Adir Ben David
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Infrastructure, end to end

From on-prem server rooms to the cloud: DevOps, systems integration, team leadership, and networking. What I care about most is reliability and follow-through, the parts that show up long after the launch.

Today I work as a DevOps Engineer at Check Point on the cloud side, doing secure infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, and repeatable delivery. Before that I spent years deep in on-prem infrastructure: building and integrating complex environments with servers, networking, firewalls, and virtualization, and leading the team that ran them. Having worked both sides, physical data centers and the cloud, shapes how I think about systems.

Adir Ben David, professional portrait

What I focus on

  • Secure foundations. Cloud infrastructure, compliance-minded changes, and systems that stand up to review.
  • Delivery workflows. CI/CD, reusable templates, and release paths teams can trust and repeat.
  • Both sides. On-prem infrastructure and cloud, networking, and the reality that follows deployment.

Experience

2019 – Present

Check Point Software Technologies

Tel Aviv-Yafo · Full-time · 3 roles

DevOps Engineer

Oct 2024 – Present · Hybrid
  • Build and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS (primary) and Azure, provisioned as code with Terraform, Terragrunt, and Crossplane for repeatable, traceable environments.
  • Stood up and operate Kubernetes clusters across staging, production, and new regions, including a dedicated cluster for observability.
  • Building out monitoring and observability with Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, and OpenTelemetry, including a custom GitHub Actions exporter to surface stuck or failing workflows.
  • Helped build and operate FedRAMP-compliant infrastructure, with a focus on secure foundations, automation, and audit readiness.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines and reusable templates that standardize build, test, and deployment across services.
  • Co-led migration of 1,000+ users to GitHub Enterprise, with administration, access controls, and repository policy enforcement.
  • Partnered with R&D and Security to align infrastructure changes with compliance and operational requirements.
AWSAzureKubernetesTerraformTerragruntCrossplaneCI/CDGitHub ActionsObservabilityFedRAMP

COST Team Leader

Jul 2021 – Oct 2024

Led COST, a team of 6, behind the complex, customer-like environments where new product versions were deployed and validated before release.

  • Owned the build, integration, and end-to-end operation of full product environments.
  • Ran the lab and the full equipment lifecycle for 100+ devices: servers, routers, switches, ESXi hosts, and firewalls.
  • Owned deployment and installation of new versions on production machines, with post-upgrade monitoring.
  • Coordinated with R&D, QA, and management to align environments with product goals.
  • Mentored team members on skills and career growth.
LeadershipOn-prem InfrastructureSystems IntegrationVirtualizationLab Operations

COST QA Engineer

Dec 2019 – Jul 2021

Built, integrated, and deployed complex on-prem environments that mirrored real customer setups, both in the lab and on-site.

  • Built physical and virtual environments end to end: servers, ESXi virtualization, routers, switches, and firewalls.
  • Integrated and configured security stacks: IPS, Threat Emulation, Threat Extraction, AV, Anti-Bot, QoS, HTTPS Inspection, DLP, and IoT.
  • Installed and deployed product versions and validated them under customer-like conditions, including on-site activities.
  • Developed automation tools with Python, Jenkins, and Docker.
Systems IntegrationOn-prem InfrastructureVirtualization (ESXi)NetworkingFirewallsPython
May 2017 – Dec 2019

Networking Engineer, Tier 2 (Strategic Business) · Bezeq

Full-time

Provided Tier-2 support for Bezeq's business customers, configuring and managing Layer 2/Layer 3 networks across routers, switches, and firewalls on the core customer backbone.

  • Configured and troubleshot multi-vendor hardware: Cisco (Meraki/IOS), Juniper SSG/SRX, Check Point, Fortigate, Aruba, Technicolor, MRV, Alcatel, and Ruckus.
  • Served clients across telecom, banking and finance, government and defense, and service industries.
L2/L3 NetworkingRouters & SwitchesFirewallsMulti-vendor
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017

Communication Network Technician · Military Service

Communications and Computers Corps (Tikshuv)

Served as part of a team managing Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks and supporting field units.

  • Troubleshot network issues quickly under operational conditions.
  • Built a strong foundation in network infrastructure and hands-on problem solving.
Network infrastructureTroubleshooting