Site Reliablity Engineer III

Proofpoint; India; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Wellness and community days

Recognition program

Global collaboration

Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team in shaping highly available, scalable distributed systems across multiple regions. You will deploy, manage and optimize Kubernetes-based infrastructure, craft Helm charts, and drive automation, observability, and incident response to protect people and data.

You will collaborate with DevOps and development teams to ensure robust CI/CD pipelines, strong monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus, and rapid issue

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of experience in Site Reliability Eng, DevOps, or similar roles.
• Hands-on Kubernetes in production environments with multi-region deployments.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Git…).
• Strong AWS experience (eks, vpc, s3, ecr, iam role).
• Solid Helm chart usage for deployments and automation.
• Proficient in bash scripting and related tooling.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and high-availability.
• Understanding of containerization, micro-services, and cloud-native ecosystems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Good debugging and production issue resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, manage, and scale distributed platforms across multiple geographic regions.
• Design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure for large-scale apps.
• Build and manage Helm charts for efficient deployments.
• Monitor system health with Grafana dashboards and metrics; resolve issues proactively.
• Improve reliability and performance through automation and best practices.
• Handle large deployments and scale infrastructure for growth.
• Collaborate with development teams for smooth CI/CD and production readiness.
• Implement observability, alerting, and incident response processes.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Write and maintain run books for incident response.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

AWS

Bash scripting

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Containerization

Golang

Python

Tools

Docker

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

Terraform

Job description

About Us

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

How We Work

At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values: Bold in how we dream and innovate Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities Accountable for results and best in class outcomes Visionary in future focused problem-solving Exceptional in execution and impact.

Corporate Overview

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web. We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity. Protection Starts with People. Proofpoint.

About the role

We are looking for a skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team and help build, deploy, scale, and operate highly reliable distributed systems. You will play a key role in deploying and managing platforms across multiple regions, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, manage, and scale distributed platforms across multiple geographic regions
• Design and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure for large-scale applications
• Build and manage Helm charts for efficient and repeatable deployments
• Monitor system health using Grafana dashboards and metrics; proactively identify and resolve issues
• Improve system reliability, performance, and scalability through automation and best practices
• Handle large‑scale deployments and improve infrastructure for growth
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth CI/CD and production readiness
• Implement observability, alerting, and incident response processes
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis
• Write and maintain run books for incident response

Required Qualifications

• 4–5 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or similar roles
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
• Strong experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, git…)
• Strong experience with AWS (eks, vpc, s3, ecr, iam role etc)
• Solid experience with Helm charts for application deployment
• Strong experience in bash scripting and tooling
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and high-availability architectures
• Strong understanding of containerization, micro‑services, and cloud‑native ecosystems
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools
• Good debugging and problem‑solving skills in production environments

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in at least one of the following: Golang, Python.
• Experience building and managing Grafana dashboards and metrics
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Loki, etc.)
• Experience with multi‑region deployments and global infrastructure

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award‑winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer‑focused and a driven‑to‑win organization with leading‑edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture‑add’.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation.

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

We’re building the future of human‑centric cybersecurity, and that future belongs to all of us.

Benefits and Compensation

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits
• Career success on your terms
• Flexible work environment
• Annual wellness and community outreach days
• Always on recognition for your contributions
• Global collaboration and networking opportunities

Our Culture

Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose and drive success—every day, for everyone.

Diversity and Inclusion

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to [e-mail].