Technical Support Engineer (L1)

As the world's leading vendor of Cyber Security, facing the most sophisticated threats and attacks, we've assembled a global team of the most driven, creative, and innovative people. At Check Point, our employees are redefining the security landscape by meeting our customers' real-time needs and providing our cutting-edge technologies and services to an ever-growing customer base.

Check Point Software Technologies has been honored by Time Magazine as one of the World's Best Companies and Newsweek's list of Americas Best Cybersecurity Companies. We've also earned a spot on the Forbes list of the World's Best Places to Work for five consecutive years and recognized as one of the World's Top Female-Friendly Companies. If you're passionate about making the world a safer place and want to be part of an award-winning company culture, we invite you to join us.

Great opportunity to break into the security field with Check Point Software Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of cyber security solutions to corporate enterprises and governments globally. We secure more than 100,000 businesses and millions of users worldwide. As an industry leader, Check Point has received recognition from around the globe.

This is a high-level global support center position, for Internet security products.

Hours are 9 AM - 5 PM CST or 10 AM - 6 PM EST Monday through Friday.

• Hybrid: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
• BS/MS Computer Science or 25 credit hours of network (TCP/IP) and Information Security related courses preferred.
• 2 years of ISP Support or related networking positions will be considered and or in lieu of coursework.
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts - VLAN, WAN, LAN, Routers, Switches, Access Points, Firewalls, IPS, VPN and other layer 2/3/4 networking protocols/concepts.
• Knowledge of UNIX operating system, Linux or Windows Administration.
• Exceptional Time Management and organizational skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to learn in a classroom setting as well as autonomously online.
• Strong attention to detail and habitual documentation.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems in a technical team-oriented environment.
• Ability to demonstrate customer empathy, good customer diplomacy skills, and ownership.
• A positive and constructive minded team player
• Must be eligible to work in the Canada without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future

The Following would be considered an asset

• Holds certifications such as Security+
• Holds certifications in routing (Network +)
• Knowledge of IPS/IDS technologies
• Security threat and attack countermeasures
• Scripting skills with Bash, Python, C programing
• Knowledge of Cloud public and private infrastructure, IaaS, SaaS such as; Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud GCP and VMware NSX
• Ability to conduct forensic analytical studies and investigations

EOE M/F/Veterans/Disabled