Manager, Security Platform Engineering

proofpoint

United States

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking a Manager of Security Solution Engineering to lead a team delivering backend engineering, platform configuration, and administration of our email security managed service. The role focuses on reliable, scalable, and secure solutions to protect customers from evolving threats.

Key responsibilities include leading talent development, alignment with corporate goals, and providing strategic guidance to the team daily.

Qualifications

Experience leading security engineering teams.
Ability to translate business needs into technical strategies.
Proven track record of delivering secure, scalable cloud-based solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and coach a team of Security Solution Engineers; role model for growth and engineering excellence.
Manage service delivery and act as internal advocate for customers of the managed email security service.
Develop engineering strategies to meet complex customer requirements and drive operational efficiency.
Guide platform configuration, policy management, and security hardening to ensure reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Communication

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

Position Overview

Our customers invest in our platform because we deliver the best email security managed service in the industry.

The Manager, Security Solution Engineering leads a team of Security Solution Engineers responsible for backend engineering, platform configuration, and administration of our email security managed service offering. This role ensures our engineering team delivers reliable, scalable, and secure solutions that protect customers from evolving email-borne threats.

Continuous improvement is central to this position. A working knowledge of current threat actors, email security architectures, and platform administration best practices is essential to guide the team and drive engineering excellence across the service.

Location & Time Zone Preference

Candidates located in the Pacific or Mountain time zones are preferred , as this role includes leadership responsibilities for team members across the APJ (Asia Pacific & Japan) region and requires regular collaboration across global time zones to support business and team needs.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Talent Development

Lead, mentor, and coach a team of Security Solution Engineers; serve as a role model for professional growth, technical excellence, and engineering best practices.
Responsible for talent development-finding, hiring, developing, and retaining the best engineering talent in email security.
Assign MBOs (Management by Objectives) to team members aligned with corporate goals.
Provide tactical and strategic guidance to the team daily.
Identify and prioritize short-term and long-term engineering goals for the team.

Customer Advocacy & Service Delivery

Manage and monitor service delivery interactions, serving as an internal advocate for customers of the managed email security service.
Respond to customer escalations and proactively elevate technical issues when needed.
Monitor service health, SLA adherence, and customer satisfaction; serve as a point of escalation for service issues.
Provide remediation plans for customers at risk of non-renewal; manage the health of the customer portfolio through reliable engineering outcomes.

Strategic & Operational Oversight

Develop and oversee comprehensive engineering strategies to meet complex customer requirements across the email security platform.
Plan and lead process improvement and automation initiatives to improve service reliability and operational efficiency.
Develop innovative ways to leverage platform data, telemetry, and analytics to improve detection efficacy and service quality.
Plan, document, and identify risks and challenges for production changes that span multiple services and engineering disciplines.
Responsible for scheduling own time and quality completion of multiple tasks within a varying environment with competing priorities.

Technical Leadership & Platform Engineering

Maintain a deep understanding of the email security platform architecture, including backend systems, configuration frameworks, and integration points.
Design and implement solutions to complex engineering and platform administration problems with minimum supervision; use independent judgment to drive technical decisions.
Guide the team on best practices for platform configuration, policy management, and security hardening.

This posting is anticipated to remain open until September 30th, 2026

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: