Security Platform Engineering Manager - Work-From-Anywhere

Proofpoint; Colorado; On-site; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Wellbeing days

Volunteer days

Work from anywhere option

Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking a Manager, Security Solution Engineering to lead a team responsible for backend engineering, platform configuration, and administration of our email security managed service offering. This role ensures engineering excellence, reliability, and security for customers while guiding strategic initiatives across time zones.

The position emphasizes leadership, process improvement, and strong knowledge of email security architectures.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of security engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of email security architectures and backend systems.
• Experience with platform administration and automation initiatives.
• Ability to plan and execute process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of Security Solution Engineers to engineering excellence.
• Oversee talent development—hiring, mentoring, and retention.
• Set objectives (MBOs) aligned with corporate goals.
• Provide tactical and strategic daily guidance.
• Define engineering goals and roadmaps for the security platform.
• Monitor service delivery, SLA adherence, and customer outcomes.
• Guide platform configuration, policy management, and security hardening.

Skills

Team Leadership

Talent Development

Mentoring

Engineering Strategy

Job description

Proofpoint is seeking a Manager, Security Solution Engineering to lead a team responsible for backend engineering, platform configuration, and administration of our email security managed service offering. This role ensures engineering excellence, reliability, and security for customers while guiding strategic initiatives across time zones.

The position emphasizes leadership, process improvement, and strong knowledge of email security architectures.