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Sijaan Hallak

Software Engineer
Tel Aviv

Summary

Results-driven Packaging Engineer with a strong foundation in Computer Engineering from the Technion and hands-on experience at Check Point Software Technologies. Skilled in designing and maintaining end-to-end packaging and “take”-creation infrastructures, including PackagingServer (FCD) and a React + Python + Spring Boot Deployment Tool with SQL backend. Proficient in architecting AI-driven agents and custom MCP servers to fully automate package and take creation workflows. Adept at leveraging DevOps best practices—Docker, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Artifactory—and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver scalable, reliable solutions that accelerate customer deployments and improve release traceability.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer

Check Point
03.2020 - Current
  • Architected and maintained the end-to-end packaging and “take”-creation infrastructure, automating build pipelines and slashing manual packaging effort.
  • Led development of PackagingServer (Fast Customer Deployment, FCD), enabling customers to install pre-built images in minutes and accelerating time-to-deployment by over [ insert % ]%.
  • Designed and built a Deployment Tool (React frontend ─ Python services ─ Java Spring Boot backend ─ SQL database) to orchestrate gradual, RLM-driven rollouts of Check Point products, improving release reliability and traceability.
  • Developed from scratch the welcome.checkpoint.com web portal POC—a wizard-style React frontend—that guides customers through Check Point product configuration online; now in production use.
  • Building AI agents and MCP servers in Python to empower developers and streamline the package-creation and take-creation processes.

Software Engineer, Student

Check Point
03.2019 - 03.2020
  • Designed and built from scratch an end-to-end test-automation framework for VPN services (clusters, MSSP, failover scenarios, etc.), boosting regression coverage and reliability.
  • Developed reusable, data-driven test scripts (authentication, throughput, resilience) to simulate real-world VPN traffic patterns and edge cases.
  • Integrated automated tests into the team’s CI/CD pipeline, enabling daily smoke and regression runs and catching issues earlier in the development cycle.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Technion
Israel, Haifa
04.2001 -

Skills

SQL

MySQL

Object-oriented programming

Javascript

Front-end development

Code debugging

Python

Code development

API development

Testing and debugging

Code reviews

Database management

Timeline

Software Engineer

Check Point
03.2020 - Current

Software Engineer, Student

Check Point
03.2019 - 03.2020

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Technion
04.2001 -

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