Data Security Solutions Consultant | Remote & Flexible

Proofpoint; Maryland City (MD); On-site; USD 93,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Career success on your terms

Flexible work environment

Annual wellness and community outreach

Always on recognition

Global collaboration and networking

Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking a Professional Services Consultant to oversee implementations and consultative engagements for Proofpoint Data Security products. This role involves scoping engagements, designing strategic solutions, and delivering measurable outcomes for top accounts.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in customer-facing roles and IT consulting, with familiarity in Insider Threat Management, DLP, CASB, and DSPM. Strong communication and enterprise collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years industry experience in a customer-facing role.
• 4+ years of experience in IT consulting or related fields.
• Familiarity with Data Security Insider Threat Management, Endpoint Security, Cloud Security, Data Security Posture Management, and/or Identity Threat Detection concepts.
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated organizational abilities with a keen eye for detail.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional client service, with the confidence to engage in-person and virtually.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and follow through to completion.
• English proficiency in both technical and non-technical communication is required.

Responsibilities

• Thoroughly scope engagements through assessing the client’s operations and business processes, gathering key business and functional requirements, and making recommendations for improvements to optimize Proofpoint technologies.
• Provide strategic program design solutions that allow clients to identify, protect, monitor, and manage their most protected data, and people.
• Work with the broader Professional Services, Support, Engineering, and Product teams to address customer concerns and manage escalations.
• Work closely with your corresponding sales organization to ensure customer needs are met and customer satisfaction continues to rank high.
• Present updates to management identifying risks, challenges, and proposed solutions.

Skills

Customer-facing experience

IT consulting

Data security concepts

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Client service delivery

English proficiency (technical)

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Active Directory

Entra ID (Azure AD)

PowerShell

Windows Server

IIS

MS SQL

Job description

Proofpoint is seeking a Professional Services Consultant to oversee implementations and consultative engagements for Proofpoint Data Security products. This role involves scoping engagements, designing strategic solutions, and delivering measurable outcomes for top accounts.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in customer-facing roles and IT consulting, with familiarity in Insider Threat Management, DLP, CASB, and DSPM. Strong communication and enterprise collaboration skills are essential.