating in cybersecurity events to stay ahead of industry trends and engage with peers, partners, and thought leaders in the field.

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, DE

• In this role, I was responsible for managing and configuring a variety of security products, including endpoint protection and network security solutions, to enhance organizational protection and mitigate risks across.
• Managing and configuring security solutions, such as endpoint protection and network security tools, to safeguard organizational assets.
• Contributing to the development of a robust information security strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and organizational priorities.
• Identifying, assessing, and prioritizing security risks, and implementing effective mitigation strategies to protect sensitive data and information systems.
• Establishing and enforcing information security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and industry requirements.
• Participating in incident response activities, leading investigations, and driving resolutions to minimize impact on the organization.

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, DE

• As part of this role, I played a pivotal role in the design, engineering, and implementation of connectivity products, ensuring robust network security throughout the organization. I contributed to the successful.
• Collaborating on the design and engineering of connectivity products, ensuring secure and reliable network infrastructure.
• Developing and refining project and program plans, contributing to the evaluation, development, and definition of key objectives and deliverables.
• Conducting security assessments, risk analyses, and planning for work orders related to network security projects and programs.
• Leading the deployment of work orders, coordinating efforts between business units, service providers, and vendors to ensure timely and efficient delivery.
• Ensuring the delivery of projects and programs met quality standards and security requirements.

Redwood City, California, US

• In this role, I engaged as the main customer/RnD bridge for all Check Points’ major releases. In addition, I undertook project management activities and acted as the communication conduit between the department and the.
• Delivered an excellent on-going support service, co-ordinated and configured multi-site troubleshooting and maintenance issues, holding accountability for resolving issues
• Project Lead for the redesign and upgrade of Check Point customers environments, managed and scheduled global installations, working directly with R&D, RLM, QA and Check Point customers
• Built and replicated customer’s environment for simulation purposes (POC and system testing).
• Delivered business-critical upgrades on customers production environments with 50 - 5000 active users
• Undertook additional onsite installations (tasked with 20 p.a., but executed 30), entailing preparation of in-lab simulations per installation in advance

Redwood City, California, US

• Within this function, I was accountable for devising test plans, writing test cases, executing manual and automated tests, reporting issues and test automation. In addition, I was selected to lead both large-scale and.
• Created and undertook manual testing on Check Point's most high end and complex platform (61000/64000)
• Handled escalations for renowned clientele such as Wells Fargo, Expedia and Vodafone and more
• Conducted manual networking and security testing of Gaia system
• Drove configuration of clients’ servers (both on Linux and Windows), routing protocols, VPN, IPv4/IPv6, creating in-depth network topologies
• Created traffic, applying skills in Avalanche, IXIA and beyond, working with setup under high load

Moscow, Moscow, RU

• Here, I delivered a first-class technical assistance and support to well-known customers such as Nestle, VEON (formerly Vimpelcom), Citibank and so forth. Furthermore, I managed configured and maintained customers’.
• Dealt with the monitoring and troubleshooting of networks, and managed Cisco routers and switches configuration
• Managed administration for Cisco Unified Communications manager and Cisco Unified Communications manager express, alongside administration of Riverbed SteelHead WAN optimisation devices
• Tasked with monitoring a major system with 100k+ users connected via a mobile operator