Enterprise AI Engineer

Proofpoint; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Proofpoint in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an AI Platform Engineer to drive enterprise AI adoption, manage platform operations, and build agentic workflows across the organization. You will collaborate with teams to ensure scalable and secure AI capabilities that empower multiple functions.

You will ensure governance, security, and visibility across the AI ecosystem, delivering cross-platform reporting to leadership and stakeholders to drive informed decisions and measurable ROI.

Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise AI platforms and AI agent development.
• Familiarity with identity/access management (LDAP/AD).
• Scripting ability (Python, Bash) for automation and reporting.
• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance.
• Experience with admin consoles, API integrations, or Jira/Confluence administration a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer and configure enterprise AI platforms for users and integrations.
• Design agentic workflows and automation for corporate use cases.
• Support onboarding, docs, training, and adoption programs.
• Manage identity and access controls and enforce security policies.
• Build dashboards and reports on usage, spend, ROI, and risk.

Skills

AI platforms

IAM

Python scripting

Governance & security

Admin consoles

Tools

Jira/Confluence

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

AI Platform Engineer - Enterprise AI Enablement

The Role: Drive Enterprise AI adoption across the organization by administering, securing, and building on top of major enterprise AI platforms. You'll manage platform operations, build autonomous agentic workflows for corporate functions, and ensure governance, security, and visibility across our AI ecosystem. This role spans hands-on system administration, solutions development, and cross-platform reporting, with exposure to multiple enterprise AI vendors and teams across the company.

Responsibilities

• Platform Administration & Solutions
  • Administer and configure enterprise AI platforms (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) - user provisioning, workspace/console management, integrations
  • Design and build agentic workflows and automation solutions for corporate function use cases
  • Support platform enablement: onboarding, documentation, training materials, internal adoption programs
• Governance & Security
  • Manage identity and access controls (provisioning, deprovisioning, role-based permissions)
  • Enforce data governance and security policies across AI platforms
  • Support compliance reviews, vendor security assessments, and risk mitigation
• Observability & Reporting
  • Build dashboards and reports tracking usage, spend, and adoption metrics across platforms
  • Monitor platform health, performance, and anomalies
  • Deliver cross-platform reporting to leadership on ROI, utilization, and risk

Skillsets

• Experience with enterprise AI platforms and some level of software or AI agent development
• Familiarity with identity/access management (LDAP/AD or similar)
• Scripting ability (Python, bash) for automation and reporting
• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance fundamentals
• Experience with admin consoles, API integrations, or Jira/Confluence administration a plus

What Success Looks Like

• Reliable, secure, well-governed AI platforms
• Increased adoption via built workflows and enablement programs
• Clear visibility into usage, spend, and risk for leadership decision-making

Why Proofpoint?

At Proofpoint, we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons you’ll love working with us:

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

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off, a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges: SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area: Base Pay Range: 77,500.00 - 113,630.00 USD California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska: Base Pay Range: 61,200.00 - 89,760.00 USD All other cities and states excluding those listed above: Base Pay Range: 56,100.00 - 82,280.00 USD

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 are the leader in human-centric cybersecurity. Half a million customers, including 87 of the Fortune 100, rely on Proofpoint to protect their organizations. We’re driven by a mission to stay ahead of bad actors and safeguard the digital world. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

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.