Professional Services Consultant
TLDR
Lead enterprise implementation of cybersecurity solutions, troubleshoot in complex product environments, and train customers.
About Us:
Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.
How We Work:
At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:
Bold in how we dream and innovate
Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities
Accountable for results and best in class outcomes
Visionary in future focused problem-solving
Exceptional in execution and impact
The Role
Proofpoint is looking for a proactive, responsible, highly motivated Professional Services Consultant to join our team in leading implementations of Proofpoint solutions and maintaining technical relationships with our enterprise customers.
This role requires interaction with large-scale enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within traditional IT organizations. The individual will engage directly with newly signed customers to implement Proofpoint solutions at their sites.
The successful candidate will have strong technical experience and skills, combined with excellent interpersonal and communication abilities. They must be able to take responsibility and accountability for successful customer engagements and partner technical relationships.
This is a highly technical role requiring:
Deep knowledge of Linux and Solaris operating systems
Strong understanding of network configuration
A solid background in email systems
Responsibilities also include working in complex product and infrastructure environments, troubleshooting and isolating issues, performance tuning and optimization, training customers, escalating defects, and driving resolution while managing customer relationships.
Your Day-to-Day
Engage with newly signed enterprise customers as a Proofpoint product expert to implement solutions, typically via remote web conferencing tools
Perform implementation activities including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customization, testing, and documentation
Deliver training to customers and partners
Provide technical expertise and real-world experience in creating solutions, designs, proof of concepts, and implementations
Drive high levels of customer satisfaction
Act as a strong customer advocate with Marketing and Engineering teams to improve products and ensure successful deployments
Coordinate with internal teams and customers to ensure timely resolution of technical issues and project completion
Define and document best practices, processes, templates, and architectures for use across the organization
What You Bring to the Team
5+ years of industry experience in a customer-facing technical role (professional services, sales engineering, or technical support)
Experience in large systems design and project implementation for enterprise email environments
UNIX system administration experience
Broad technical knowledge of Internet products and technologies
Strong understanding of Internet protocols (HTTP, SMTP, IMAP, RFC822, LDAP, PKI)
Knowledge of networking topology, TCP/IP protocols, and network components (firewalls, routers, etc.)
Strong Sendmail and messaging infrastructure administration experience
Ability to work across all organizational levels, both technically and politically
Why Proofpoint?
At Proofpoint, we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons you’ll love working with us:
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits
Career success on your terms
Flexible work environment
Annual wellness and community outreach days
Always on recognition for your contributions
Global collaboration and networking opportunities
Our Culture:
Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose and drive success-every day, for everyone.
We 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.
How to Apply
Interested? Submit your application along with any supporting information- we can’t wait to hear from you!
Consistent 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.
Base Pay Ranges:
SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:
Base Pay Range: 111,300.00 - 174,900.00 USDCalifornia (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:
Base Pay Range: 93,300.00 - 146,630.00 USDAll other cities and states excluding those listed above:
Base Pay Range: 83,600.00 - 131,340.00 USDBenefits
Global networking opportunities
Global collaboration and networking opportunities
Paid Time Off
Flexible time off
Remote-Friendly
three-week Work from Anywhere option
Wellness Stipend
Annual wellness and community outreach days
Proofpoint builds advanced human- and agent-centric cybersecurity solutions that protect the digital connections of people, data, and AI across email, cloud, and collaboration platforms. Targeting enterprises and organizations of all sizes, Proofpoint is trusted by a large portion of the Fortune 100, leveraging its expertise to mitigate threats and prevent data loss while enhancing operational resilience.
- Founded
- Founded 2002
- Employees
- 500+ employees
- Industry
- IT Services