Proofpoint Careers http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php List of Proofpoint Careers en Copyright 2008, Proofpoint Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:36:01 +0000 info@atre.net info@proofpoint.com Director of Engineering, Cloud Services Proofpoint continues to set the pace on innovation surrounding Internet-based messaging and we are looking for a Director of Engineering to take on the challenge of continuing this tradition in the cloud. We're looking for a seasoned Director of Engineering to lead teams all focused on delivering cloud-based technologies and solutions that will power all of Proofpoint's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products. This role is one part people management, one part strategic oversight and one part pure "on the ground" tactics. This position is located at Proofpoint Headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and reports to the EVP, Engineering. <br /><br /> The Cloud Services directorate is one of the most demanding, rewarding and high-profile divisions inside of Proofpoint and needs a technical leader who has demonstrated excellence in similar roles in the past. An ideal candidate for this role will have prior experience managing multiple cloud-based services and the teams which developed and operated them, will be capable of technical deep-dives into code, networking, operating systems and storage yet verbally and cognitively agile enough to hold their own in a strategy discussion with Proofpoint's executive team and Board of Directors. The ideal candidate would also demonstrate a keen understanding of market factors, manage trade-offs and maintain a culture of urgency, innovation, competence and accountability. You'll be responsible for:
  • Hiring, training and retaining world-class engineering talent
  • Delivering a steady supply of new and improved cloud-based capabilities, while streamlining and improving the infrastructure behind the scenes
  • Working closely with Proofpoint's operations teams to ensure they have all the administration tools they need in a 24x7 high availability environment.
  • Ensuring the ongoing security, stability and performance of Proofpoint in a fast paced environment defined by constant deployment

Requirements:

  • A proven track record in running a high performing engineering organization, with the ability to juggle multiple simultaneous projects at various scales and stages of completion
  • 5+ yrs of experience in management
  • A passion for creating Enterprise solutions that over-achieve
  • A deep working knowledge of the entire stack of a modern Cloud technologies, from Hadoop to Casandra, from Mogile/FS to Delegated Auth, from Hive to MySQL, and everything in between.
  • An irrepressible excitement about the cloud and the possibilities it affords for new forms of services and applications
  • A strong tolerance for office tomfoolery
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Accountability, honesty, responsibility, flexibility ... and a sense of fun and playfulness
  • Above all else, you'll have a constant desire to make things better, learn more and push harder, while ensuring those around you are happy and growing with you.
  • BSCS or equivalent

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]]> Proofpoint continues to set the pace on innovation surrounding Internet-based messaging and we are looking for a Director of Engineering to take on the challenge of continuing this tradition in the cloud. We&#039;re looking for a seasoned Director of Engineering to lead teams all focused on delivering cloud-based technologies and solutions that will power all of Proofpoint&#039;s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products. This role is one part people management, one part strategic oversight and one part pure &quot;on the ground&quot; tactics. This position is located at Proofpoint Headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and reports to the EVP, Engineering. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Cloud Services directorate is one of the most demanding, rewarding and high-profile divisions inside of Proofpoint and needs a technical leader who has demonstrated excellence in similar roles in the past. An ideal candidate for this role will have prior experience managing multiple cloud-based services and the teams which developed and operated them, will be capable of technical deep-dives into code, networking, operating systems and storage yet verbally and cognitively agile enough to hold their own in a strategy discussion with Proofpoint&#039;s executive team and Board of Directors. The ideal candidate would also demonstrate a keen understanding of market factors, manage trade-offs and maintain a culture of urgency, innovation, competence and accountability. You&#039;ll be responsible for: Hiring, training and retaining world-class engineering talent Delivering a steady supply of new and improved cloud-based capabilities, while streamlining and improving the infrastructure behind the scenes Working closely with Proofpoint&#039;s operations teams to ensure they have all the administration tools they need in a 24x7 high availability environment. Ensuring the ongoing security, stability and performance of Proofpoint in a fast paced environment defined by constant deployment http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 Sr. Software Engineer – Hosted Services Provider Proofpoint, Inc. is looking for an experienced enterprise Java software developer its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. <br><br> <b>Duties:</b> <br><br>
  • Responsible for the development of a next generation enterprise systems and applications management platform using advanced Java frameworks & technologies.
  • Implement high performance, high volume, highly scalable, available and fault tolerant multi-threaded software and solutions in SAAS environment.
  • Produce excellent software and documentations in compliance to industry best practices.
  • Ability to work well in a team environment interacting with IT developers, administrators, management and engineering.

Requirements:

  • 6+ years of solid enterprise Java application development
  • Database development experience including schema design and database performance tuning and ORM toolkit usage.
  • 4+ years experience with UNIX/Linux
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
  • BS Computer Science or equivalent
    • <br><br> <b>Pluses:</b> <br><br>
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Ruby, PHP, Perl, and Python
  • Hands-on experience with Spring, Web Services, RESTful API, etc.
  • Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
  • Agile development process experience (SCRUM)
  • Experience in developing SaaS based systems

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]]> Proofpoint, Inc. is looking for an experienced enterprise Java software developer its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Duties:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Responsible for the development of a next generation enterprise systems and applications management platform using advanced Java frameworks &amp; technologies. Implement high performance, high volume, highly scalable, available and fault tolerant multi-threaded software and solutions in SAAS environment. Produce excellent software and documentations in compliance to industry best practices. Ability to work well in a team environment interacting with IT developers, administrators, management and engineering. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 Software Engineer – Cloud Services Proofpoint, Inc. is looking for a Software Engineer at its Headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. <br><br> <b>Interested in developing the next generation platform for building SaaS solutions?</b> Have mad skills in distributed technologies such as Hadoop, HBase, Thrift/Protocol Buffers and Solr using JVM based languages, Jetty, and Jersey? If so, we have an opportunity for you! As part our Cloud Services team, you will be building the next generation services on which all of Proofpoint’s product lines will run. <br><br> The team is world-class and is responsible for architecting, designing, developing and supporting a high scale, high performance email message processing infrastructure. Opportunity and challenges will span all tiers: back-tier persistence infrastructure, mid-tier integration and aggregation distributed systems, and front-tier presentation web frameworks. <br><br> If you plan on applying, bring your “A” game … <br><br> <b>Duties:</b> <br><br>
  • Design and implement new features for the SAAS based messaging applications
  • Participate in architecture and design of the framework for distributed computing platform
  • Design and implement platform framework components

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of experience in Java and Perl Development experience in developing web server applications
  • A good understanding of object oriented design and development techniques
  • Experience with multi-threaded application development
  • Knowledge of and/or experience with Web Services (SOAP, RESTful, or JAX-RS)
  • Experience with Web Servers (Apache, Jetty, Tomcat)
  • Experience with JDBC/Hibernate and MySQL database
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum and test driven development process
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Knowledge of SMTP and MTA a plus
  • Knowledge of Hadoop a plus
  • BS Computer Science or equivalent

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]]> Proofpoint, Inc. is looking for a Software Engineer at its Headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Interested in developing the next generation platform for building SaaS solutions?&lt;/b&gt; Have mad skills in distributed technologies such as Hadoop, HBase, Thrift/Protocol Buffers and Solr using JVM based languages, Jetty, and Jersey? If so, we have an opportunity for you! As part our Cloud Services team, you will be building the next generation services on which all of Proofpoint’s product lines will run. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; The team is world-class and is responsible for architecting, designing, developing and supporting a high scale, high performance email message processing infrastructure. Opportunity and challenges will span all tiers: back-tier persistence infrastructure, mid-tier integration and aggregation distributed systems, and front-tier presentation web frameworks. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; If you plan on applying, bring your “A” game … &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Duties:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Design and implement new features for the SAAS based messaging applications Participate in architecture and design of the framework for distributed computing platform Design and implement platform framework components http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 Lead Java Engineer – User Portal We are seeking best in class developers to help us leverage cutting edge technology to deliver innovative and industry leading end user experience for our World Class Mail Security Suite. This position is full-time based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale. You will be a key part of our Engineering Team responsible for design, prototyping, implementation and testing of our next generation software products.

Duties:

  • Lead development of user portal using opensource portal framework, JSP/JSF, HTML, and JavaScript (Ajax) technologies. Design Java components using Java and J2EE design patterns.
  • Experience developing highly scalable, available and fault tolerant multi-threaded applications in SAAS environment.
  • Produce high quality production software using industry best practices. Produce excellent, thorough design and development documentation.
  • Ability to work well in a team environment interacting with IT developers, administrators, management and engineering.
  • Work with limited supervision under tight time constraints with changing requirements

Requirements:

  • Hands on experience of being a lead engineering developing Ajax based end user applications in a multi-tenant SAAS environment.
  • 6+ years of Java development including real world use of portal technologies (JBoss Portal/LifeRay/JetSpeed) and Porlets (JSR 168/JSR 286) is required
  • Database development experience including schema design and database performance tuning and ORM toolkit usage.
  • 4+ years experience with UNIX/Linux
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
  • BS Computer Science or equivalent


    • Pluses:

  • Hands-on experience with Hibernate, MySQL, Seam/Spring and Resin Application Server.
  • Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
  • Agile development process experience (SCRUM)
  • Experience in developing SaaS based systems

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]]> We are seeking best in class developers to help us leverage cutting edge technology to deliver innovative and industry leading end user experience for our World Class Mail Security Suite. This position is full-time based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale. You will be a key part of our Engineering Team responsible for design, prototyping, implementation and testing of our next generation software products. Duties: Lead development of user portal using opensource portal framework, JSP/JSF, HTML, and JavaScript (Ajax) technologies. Design Java components using Java and J2EE design patterns. Experience developing highly scalable, available and fault tolerant multi-threaded applications in SAAS environment. Produce high quality production software using industry best practices. Produce excellent, thorough design and development documentation. Ability to work well in a team environment interacting with IT developers, administrators, management and engineering. Work with limited supervision under tight time constraints with changing requirements http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 Senior Messaging Server Developer Come join a dynamic team of talented Sr. Software Developers focused on leveraging cloud-based patterns and technologies for building the next generation mail filtering and transport solution. Want to help build a totally new way of processing millions of messages on a daily basis? This could be the right job for you!

This individual should show multiple projects working on a SMTP mail server or client and have expert knowledge of SMTP, MIME, as well as extensive knowledge of other networking server technologies. As this job will entail working on our next generation servers and infrastructure, knowledge of new and emerging technologies is a very strong bonus.

Duties:

  • Work with Product Management and other technical resources to help map product directions into the architectural requirements for the service.
  • Work with Product Engineering to define and implement the services and servers required to decrease cost, increase scalability and throughput in the Proofpoint mail infrastructure
  • Write some cutting-edge code

Requirements:

  • 8+ years in designing and building internet based systems or servers. Email servers or clients is a significant plus.
  • Expert and hands-on knowledge of email based applications, protocols and standards including SMTP, RFC822 and related technologies.
  • Multi-threaded application design and implementation
  • Java, C++, and/or Perl development.
  • Extensive knowledge of other network and mail protocols/designs/implementations such as IMAP, POP, SSL/TLS, X.509, OpenSSL.


    • Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Knowledge of cloud based services such as Hadoop, Cassandra, memcached
  • Web API knowledge (REST, WSDL)
  • Mysql database development experience including schema design and query performance tuning.
  • Strong working knowledge of Unix/Linux
  • Scrum/Agile development methodology a plus
  • Excellent communication skills - written and verbal


    • Education:

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or Equivalent

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]]> Come join a dynamic team of talented Sr. Software Developers focused on leveraging cloud-based patterns and technologies for building the next generation mail filtering and transport solution. Want to help build a totally new way of processing millions of messages on a daily basis? This could be the right job for you! This individual should show multiple projects working on a SMTP mail server or client and have expert knowledge of SMTP, MIME, as well as extensive knowledge of other networking server technologies. As this job will entail working on our next generation servers and infrastructure, knowledge of new and emerging technologies is a very strong bonus. Duties: Work with Product Management and other technical resources to help map product directions into the architectural requirements for the service. Work with Product Engineering to define and implement the services and servers required to decrease cost, increase scalability and throughput in the Proofpoint mail infrastructure Write some cutting-edge code http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 Software Engineer – Java (Contract) Interested in working with Proofpoint? We have an immediate need for a Software Engineer to help us on a contract basis for a project we're currently spearheading. This project is expected to take 2 months and possibly longer. The project involves the use of the following technologies and the ideal candidate would have experience with each: * Java/J2EE * BIRT reporting API's * Hibernate/Jersey

Requirements:

    * 2+ years of Java Development experience in developing server applications * Knowledge of BIRT is a plus * Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

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]]> Interested in working with Proofpoint? We have an immediate need for a Software Engineer to help us on a contract basis for a project we're currently spearheading. This project is expected to take 2 months and possibly longer. The project involves the use of the following technologies and the ideal candidate would have experience with each: * Java/J2EE * BIRT reporting API's * Hibernate/Jersey http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 Sr. Java Engineer - User Experience We are seeking best in class developers to help us leverage cutting edge technology to deliver innovative and industry leading end user experience for our World Class Mail Security Suite. This position is full-time based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale. You will be a key part of our Engineering Team responsible for design, prototyping, implementation and testing of our next generation software products.

Duties:
  • Develop advanced email security applications using GWT, JSP/JSF, HTML, and JavaScript (Ajax) technologies. Design Java components using Java and J2EE design patterns.
  • Experience developing highly scalable, available and fault tolerant multi-threaded applications in SAAS environment.
  • Produce high quality production software using industry best practices. Produce excellent, thorough design and development documentation.
  • Ability to work well in a team environment interacting with IT developers, administrators, management and engineering.
  • Work with limited supervision under tight time constraints with changing requirements.

Requirements:

  • Hands on experience developing Ajax based end user applications in a multi-tenant SAAS environment.
  • 6+ years of Java development including real world use of GUI Toolkits (JSF,GWT,HTML,CSS) is required
  • Database development experience including schema design and database performance tuning and ORM toolkit usage.
  • 4+ years experience with UNIX/Linux
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
  • BS Computer Science or equivalent


    • Pluses:
  • Hands-on experience with Hibernate, MySQL, Seam/Spring and Resin Application Server.
  • Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
  • Agile development process experience (SCRUM)
  • Experience in developing SaaS based systems

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]]> We are seeking best in class developers to help us leverage cutting edge technology to deliver innovative and industry leading end user experience for our World Class Mail Security Suite. This position is full-time based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale. You will be a key part of our Engineering Team responsible for design, prototyping, implementation and testing of our next generation software products. Duties: Develop advanced email security applications using GWT, JSP/JSF, HTML, and JavaScript (Ajax) technologies. Design Java components using Java and J2EE design patterns. Experience developing highly scalable, available and fault tolerant multi-threaded applications in SAAS environment. Produce high quality production software using industry best practices. Produce excellent, thorough design and development documentation. Ability to work well in a team environment interacting with IT developers, administrators, management and engineering. Work with limited supervision under tight time constraints with changing requirements. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 Sr. Performance Engineer We are seeking best in class engineers to help us leverage cutting edge technology to architect and develop a World Class Mail Security Suite. This position is full-time based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale. You will be a key part of our Engineering team in helping to develop, implement, and monitor overall performance metrics and tools for Proofpoint products and services.

Duties:
  • Create detailed performance test plans; define test configurations and topologies, test workloads, and test data volumes.
  • Execute multi-user load and performance tests and analyze collected performance data and resource information. Identify performance problems and bottlenecks. Clearly and succinctly report findings to management and stakeholder teams.
  • Working closely with QA, create and help maintain automated performance regression tools and reporting mechanisms.
  • Participate in critical customer issues to help troubleshoot real world performance problems and help establish tuning and deployment guidelines.
  • Assist in training and mentoring technical staff for performance best practices.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of overall software engineering, with at least 6 years in a performance engineering role
  • Deep expertise in high volume distributed Web platforms and applications.
  • In depth knowledge of TCP/IP networking and load/capacity analysis and tools.
  • Expertise in system level Perl and Java analysis, tools, and performance best practices.
  • Strong statistical background
  • Good with Linux
  • Strong GUI performance experience (web)
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills.


    • Pluses:
  • Experience with Email and messaging security protocol and systems.
  • Agile development process experience (SCRUM)
  • Experience in developing SaaS based systems

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]]> We are seeking best in class engineers to help us leverage cutting edge technology to architect and develop a World Class Mail Security Suite. This position is full-time based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale. You will be a key part of our Engineering team in helping to develop, implement, and monitor overall performance metrics and tools for Proofpoint products and services. Duties: Create detailed performance test plans; define test configurations and topologies, test workloads, and test data volumes. Execute multi-user load and performance tests and analyze collected performance data and resource information. Identify performance problems and bottlenecks. Clearly and succinctly report findings to management and stakeholder teams. Working closely with QA, create and help maintain automated performance regression tools and reporting mechanisms. Participate in critical customer issues to help troubleshoot real world performance problems and help establish tuning and deployment guidelines. Assist in training and mentoring technical staff for performance best practices. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 Hosted Services Platform Architect We are seeking a talented, motivated individual to lead/implement the architecture and design of the next generation of Hosted Services at Proofpoint.

This individual should be able to show a portfolio of Hosting/Web services and be an expert with current Web Service technologies. These include, but are not limited to, Portal work, interaction with existing services through Web APIs, creating back-end services with the goal of scaling the current Proofpoint on Demand offerings in all directions.

Duties:

  • Work with Product Management to help map product directions into the architectural requirements for the service.
  • Work with Hosted Services Engineering to define and lead technology decisions and directions.
  • Work with Product Engineering to define interfaces required to scale the delivery and availability of the Hosted services.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years in designing/building web portals/interfaces/distributed systems
  • Web API knowledge (REST, WSDL)
  • Skilled with Java and/or C++ development
  • Working knowledge of Unix/Linux
  • Experience working with Operations on delivery and service availability
  • Hadoop knowledge a plus
  • Working knowledge of Ruby/Groovy/Python/Javascript knowledge a plus
  • Scrum/Agile development methodology a plus
  • Excellent communication skills - written and verbal

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]]> We are seeking a talented, motivated individual to lead/implement the architecture and design of the next generation of Hosted Services at Proofpoint. This individual should be able to show a portfolio of Hosting/Web services and be an expert with current Web Service technologies. These include, but are not limited to, Portal work, interaction with existing services through Web APIs, creating back-end services with the goal of scaling the current Proofpoint on Demand offerings in all directions. Duties: Work with Product Management to help map product directions into the architectural requirements for the service. Work with Hosted Services Engineering to define and lead technology decisions and directions. Work with Product Engineering to define interfaces required to scale the delivery and availability of the Hosted services. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 MySQL Database Engineer Proofpoint is seeking an experienced Senior Database Software Engineer. This position is full-time based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale and is be responsible for design, prototyping, implementation and testing of our next generation database applications in a SaaS enviroment.
[[Develop advanced database applications using MySQL and J2EE. Design Java components using Java and J2EE design patterns. Exposure to Open Source Technologies is desirable.
  • Produce high quality production software using industry best practices. Produce excellent, thorough, design and development documentation.
  • Design logical and physical data models optimized for maximum flexibility per research requirements.
  • Ability to work well in a team environment interacting with IT developers, administrators, management and engineering.
  • Work with limited supervision under tight time constraints with changing requirements.

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of extensive MySQL database experience (high availability, replication, etc.)
  • 5+ years of Java development experience. J2EE experience is required
  • 5+ years experience with UNIX/Linux
  • Experience with LDAP and/or ActiveDirectory
  • Hands-on experience with source control & release management systems such as CVS or Subversion
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical/organizational skills in concert with superb decision making skills.
  • BS Computer Science or equivalent

    • Pluses:
  • Hands-on experiece with workflow engines
  • Hands-on experience with Apache/Tomcat
  • Test Driven Development(TDD)
  • Agily development (SCRUM)
  • Experience in developing SaaS based systems

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]]> Proofpoint is seeking an experienced Senior Database Software Engineer. This position is full-time based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale and is be responsible for design, prototyping, implementation and testing of our next generation database applications in a SaaS enviroment. [[Develop advanced database applications using MySQL and J2EE. Design Java components using Java and J2EE design patterns. Exposure to Open Source Technologies is desirable. Produce high quality production software using industry best practices. Produce excellent, thorough, design and development documentation. Design logical and physical data models optimized for maximum flexibility per research requirements. Ability to work well in a team environment interacting with IT developers, administrators, management and engineering. Work with limited supervision under tight time constraints with changing requirements. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept2 EMEA Marketing Manager

Proofpoint, Inc. is looking for a Marketing Manager in EMEA, reporting to the Director, Channel & International Marketing. This senior individual contributor will assist EMEA sales directors exceed their sales targets, by providing sales and marketing support, delivering effective end user and channel marketing programs and communicating the value propositions and competitive differences of the Proofpoint Solution.

  • Provide sales support to EMEA sales team and EMEA channel partners
  • Create and/or localize EMEA market-oriented sales tools, presentations, web content, etc for end user, channel and internal audiences
  • Develop strong resellers in key markets (UK, Germany, France) in partnership with distributors
  • Assist EMEA sales directors in identifying, recruiting and training resellers who will bring new sales opportunities to Proofpoint
  • Identify, manage and staff effective marketing events to develop end user sales pipeline and channel development
  • Manage sales lead process for marketing events, ensuring Proofpoint gets maximum value and full performance tracking through our CRM system
  • Assist Director, Channel & International Marketing in managing and improving channel partner programs and processes

Requirements:

  • 5+ years successful EMEA product marketing or field marketing experience required, supporting an enterprise sales team, resellers and distributors
  • Email, Security or Networking background required
  • Fluency in English and one other language (French or Germane strongly preferred)
  • Salesforce.com experience desired

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]]> Proofpoint, Inc. is looking for a Marketing Manager in EMEA, reporting to the Director, Channel & International Marketing. This senior individual contributor will assist EMEA sales directors exceed their sales targets, by providing sales and marketing support, delivering effective end user and channel marketing programs and communicating the value propositions and competitive differences of the Proofpoint Solution. Provide sales support to EMEA sales team and EMEA channel partners Create and/or localize EMEA market-oriented sales tools, presentations, web content, etc for end user, channel and internal audiences Develop strong resellers in key markets (UK, Germany, France) in partnership with distributors Assist EMEA sales directors in identifying, recruiting and training resellers who will bring new sales opportunities to Proofpoint Identify, manage and staff effective marketing events to develop end user sales pipeline and channel development Manage sales lead process for marketing events, ensuring Proofpoint gets maximum value and full performance tracking through our CRM system Assist Director, Channel & International Marketing in managing and improving channel partner programs and processes http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept14 Data Center Technician Proofpoint is seeking a Data Center Technician to join the Operations team. This position is full-time, based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale, and reports to the Director of Operations. The Data Center Technician is responsible for all aspects of the Proofpoint production co-location cages including deployment of new systems, resolution of hardware issues, and the day to day work associated with the sites. <br><br> <b>Duties:</b>
  • Installation of new computer equipment including servers and networking gear, including cabling, in a 24/7 production environment.
  • Troubleshoot issues and fixing broken systems (replace hard drives, etc), including RMA tasks.
  • Help maintain and update documentation and inventory information systems.
{Act as remote hands for non-local Operations teams including occasional after-hours work.
  • Liaison between sys admin team and data center co-location vendors in US, Canada, and Europe.
  • Responsible for the overall cleanliness and upkeep of the Proofpoint installations at all co-location sites.

Requirements:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Able to lift/move up to 50 lbs equipment on a daily basis
  • Experience with the installation of computer equipment into
  • Able to provide own transportation to local co-location facilities
  • Ability to work independently with attention to detail
  • Good organizational skills
  • Domestic and international travel (up to 25%)
    • <br><br> <b>Highly Desired:</b>
  • Experience with Linux and X86 hardware.
  • Experience using trouble ticketing systems.
  • Knowledge of industry standard best practices for cable dressing and management.
  • Basic networking fundamentals knowledge.

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]]> Proofpoint is seeking a Data Center Technician to join the Operations team. This position is full-time, based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale, and reports to the Director of Operations. The Data Center Technician is responsible for all aspects of the Proofpoint production co-location cages including deployment of new systems, resolution of hardware issues, and the day to day work associated with the sites. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Duties:&lt;/b&gt; Installation of new computer equipment including servers and networking gear, including cabling, in a 24/7 production environment. Troubleshoot issues and fixing broken systems (replace hard drives, etc), including RMA tasks. Help maintain and update documentation and inventory information systems. {Act as remote hands for non-local Operations teams including occasional after-hours work. Liaison between sys admin team and data center co-location vendors in US, Canada, and Europe. Responsible for the overall cleanliness and upkeep of the Proofpoint installations at all co-location sites. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept24 Product Marketing Manager Proofpoint, Inc. is looking for a Product Marketing. The successful candidate will develop a strategic vision, establish the go-to-market execution plan and support the sales and channel to increase revenue and market share for Proofpoint’s world-class Software-as-a-Service email security products. The individual will be responsible for developing and executing product and solution positioning, pricing and product packaging, with compelling value propositions and significant competitive differentiation that highlight the unique value of Proofpoint’s products. The candidate will also support field and channel sales with training, sales tools, deal support and tactical marketing activities, including product and solution messaging, web site content, trade shows, channel event support and collateral development. This position will work closely with product management, corporate marketing and executive staff.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and execute successful go-to-market strategies specific to Proofpoint’s SaaS offerings.
  • Create positioning and messaging that is consistent across the company and demonstrates compelling value for customer/prospects and differentiates Proofpoint’s products and solutions from the competition.
  • Define market segments and develop strategies to penetrate vertical or horizontal markets.
  • Create compelling pricing and packaging and define optimal pricing/packaging strategies by geography and/or vertical market
  • Enhance sales and channel productivity by delivering sales support and tools including product/technical training, competitive strategy and analysis, customer and partner presentations, white papers, data sheets, proposal templates, etc.
  • Provide input to other corporate and product marketing activities such as product release deliverables, product specific support at industry conferences, trade shows, seminars, sales kickoffs. Work with corporate communications on press releases, media outreach, white papers, and case studies.

Requirements:

  • Ability to think strategically and delivery tactically.
  • Demonstrated experience in supporting sales teams and channels to increase deal close rates and revenue objectives
  • Candidate must be able to express ideas, marketing and sales strategy in a compelling manner, build relationships and effectively interface with the sales and channel organization, marketing colleagues, channel partners and customers at all levels.
  • Ability to identify sales and channel needs and successfully translate those needs into effective tools, training and marketing requirements
  • Superior verbal/written communication and presentation/training skills
  • Self-motivated with the ability to perform unsupervised and motivate marketing and sales stakeholders to achieve go-to-market goals
  • Team player with strong interpersonal/interdepartmental skills
  • Experience in technology or development of enterprise software or software as a service in product management or sales engineering.
  • BS/BA or equivalent required, preferably in technical or business concentration; MBA preferred
  • 5+ years direct work experience in product marketing within an enterprise focused or Software-as-a-Service company

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]]> Proofpoint, Inc. is looking for a Product Marketing. The successful candidate will develop a strategic vision, establish the go-to-market execution plan and support the sales and channel to increase revenue and market share for Proofpoint’s world-class Software-as-a-Service email security products. The individual will be responsible for developing and executing product and solution positioning, pricing and product packaging, with compelling value propositions and significant competitive differentiation that highlight the unique value of Proofpoint’s products. The candidate will also support field and channel sales with training, sales tools, deal support and tactical marketing activities, including product and solution messaging, web site content, trade shows, channel event support and collateral development. This position will work closely with product management, corporate marketing and executive staff. Responsibilities: Build and execute successful go-to-market strategies specific to Proofpoint’s SaaS offerings. Create positioning and messaging that is consistent across the company and demonstrates compelling value for customer/prospects and differentiates Proofpoint’s products and solutions from the competition. Define market segments and develop strategies to penetrate vertical or horizontal markets. Create compelling pricing and packaging and define optimal pricing/packaging strategies by geography and/or vertical market Enhance sales and channel productivity by delivering sales support and tools including product/technical training, competitive strategy and analysis, customer and partner presentations, white papers, data sheets, proposal templates, etc. Provide input to other corporate and product marketing activities such as product release deliverables, product specific support at industry conferences, trade shows, seminars, sales kickoffs. Work with corporate communications on press releases, media outreach, white papers, and case studies. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept5 Director, Product Management
Proofpoint is looking for an experienced Director of Product Management to manage our flagship products in one of the fastest growing segments of the security market. Proofpoint's comprehensive cloud enabled platform enables companies to stop spam, defend against viruses and network attacks, and prevent leaks of confidential or sensitive information. Powered by innovative, patented technologies, Proofpoint has a proven track record of rapid growth, providing enterprise-wide email security solutions for some of the largest companies in the world.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overall management and direction of the product management team, ongoing market research, work with the engineering team and our customers to define the requirements for a new product line. The individual must possess strong customer and partner relationship skills, business and technical savvy, and the ability to rally the company around these new initiatives. This position reports to the Chief Marketing Officer.

The successful candidate will be responsible for staying on top of the dynamic enterprise security market, planning revenue by product, working with sales and product management to identify potential partners, coordinate integration efforts, and manage ongoing technical relationships. This position is part product management, part business development, part general manager. The individual must possess strong partner relationship skills, business and technical savvy, experience architecting solutions, and the ability to coordinate resources across a growing company.

Experience in entrepreneurial environments, with enterprise software products, and some engineering or technical background is strongly preferred.

The role will encompass the normal range of product management responsibilities, including:

  • Forecasting product revenue by product line and deployment type based on market opportunity and sales capacity
  • Owning and defining product requirements and vision, incorporating feedback from customers, and product management and engineering teams
  • Establishing and owning relationships with external technology partners
  • Working with engineering, QA, and doc teams to deliver the required product on schedule
  • Supporting product marketing in the creation of new sales tools, including collateral, white papers, presentations, and web content.
  • Supporting the sales organizations and channel partners to increase their effectiveness

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of product management experience in enterprise software or on demand products or technical business development
  • 8+ years of management experience
  • A broad understanding of the marketplace and industry trends in enterprise software, security and content classification
  • Experience in managing several enterprise software products through the entire lifecycle - from initial requirements gathering through product release and rollout
  • Solid understanding of enterprise product deployment issues on hardware appliance platforms
  • Ability to manage complex initiatives with limited supervision
  • Engineering/computer science degree or proven technical background; MBA or equivalent preferred

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]]> Proofpoint is looking for an experienced Director of Product Management to manage our flagship products in one of the fastest growing segments of the security market. Proofpoint's comprehensive cloud enabled platform enables companies to stop spam, defend against viruses and network attacks, and prevent leaks of confidential or sensitive information. Powered by innovative, patented technologies, Proofpoint has a proven track record of rapid growth, providing enterprise-wide email security solutions for some of the largest companies in the world. The successful candidate will be responsible for overall management and direction of the product management team, ongoing market research, work with the engineering team and our customers to define the requirements for a new product line. The individual must possess strong customer and partner relationship skills, business and technical savvy, and the ability to rally the company around these new initiatives. This position reports to the Chief Marketing Officer. The successful candidate will be responsible for staying on top of the dynamic enterprise security market, planning revenue by product, working with sales and product management to identify potential partners, coordinate integration efforts, and manage ongoing technical relationships. This position is part product management, part business development, part general manager. The individual must possess strong partner relationship skills, business and technical savvy, experience architecting solutions, and the ability to coordinate resources across a growing company. Experience in entrepreneurial environments, with enterprise software products, and some engineering or technical background is strongly preferred. The role will encompass the normal range of product management responsibilities, including: Forecasting product revenue by product line and deployment type based on market opportunity and sales capacity Owning and defining product requirements and vision, incorporating feedback from customers, and product management and engineering teams Establishing and owning relationships with external technology partners Working with engineering, QA, and doc teams to deliver the required product on schedule Supporting product marketing in the creation of new sales tools, including collateral, white papers, presentations, and web content. Supporting the sales organizations and channel partners to increase their effectiveness http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept4 Sr. Product Manager Proofpoint is looking for an experienced Sr. Product Manager to manage our solutions in one of the fastest growing segments of the security market. Our comprehensive platform enables companies to stop spam, defend against viruses and network attacks, and prevent leaks of confidential or sensitive information. Powered by innovative, patented technologies, Proofpoint has a proven track record of rapid growth, providing enterprise-wide email security solutions for some of the largest companies in the world.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ongoing market research, working with the engineering team and our customers on defining the requirements for product offerings. The individual must possess strong customer and partner relationship skills, business and technical savvy, and the ability to champion initiatives across the company and market.

As such, experience in entrepreneurial environments, with enterprise software, and some business development background is strongly preferred.

The role will encompass the normal range of product management responsibilities, including:

  • Owning and defining product requirements and vision, incorporating competitive and market feedback from customers, and partners.
  • Establishing, and owning relationships with external technology partners
  • Working with engineering, QA, and doc teams to deliver the required solutions on schedule
  • Assisting product marketing with new sales tools, including collateral, white papers, presentations, web content, and other customer and channel communications
  • Supporting the sales organizations and channel partners to increase their effectiveness
  • On going primary and secondary market research
  • Analyzing the market opportunity and competitive landscape, and providing quarterly and annual revenue forecasts

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of product management experience in enterprise security software, especially technologies associated with messaging, data privacy and encryption.
  • A broad understanding of the marketplace and industry trends in enterprise software, security and data loss prevention
  • Experience in managing several enterprise software products through the entire life cycle from initial requirements gathering through to product release, forecasting and rollout
  • Ability to manage product line P/L, revenue forecasts and market share
  • Performing primary and secondary market research in an evolutionary market where needs are not well defined
  • Ability to manage complex initiatives with limited supervision
  • Engineering/computer science degree or equivalent or proven technical background; MBA or equivalent preferred

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]]> Proofpoint is looking for an experienced Sr. Product Manager to manage our solutions in one of the fastest growing segments of the security market. Our comprehensive platform enables companies to stop spam, defend against viruses and network attacks, and prevent leaks of confidential or sensitive information. Powered by innovative, patented technologies, Proofpoint has a proven track record of rapid growth, providing enterprise-wide email security solutions for some of the largest companies in the world. The successful candidate will be responsible for ongoing market research, working with the engineering team and our customers on defining the requirements for product offerings. The individual must possess strong customer and partner relationship skills, business and technical savvy, and the ability to champion initiatives across the company and market. As such, experience in entrepreneurial environments, with enterprise software, and some business development background is strongly preferred. The role will encompass the normal range of product management responsibilities, including: Owning and defining product requirements and vision, incorporating competitive and market feedback from customers, and partners. Establishing, and owning relationships with external technology partners Working with engineering, QA, and doc teams to deliver the required solutions on schedule Assisting product marketing with new sales tools, including collateral, white papers, presentations, web content, and other customer and channel communications Supporting the sales organizations and channel partners to increase their effectiveness On going primary and secondary market research Analyzing the market opportunity and competitive landscape, and providing quarterly and annual revenue forecasts http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept4 Regional Sales Manager - Mid-Atlantic Based in the US out of the Mid Atlantic, Proofpoint is looking for a self-starting, responsible, mature, highly motivated Field Sales Representative who can work well with a team of corporate sales engineers, as well as individually with customers, partners and remote colleagues. The role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within the traditional IT organization. Responsibilities include the ability to establish strong business relationships at the executive level, conducting sales presentations, coordinating multiple resources within an account and successfully closing business for Proofpoint. The successful candidate will have possess a strong business acumen, ability to build a strong business pipeline, accurately forecast and close business and have strong interpersonal and presentational skills.

Detailed responsibilities include:

  • Focus on increasing market share for Proofpoint products through outbound telephone prospecting within large markets.
  • Plan, coordinate and deliver web based product demos.
  • Convert prospects into sales by differentiating from the competition.
  • Work with System Engineers to prepare account strategies and plans.
  • Partner with the channel to drive incremental revenue.
  • Prepare activity and forecast reports as requested.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Proofpoint’s competitive positioning in the marketplace.
  • Meet or exceed revenue quota.

Requirements:

  • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills and be able to clearly and effectively articulate Proofpoint’s value.
  • Must be organized, detail and process oriented.
  • Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently or in a team environment.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and use good judgment in resolving difficult issues.
  • Ability to coordinate Proofpoint resources to execute a complex sales strategy
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and web conferencing tools.
  • Ability to use CRM and other on-line tools effectively.
  • BA/BS or equivalent preferred.
  • 5+ years successful field sales experience in related field. Experience selling to IT departments and IT management is preferred.
  • Existing relationships within similar markets is preferred.

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]]> Based in the US out of the Mid Atlantic, Proofpoint is looking for a self-starting, responsible, mature, highly motivated Field Sales Representative who can work well with a team of corporate sales engineers, as well as individually with customers, partners and remote colleagues. The role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within the traditional IT organization. Responsibilities include the ability to establish strong business relationships at the executive level, conducting sales presentations, coordinating multiple resources within an account and successfully closing business for Proofpoint. The successful candidate will have possess a strong business acumen, ability to build a strong business pipeline, accurately forecast and close business and have strong interpersonal and presentational skills. Detailed responsibilities include: Focus on increasing market share for Proofpoint products through outbound telephone prospecting within large markets. Plan, coordinate and deliver web based product demos. Convert prospects into sales by differentiating from the competition. Work with System Engineers to prepare account strategies and plans. Partner with the channel to drive incremental revenue. Prepare activity and forecast reports as requested. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Proofpoint’s competitive positioning in the marketplace. Meet or exceed revenue quota. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept9 Regional Sales Manager - Federal Based in the US out of the Federal Region (DC Area), Proofpoint is looking for a self-starting, responsible, mature, highly motivated Field Sales Representative who can work well with a team of corporate sales engineers, as well as individually with customers, partners and remote colleagues. The role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within the traditional IT organization.

Responsibilities include the ability to establish strong business relationships at the executive level, conducting sales presentations, coordinating multiple resources within an account and successfully closing business for Proofpoint. The successful candidate will have possess a strong business acumen, ability to build a strong business pipeline, accurately forecast and close business and have strong interpersonal and presentational skills.

Detailed responsibilities include:

  • Focus on increasing market share for Proofpoint products through outbound telephone prospecting within large markets.
  • Plan, coordinate, and deliver web based product demos.
  • Convert prospects into sales by differentiating from the competition.
  • Work with System Engineers to prepare account strategies and plans.
  • Partner with the channel to drive incremental revenue.
  • Prepare activity and forecast reports as requested.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Proofpoint’s competitive positioning in the marketplace.
  • Meet or exceed revenue quota.

Requirements:

  • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills and be able to clearly and effectively articulate Proofpoint’s value
  • Must be organized, detail and process oriented
  • Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently or in a team environment
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and use good judgment in resolving difficult issues
  • Ability to coordinate Proofpoint resources to execute a complex sales strategy
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and web conferencing tools
  • Ability to use CRM and other on-line tools effectively
  • BA/BS or equivalent preferred
  • 5+ years successful field sales experience in related field. Experience selling to IT departments and IT management is preferred.
  • Existing relationships within similar markets is preferred

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]]> Based in the US out of the Federal Region (DC Area), Proofpoint is looking for a self-starting, responsible, mature, highly motivated Field Sales Representative who can work well with a team of corporate sales engineers, as well as individually with customers, partners and remote colleagues. The role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within the traditional IT organization. Responsibilities include the ability to establish strong business relationships at the executive level, conducting sales presentations, coordinating multiple resources within an account and successfully closing business for Proofpoint. The successful candidate will have possess a strong business acumen, ability to build a strong business pipeline, accurately forecast and close business and have strong interpersonal and presentational skills. Detailed responsibilities include: Focus on increasing market share for Proofpoint products through outbound telephone prospecting within large markets. Plan, coordinate, and deliver web based product demos. Convert prospects into sales by differentiating from the competition. Work with System Engineers to prepare account strategies and plans. Partner with the channel to drive incremental revenue. Prepare activity and forecast reports as requested. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Proofpoint’s competitive positioning in the marketplace. Meet or exceed revenue quota. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept9 Pre-Sales Support Engineer Based in the US out of our corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA, Proofpoint is looking for a self-starting, responsible, mature, highly-motivated pre-sales support engineer who can work well with a team of sales account executives and sales engineers, throughout the United States supporting product evaluations in a pre-sales capacity.

The role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within the traditional IT organization. Responsibilities primarily consist of resolving customer issues experienced during the evaluation process but also include conducting product demonstrations, leading technical discussions, performing product installations, and research and analysis to create viable technical solutions for a prospective customer. The successful candidate will have sound technical experience and problem solving skills, blended with strong interpersonal and presentation skills. They must be able to take responsibility and accept accountability for successful customer engagements and partner technical relationships.

This is a highly technical role and deep knowledge of the Linux and Solaris operating systems and network configuration is required, as well as a strong background in email. Resolving customer issues routinely includes working in complex product and infrastructure configurations, problem troubleshooting and isolation, performance tuning and optimization, training the customers on product features, escalating product defects and issues and driving them towards resolution while managing the customer.

Requirements:

  • 4+ years industry experience in a customer-facing technical field such as technical support or sales engineering
  • Extensive UNIX/Linux system administration experience (Linux, Solaris)
  • Broad technical knowledge of Internet products and technologies
  • A thorough understanding of Internet protocols and how they work, particularly HTTP, SMTP, RFC822, LDAP, PKI
  • Knowledge of networking topology, TCP/IP protocol, network configuration and components (firewalls, routers, etc.)
  • Strong Sendmail and messaging infrastructure system administration experience
  • Experience in supporting software for Fortune 500 or other large companies
  • Strong technical presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Demonstrated ability to present and explain technology to people with less technical knowledge
  • Must be able to thrive in a fast paced, high stress start up environment
  • Ability to work independently, ability to adapt quickly, positive attitude
  • High attention to detail
  • BSCS or equivalent


    • Desired:
  • A good understanding of the sales process and the roles and responsibilities of a sales engineer
  • Knowledge of Perl, SQL databases, Apache, HTTP and LDAP
  • Experience administering, deploying, and supporting large scale messaging and LDAP directory infrastructure systems
  • Detailed hands-on knowledge and experience of Windows
  • Detailed hands-on knowledge and experience with Active Directory and Exchange Email systems
  • Experience in working with network security engineers and/or messaging administrators
  • A background in Professional Services

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]]> Based in the US out of our corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA, Proofpoint is looking for a self-starting, responsible, mature, highly-motivated pre-sales support engineer who can work well with a team of sales account executives and sales engineers, throughout the United States supporting product evaluations in a pre-sales capacity. The role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within the traditional IT organization. Responsibilities primarily consist of resolving customer issues experienced during the evaluation process but also include conducting product demonstrations, leading technical discussions, performing product installations, and research and analysis to create viable technical solutions for a prospective customer. The successful candidate will have sound technical experience and problem solving skills, blended with strong interpersonal and presentation skills. They must be able to take responsibility and accept accountability for successful customer engagements and partner technical relationships. This is a highly technical role and deep knowledge of the Linux and Solaris operating systems and network configuration is required, as well as a strong background in email. Resolving customer issues routinely includes working in complex product and infrastructure configurations, problem troubleshooting and isolation, performance tuning and optimization, training the customers on product features, escalating product defects and issues and driving them towards resolution while managing the customer. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept10 Field Sales Engineer - Mexico (Contract) Based in Mexico, Proofpoint is looking for a self-starting, responsible, mature, highly-motivated sales engineer who can work well with a team of sales account executives and sales engineers, as well as individually with customers, partners and remote colleagues. The role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within the traditional IT organization. This is a contract only position.

The successful candidate will have sound technical experience and skills, blended with strong interpersonal and presentational skills. They must be able to take responsibility and accept accountability for successful customer engagements and partner technical relationships.

Responsibilities:
  • Conduct in-person and remote product demonstrations in conjunction with an assigned Sales Account Executive to present the technical value proposition
  • Engage with the customer as the technical lead throughout the pre-sales evaluation cycle to ensure success
  • Technical pre-sales support for direct and channel sales teams
  • Support Proofpoint seminars and trade shows
  • Engage with newly signed enterprise customers as a Proofpoint product expert to implement Proofpoint solutions at their sites. Implementation activities include installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customization, testing, and documentation.
  • Deliver training to customers and partners
  • Provide technical expertise and real-life experience in creating solutions, designs, proof of concept and implementation
  • Drive high levels of customer satisfaction
  • Be a strong voice for your customers into the Marketing and Engineering teams to improve the product and ensure that Proofpoint deployments successful
  • Coordinate with multiple parties -- internal departments as well as the customer --to ensure timely and satisfactory resolution to technical issues, and completion of projects

Requirements:

  • 4+ years industry experience in sales engineering
  • Must be fluent in Spanish and English (verbal and written)
  • Technical background in messaging and internet security
  • UNIX system administration experience
  • A thorough understanding of Internet protocols and how they work (HTTP, SMTP, etc)
  • Knowledge of networking topology, TCP/IP protocol, network configuration and components (firewalls, routers, etc.)
  • Prior experience in selling software to Fortune 500 or other large companies
  • Must have a good understanding of the sales process and the roles and responsibilities of a sales engineer
  • Strong technical presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to present and explain technology to people with less technical knowledge
  • Must be able to thrive in a fast paced, high stress start up environment
  • Ability to work independently, ability to adapt quickly, positive attitude
  • BSCS or equivalent
  • Ability to travel 25-75%


    • Desired:
  • Experience in working in a remote office
  • Knowledge of Perl, SQL databases, Apache, HTTP and LDAP
  • Firm understanding of SMTP, IMAP, POP3, and RFC822
  • Experience administering and deploying large scale messaging and LDAP directory infrastructure systems
  • Experience selling to network security engineers and/or messaging administrators
  • Experience in enterprise messaging ad security
  • A background in Professional Services

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]]> Based in Mexico, Proofpoint is looking for a self-starting, responsible, mature, highly-motivated sales engineer who can work well with a team of sales account executives and sales engineers, as well as individually with customers, partners and remote colleagues. The role will demand interaction with large scale enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within the traditional IT organization. This is a contract only position. The successful candidate will have sound technical experience and skills, blended with strong interpersonal and presentational skills. They must be able to take responsibility and accept accountability for successful customer engagements and partner technical relationships. Responsibilities: Conduct in-person and remote product demonstrations in conjunction with an assigned Sales Account Executive to present the technical value proposition Engage with the customer as the technical lead throughout the pre-sales evaluation cycle to ensure success Technical pre-sales support for direct and channel sales teams Support Proofpoint seminars and trade shows Engage with newly signed enterprise customers as a Proofpoint product expert to implement Proofpoint solutions at their sites. Implementation activities include installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customization, testing, and documentation. Deliver training to customers and partners Provide technical expertise and real-life experience in creating solutions, designs, proof of concept and implementation Drive high levels of customer satisfaction Be a strong voice for your customers into the Marketing and Engineering teams to improve the product and ensure that Proofpoint deployments successful Coordinate with multiple parties -- internal departments as well as the customer --to ensure timely and satisfactory resolution to technical issues, and completion of projects http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept10 Senior Technical Support Engineer - APAC Proofpoint, Inc is seeking an experienced, self-motivated, flexible, team-oriented Senior Technical Support Engineer (STSE) to play a significant role in the refinement of our support strategy and maintenance of a high level of customer satisfaction for our existing customers. <br><br> You will be a part of a growing and dedicated support team and will participate in all phases of the product lifecycle. The primary function of the STSE is to assist our pre- and post-sale customers with technical issues. <br><br> The STSE will need to respond to situations where first-line product support has failed to isolate or fix problems in malfunctioning equipment or software. They will also work with other members of the team to escalate issues to Engineering. This individual will also be responsible for ensuring that customer relationships are managed through proactive rapid customer communication. <br><br> This is a highly technical role and deep knowledge of the Linux operating system and network configuration is required as well as expert level sendmail administration experience, perl debugging, shell scripting and deep mysql expertise. Resolving customer issues will routinely include working in complex product and infrastructure configurations, problem troubleshooting and isolation, performance tuning and optimization, training the customers on product features, escalating product defects and issues and driving them towards resolution while managing the customer. <br><br>

Requirements:

  • 4+ years in a role with enterprise customer support responsibilities
  • Strong UNIX system administrator experience (Linux)
  • Expert level sendmail system administration experience
  • Strong messaging infrastructure system administrator experience
  • System administrator level TCP/IP networking experience
  • Strong PERL experience
  • Strong Shell scripting
  • Deep mysql expertise
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
  • Strong customer satisfaction skills and a positive attitude
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively across support teams
  • Ability to persuade and influence others both within Development and outside these groups
  • Strong negotiation and conflict management skills
  • Secure Messaging experience a plus

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]]> Proofpoint, Inc is seeking an experienced, self-motivated, flexible, team-oriented Senior Technical Support Engineer (STSE) to play a significant role in the refinement of our support strategy and maintenance of a high level of customer satisfaction for our existing customers. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; You will be a part of a growing and dedicated support team and will participate in all phases of the product lifecycle. The primary function of the STSE is to assist our pre- and post-sale customers with technical issues. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; The STSE will need to respond to situations where first-line product support has failed to isolate or fix problems in malfunctioning equipment or software. They will also work with other members of the team to escalate issues to Engineering. This individual will also be responsible for ensuring that customer relationships are managed through proactive rapid customer communication. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; This is a highly technical role and deep knowledge of the Linux operating system and network configuration is required as well as expert level sendmail administration experience, perl debugging, shell scripting and deep mysql expertise. Resolving customer issues will routinely include working in complex product and infrastructure configurations, problem troubleshooting and isolation, performance tuning and optimization, training the customers on product features, escalating product defects and issues and driving them towards resolution while managing the customer. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept7 Sr. Java Software Engineer (Toronto) Proofpoint is looking for a Sr. Java Software Engineer to work out of its Toronto office. Proofpoint Email Archiving is a Software as a Service solution that features a distributed grid search and storage infrastructure. This service-based architecture allows us to scale to meet the needs of hundreds of clients that are among the largest businesses in the world.

We are looking for a software engineer to join this leading edge team, to extend and enhance the wide range of services provided by our service infrastructure.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • You will be a key player in a small team developing enhancements to the archiving product in all areas including web services, application functionality, data management framework and tools.

Requirements:

  • Five to ten years experience building core enterprise products/solutions
  • Excellent design and development skills in Java
  • Demonstrated commitment hands-on technical excellence in design and development (this is not a hands-off lead/architect role)
  • Ability to work well in a small, dynamic, disciplined team development environment
  • Flexibility to change approaches and projects when needed
  • University degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent


    • Bonus Points:

  • Previous experience creating security, email, archiving, eDiscovery, and/or storage products
  • Experience with Database programming (MySQL a strong plus)
  • Experience with distributed systems
  • Exposure to JUnit test environment
  • Graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
  • Exposure to multiple programming languages and approaches
  • Experience with Windows Development and Technologies

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]]> Proofpoint is looking for a Sr. Java Software Engineer to work out of its Toronto office. Proofpoint Email Archiving is a Software as a Service solution that features a distributed grid search and storage infrastructure. This service-based architecture allows us to scale to meet the needs of hundreds of clients that are among the largest businesses in the world. We are looking for a software engineer to join this leading edge team, to extend and enhance the wide range of services provided by our service infrastructure. Duties and Responsibilities: You will be a key player in a small team developing enhancements to the archiving product in all areas including web services, application functionality, data management framework and tools. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept20 Sr. .Net Software Engineer (Toronto) Proofpoint Email Archiving depends on many independent services that run on a Windows appliance installed in the customer environment. These services integrate with Exchange and Active Directory as well as providing Web UI services to our customers’ employees.

We are looking for a software engineer who can help us extend and enhance any of the wide range of services provided on the Windows appliance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

You will work in a small team developing enhancements to the archiving product in all services on the Windows Appliance including installation, configuration, User Interface, and integration with Exchange and Active Directory.

Requirements:

  • At least five years using as many of these technologies as possible: Windows Server, .NET, C#, C++, ASP.NET, and XML
  • Experience building client server applications
  • Ability to work well in a small, dynamic, disciplined team development environment
  • Flexibility to change tracks when necessary


    • Education:

    University degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

    Bonus Points:

  • Experience with Windows Installers
  • Experience with Microsoft Exchange development
  • Exposure to NUnit test environment
  • Experience with Java, JavaScript, or Ajax
  • Knowledge of MAPI development
  • Active Directory or LDAP experience
  • Knowledge of the Windows Security Model

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]]> Proofpoint Email Archiving depends on many independent services that run on a Windows appliance installed in the customer environment. These services integrate with Exchange and Active Directory as well as providing Web UI services to our customers’ employees. We are looking for a software engineer who can help us extend and enhance any of the wide range of services provided on the Windows appliance. Duties and Responsibilities: You will work in a small team developing enhancements to the archiving product in all services on the Windows Appliance including installation, configuration, User Interface, and integration with Exchange and Active Directory. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept20 Unix/Linux Systems Administrator – Toronto

Proofpoint is seeking an experienced UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator to join the Operations team. This position is full-time, based at our offices in Toronto, and reports to the Manager of Archiving Operations. The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for all aspects of the Proofpoint Archive production data center services including servers, operating systems, storage, and supporting systems.

Duties:
  • Manage an international, 24-7/always-on, multi-site infrastructure powering the Proofpoint services, including installation, maintenance, tuning, troubleshooting, securing and backup of systems
  • Design, implement, and operate a scalable and reliable systems infrastructure supporting a fast growth hosted service.
  • Ensure proper security, monitoring, alerting, and reporting for the infrastructure.
  • Troubleshooting and resolving escalated issues.
  • Capacity planning for all aspects of the infrastructure.
  • Developing and maintaining processes, tools, and documentation in support of the production environment.
  • Participate in evaluation of new software, hardware and infrastructure solutions
  • Participation in an on-call rotation.

Requirements:

  • Experience running medium to large scale (200+ servers) Linux/UNIX production environments, preferably as part of an online service provider environment.
  • Strong working knowledge of Linux/UNIX internals and core systems services (DNS, smtp, syslog, etc).
  • Hands on experience managing large storage solutions.
  • Tools development experience in scripting and development of systems automation tools (using shell, Perl, Python, etc).
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Minimum of 2 years administration experience with multiple versions of Linux/UNIX.
  • Minimum of 2 years experience administering and tuning MySQL.


    • Highly Desired:

  • Experience with open source monitoring and alerting systems (Hyperic, nagios, zenoss, cacti, etc).
  • Experience with postfix, MySQL, Ajax, Java, Apache, Perl, or PHP.
  • IP network experience: significant experience with switching/routing/security/slb/gslb.
  • Experience with RED HAT, SuSE, CentOS
  • Experience with VMware or XEN based virtualization.
  • BA/BS in Computer Science (or equivalent).

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]]> Proofpoint is seeking an experienced UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator to join the Operations team. This position is full-time, based at our offices in Toronto, and reports to the Manager of Archiving Operations. The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for all aspects of the Proofpoint Archive production data center services including servers, operating systems, storage, and supporting systems. Duties: Manage an international, 24-7/always-on, multi-site infrastructure powering the Proofpoint services, including installation, maintenance, tuning, troubleshooting, securing and backup of systems Design, implement, and operate a scalable and reliable systems infrastructure supporting a fast growth hosted service. Ensure proper security, monitoring, alerting, and reporting for the infrastructure. Troubleshooting and resolving escalated issues. Capacity planning for all aspects of the infrastructure. Developing and maintaining processes, tools, and documentation in support of the production environment. Participate in evaluation of new software, hardware and infrastructure solutions Participation in an on-call rotation. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept25 Senior Product Manager - Toronto Proofpoint is looking for an experienced Sr. Product Manager to manage our solutions in the fast growing archiving market. Our comprehensive Software-as-a-Service platform enables companies to manage information according to a consistent policy, ensure appropriate content relevant to litigation is preserved, comply with retention and supervisory regulations, as well as reduce the burden on the mail system that results from today’s increasing volume of email. Powered by innovative, patented technologies, Proofpoint has a proven track record of rapid growth, providing enterprise-wide solutions for some of the largest companies in the world.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ongoing market research, working with the engineering team and our customers on defining the requirements for product offerings. The individual must possess strong customer relationship skills, business and technical savvy, and the ability to champion initiatives across the company and market.

As such, experience in entrepreneurial environments, with enterprise software, and some software as a service background is strongly preferred.

The role will encompass the normal range of product management responsibilities, including:

  • Owning and defining product requirements and vision, incorporating competitive and market feedback from customers, and partners.
  • Establishing, and owning relationships with external technology partners
  • Working with engineering, QA, and doc teams to deliver the required solutions on schedule
  • Assisting product marketing with new sales tools, including collateral, white papers, presentations, web content, and other customer and channel communications
  • Supporting the sales organizations and channel partners to increase their effectiveness
  • On going primary and secondary market research
  • Analyzing the market opportunity and competitive landscape, and providing quarterly and annual revenue forecasts

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of product management experience in enterprise software, especially technologies associated with messaging, record management and legal discovery.
  • Experience in managing several enterprise software and SaaS products through the entire life cycle from initial requirements gathering through to product release, forecasting and rollout
  • Ability to manage product line P/L, revenue forecasts and market share
  • Performing primary and secondary market research in an evolutionary market where needs are not well defined
  • Ability to manage complex initiatives with limited supervision
  • Engineering/computer science degree or equivalent or proven technical background; MBA or equivalent preferred

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]]> Proofpoint is looking for an experienced Sr. Product Manager to manage our solutions in the fast growing archiving market. Our comprehensive Software-as-a-Service platform enables companies to manage information according to a consistent policy, ensure appropriate content relevant to litigation is preserved, comply with retention and supervisory regulations, as well as reduce the burden on the mail system that results from today’s increasing volume of email. Powered by innovative, patented technologies, Proofpoint has a proven track record of rapid growth, providing enterprise-wide solutions for some of the largest companies in the world. The successful candidate will be responsible for ongoing market research, working with the engineering team and our customers on defining the requirements for product offerings. The individual must possess strong customer relationship skills, business and technical savvy, and the ability to champion initiatives across the company and market. As such, experience in entrepreneurial environments, with enterprise software, and some software as a service background is strongly preferred. The role will encompass the normal range of product management responsibilities, including: Owning and defining product requirements and vision, incorporating competitive and market feedback from customers, and partners. Establishing, and owning relationships with external technology partners Working with engineering, QA, and doc teams to deliver the required solutions on schedule Assisting product marketing with new sales tools, including collateral, white papers, presentations, web content, and other customer and channel communications Supporting the sales organizations and channel partners to increase their effectiveness On going primary and secondary market research Analyzing the market opportunity and competitive landscape, and providing quarterly and annual revenue forecasts http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept28 Technical Support Engineer - Toronto Proofpoint Canada is seeking an experienced, self-motivated, flexible, team-oriented Technical Support Engineer (TSE) to play a central role in the refinement of our support strategy and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction for our existing customers.

You will be a part of a growing dedicated support team and will participate in all phases of the product lifecycle. The primary function of the TSE is to assist our pre- and post-sale customers with technical issues.

The TSE is responsible for ensuring that the customer relationship is managed through proactive customer communication and provide rapid response when needed. This is a highly technical role and deep knowledge of the Windows operating system as well as expert level Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory experience. Resolving customer issues routinely include working in complex product and infrastructure configurations, problem troubleshooting and isolation, performance tuning and optimization, training the customers on product features, escalating product defects and issues and driving them towards resolution while managing the customer.

Requirements:

  • Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or equivalent preferred
  • Customer Oriented, with experience in a Customer Support environment
  • Detailed hands-on knowledge and experience of Windows and Linux Operating Systems
  • Detailed hands-on knowledge and experience with Active Directory and Exchange Email systems
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • ITIL Foundation Certification a definite asset
  • Working towards Microsoft Certification a definite asset

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]]> Proofpoint Canada is seeking an experienced, self-motivated, flexible, team-oriented Technical Support Engineer (TSE) to play a central role in the refinement of our support strategy and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction for our existing customers. You will be a part of a growing dedicated support team and will participate in all phases of the product lifecycle. The primary function of the TSE is to assist our pre- and post-sale customers with technical issues. The TSE is responsible for ensuring that the customer relationship is managed through proactive customer communication and provide rapid response when needed. This is a highly technical role and deep knowledge of the Windows operating system as well as expert level Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory experience. Resolving customer issues routinely include working in complex product and infrastructure configurations, problem troubleshooting and isolation, performance tuning and optimization, training the customers on product features, escalating product defects and issues and driving them towards resolution while managing the customer. http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept27 Sr. QA Manager (or Director) - Toronto Proofpoint is looking for a talented Sr. Manager/Director to define, implement, and continually enhance test automation initiatives throughout the organization. This role, which reports to our VP, Archive Engineering, combines strong technical leadership with the task of growing a team (and managing additional out-sourced resources). In this role, you can be hands-on when needed and should be able to quickly earn the respect of other technical leaders at Proofpoint. Successful candidates will have outstanding analytic capabilities combined with a passion for solid process and quality improvement (exposure to Agile concepts is a strong plus). Our ideal candidate will also have prior experience managing testing efforts for large-scale, distributed, 24x7x365 environments.

In this position, you will be expected to recruit and lead a team of very smart engineers and work directly with senior managers and various engineering teams to ensure Proofpoint offers its customers the best end-to-end experience possible. Your leadership, the tools your team builds (or buys), and the continuous improvement to our testing framework that you drive will help set the course for the future scalability of our email archiving infrastructure. And your efforts will have a direct impact on our continued success in attracting, acquiring, and retaining Global 2000 customers (e.g., we have 28 consecutive quarters of increasing revenue).

Responsibilities:

  • Build, manage, train, and develop a top-tier QA and QE team, using the best effective combined approaches of test planning and analysis, manual testing where needed, and deep test automation
  • Manage the continued development of a complex test harness and create new automation tools
  • Create and champion automation best practices throughout the organization
  • Introduce project management tools and discipline to increase QA cycle times
  • Drive continuous improvement of product quality
  • Manage multiple projects with disparate release cycles, monitoring adherence to established processes
  • Work with engineering teams to assess testing resource requirements for upcoming projects
  • Continue to drive the adoption of testable designs and testing frameworks within the engineering organization

Requirements:

  • 3+ years managing (or directing) the test automation and structured change management of large-scale, highly-available enterprise systems (experience with clusters, distributed systems, SaaS, etc. is a strong plus)
  • Strong technical grasp of software architectures, complex data structures, multi-threading, and performance tuning
  • Previous hands on experience developing testing automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Java, C++, C#, Perl, Ruby, etc.)
  • Successful track record of prioritizing tasks across multiple projects, providing accurate time estimates, and delivering on them consistently
  • Proven ability to interact with cross-functional teams and executives
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, conducive to team development
  • Bachelors degree in a technical field (CS preferred)
    • A plus to have any of the following: • Proficiency in systems administration of Linux-based operating systems (RED HAT, SuSE, CentOS) • Previous experience with email archiving, security, or related fields • Previous experience with VMware or XEN-base virtualization • Networking experience: TCP/IP, Database Connectivity (JDBC, ODBC, etc.), etc. • Experience customizing 3rd party tools (both open source and proprietary technology)

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]]> Proofpoint is looking for a talented Sr. Manager/Director to define, implement, and continually enhance test automation initiatives throughout the organization. This role, which reports to our VP, Archive Engineering, combines strong technical leadership with the task of growing a team (and managing additional out-sourced resources). In this role, you can be hands-on when needed and should be able to quickly earn the respect of other technical leaders at Proofpoint. Successful candidates will have outstanding analytic capabilities combined with a passion for solid process and quality improvement (exposure to Agile concepts is a strong plus). Our ideal candidate will also have prior experience managing testing efforts for large-scale, distributed, 24x7x365 environments. In this position, you will be expected to recruit and lead a team of very smart engineers and work directly with senior managers and various engineering teams to ensure Proofpoint offers its customers the best end-to-end experience possible. Your leadership, the tools your team builds (or buys), and the continuous improvement to our testing framework that you drive will help set the course for the future scalability of our email archiving infrastructure. And your efforts will have a direct impact on our continued success in attracting, acquiring, and retaining Global 2000 customers (e.g., we have 28 consecutive quarters of increasing revenue). Responsibilities: Build, manage, train, and develop a top-tier QA and QE team, using the best effective combined approaches of test planning and analysis, manual testing where needed, and deep test automation Manage the continued development of a complex test harness and create new automation tools Create and champion automation best practices throughout the organization Introduce project management tools and discipline to increase QA cycle times Drive continuous improvement of product quality Manage multiple projects with disparate release cycles, monitoring adherence to established processes Work with engineering teams to assess testing resource requirements for upcoming projects Continue to drive the adoption of testable designs and testing frameworks within the engineering organization http://www.proofpoint.com/company/careers.php#dept21