{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"3a8447916eef5dca7734dee4","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3a8447916eef5dca7734dee4","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3a8447916eef5dca7734dee4","title":"Manager, Security Platform Engineering","description":"About Us:\n\nProofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.\nHow We Work:\nAt Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:\nBold in how we dream and innovate\nResponsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities\nAccountable for results and best in class outcomes\nVisionary in future focused problem-solving\nExceptional in execution and impact\nPosition Overview\nOur customers invest in our platform because we deliver the best email security managed service in the industry.\nThe Manager, Security Solution Engineering leads a team of Security Solution Engineers responsible for backend engineering, platform configuration, and administration of our email security managed service offering. This role ensures our engineering team delivers reliable, scalable, and secure solutions that protect customers from evolving email-borne threats.\nContinuous improvement is central to this position. A working knowledge of current threat actors, email security architectures, and platform administration best practices is essential to guide the team and drive engineering excellence across the service.\nLocation & Time Zone Preference\nCandidates located in the Pacific or Mountain time zones are preferred, as this role includes leadership responsibilities for team members across the APJ (Asia Pacific & Japan) region and requires regular collaboration across global time zones to support business and team needs.\nKey Responsibilities\nTeam Leadership & Talent Development\nLead, mentor, and coach a team of Security Solution Engineers; serve as a role model for professional growth, technical excellence, and engineering best practices.\nResponsible for talent development—finding, hiring, developing, and retaining the best engineering talent in email security.\nAssign MBOs (Management by Objectives) to team members aligned with corporate goals.\nProvide tactical and strategic guidance to the team daily.\nIdentify and prioritize short-term and long-term engineering goals for the team.\nCustomer Advocacy & Service Delivery\nManage and monitor service delivery interactions, serving as an internal advocate for customers of the managed email security service.\nRespond to customer escalations and proactively escalate technical issues when needed.\nMonitor service health, SLA adherence, and customer satisfaction; serve as a point of escalation for service issues.\nProvide remediation plans for customers at risk of non-renewal; manage the health of the customer portfolio through reliable engineering outcomes.\nStrategic & Operational Oversight\nDevelop and oversee comprehensive engineering strategies to meet complex customer requirements across the email security platform.\nPlan and lead process improvement and automation initiatives to improve service reliability and operational efficiency.\nDevelop innovative ways to leverage platform data, telemetry, and analytics to improve detection efficacy and service quality.\nPlan, document, and identify risks and challenges for production changes that span multiple services and engineering disciplines.\nResponsible for scheduling own time and quality completion of multiple tasks within a varying environment with competing priorities.\nTechnical Leadership & Platform Engineering\nMaintain a deep understanding of the email security platform architecture, including backend systems, configuration frameworks, and integration points.\nDesign and implement solutions to complex engineering and platform administration problems with minimum supervision; use independent judgment to drive technical decisions.\nGuide the team on best practices for platform configuration, policy management, and security hardening.\nThis posting is anticipated to remain open until September 30th, 2026\nWhy Proofpoint?\nAt Proofpoint, we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons you’ll love working with us:\nCompetitive compensation\nComprehensive benefits\nCareer success on your terms\nFlexible work environment\nAnnual wellness and community outreach days\nAlways on recognition for your contributions\nGlobal collaboration and networking opportunities\n\nOur Culture:\nOur culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose and drive success-every day, for everyone.\nWe encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to accessibility@proofpoint.com.\n\nHow to Apply\nInterested? Submit your application along with any supporting information- we can’t wait to hear from you!\nConsistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off, a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.\nBase Pay Ranges:\nSF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:\nBase Pay Range: 166,500.00 - 244,200.00 USD\nCalifornia (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:\nBase Pay Range: 136,200.00 - 199,760.00 USD\nAll other cities and states excluding those listed above:\nBase Pay Range: 124,100.00 - 182,050.00 USD","company":"Proofpoint","rawCompany":"proofpoint","city":"Colorado","state":"PR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T14:43:19.830Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Manager, Security Platform Engineering","description":"About Us:\n\nProofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. 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Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.\nHow We Work:\nAt Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:\nBold in how we dream and innovate\nResponsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities\nAccountable for results and best in class outcomes\nVisionary in future focused problem-solving\nExceptional in execution and impact\nPosition Overview\nOur customers invest in our platform because we deliver the best email security managed service in the industry.\nThe Manager, Security Solution Engineering leads a team of Security Solution Engineers responsible for backend engineering, platform configuration, and administration of our email security managed service offering. This role ensures our engineering team delivers reliable, scalable, and secure solutions that protect customers from evolving email-borne threats.\nContinuous improvement is central to this position. 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