Senior AI Security Solutions Engineer

Proofpoint; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Career success on your terms

Flexible work environment

Annual wellness and community outreach

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Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer specializing in AI Security Solutions to help customers adopt our AI-driven portfolio. You will bridge Sales, Product, and Customer Success, translating complex AI security concepts into business value and guiding POV/POC engagements.

You'll build credibility with CISOs and security leaders, lead workshops on AI risk and governance, and collaborate with Product and Marketing to shape our AI security roadmap. Travel is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or similar technical pre-sales roles.
• Strong background in cybersecurity.
• Experience discussing AI/ML concepts, AI risk, or emerging AI security challenges.
• Proven ability to deliver compelling technical presentations and product demonstrations.
• Strong consultative skills with the ability to map technology to business outcomes.
• Experience in enterprise software deployments on end user devices and cloud environments.
• Experience in AI Agent development in environments such as Amazon EKS, Google GKE and Azure AKS.
• Familiarity with networking concepts, including TCP/IP, Proxy, Firewall, CASB and SIEM.

Responsibilities

• Build credibility with security, AI/ML, and IT stakeholders, including CISOs and data leaders.
• Lead technical workshops on AI risk, governance, and secure adoption strategies.
• Support POV and POC engagements focused on real-world AI use cases.
• Provide best practices for integrating AI security into existing security and data protection architectures.
• Travel required.

Skills

AI security domain expertise

Technical storytelling

Solution architecture

Customer-facing communication

Analytical and problem-solving

Tools

Amazon EKS

Google GKE

Azure AKS

Job description

Proofpoint is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer specializing in AI Security Solutions to help customers adopt our AI-driven portfolio. You will bridge Sales, Product, and Customer Success, translating complex AI security concepts into business value and guiding POV/POC engagements.

You'll build credibility with CISOs and security leaders, lead workshops on AI risk and governance, and collaborate with Product and Marketing to shape our AI security roadmap. Travel is required.