AAA Auto Club Enterprises · 6 days ago
Senior Check Point Firewall Engineer R80+ VSX
Costa Mesa, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$177K/yr - $236K/yr
6+ years expAAA Auto Club Enterprises is hiring a Senior Firewall Engineer to manage enterprise and cloud network security platforms. This role involves leading incident response, designing secure architectures, and mentoring junior engineers in a 24/7 environment.
Insurance
Responsibilities
Lead operation and support of enterprise firewall and network security platforms in a 24/7/365 environment
Design, implement, and enforce firewall policies and security standards across on‑prem and cloud environments
Own and support Check Point (R80+), VSX, CloudGuard, VMware NSX‑T / Distributed Firewall, and related platforms
Secure cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP; implement cloud‑native and hybrid controls
Architect, implement, and maintain site‑to‑site and remote access VPN solutions
Act as Tier 3 escalation for complex incidents, changes, and outages; lead post‑incident reviews
Partner with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to design secure solutions and integrations
Support audits and compliance initiatives; maintain security documentation and runbooks
Mentor junior engineers and drive continuous improvement and best practices
Participate in on‑call rotation and provide off‑hours support as needed
Qualification
Required
6+ years of enterprise network or security engineering experience
Strong hands-on Check Point experience in production (R80+); VSX experience required
Deep Layer 2 / Layer 3 networking and TCP/IP troubleshooting skills
Proven experience designing and supporting VPN solutions
Cloud security experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
Experience supporting change management and incident response
Solid understanding of core security concepts: authentication, authorization, access control
Ability to operate independently and lead during critical incidents
Strong communication, documentation, and cross-team collaboration skills
Check Point CCSE
Cisco CCNP
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Preferred
Experience with firewall policy management tools such as AlgoSec or FireMon
Automation or scripting experience (Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
Familiarity with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) practices
Experience in high-availability or large-scale enterprise environments
Advanced Check Point certifications (CCCS, CCMS, CCAS, CCVS, CCSM, CCME)
VMware VCP / VCAP
AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
Azure Solutions Architect
Google Professional Cloud Architect
Cisco CCIE
CISSP or CEH
Benefits
Health coverage for medical, dental, vision
401(K) saving plans with company match AND Pension
Tuition assistance
Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs
Paid parental leave
Wellness programs
Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services and more!)
Company
AAA Auto Club Enterprises
AAA is a federation of fully taxpaying, not-for-profit motor clubs in the U.S.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chris Simpson
Senior Vice President and Chief Information & Technology Officer
Suzanne Wisdom
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
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