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Company Overview

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organisations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organisations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

Your day-to-day

As a Sr. Software Engineer on our Platform/Infrastructure team, you will contribute to the writing and maintaining tools written in Go, Groovy, Terraform, etc., used to manage container deployments on K8S and cloud infrastructure. You will also be helping development teams adapt these tools and practices and use your experience in infrastructure management to contribute to automation, better observability, and security practices.

What you bring to the team

You have a proven technical background and enjoy working with high-performance teams. You enjoy helping to improve developer productivity by improving the tools and assisting them as needed, as well as an eagerness to learn and pick up new technologies as required. You understand the benefits CI/CD brings to modern architecture and can empathize with the challenges of engineers not having one. You believe in the model of self-service and automation and thrive in a fast-paced and agile environment.

Must haves

• Proficiency in Software Development : Demonstrated expertise in coding with a strong command of GoLang, showcasing the ability to architect, develop, and maintain robust software solutions.

• Solid Foundation in Systems : Possessing a deep understanding of system architecture and design principles, capable of architecting scalable and reliable systems.

• Expertise in Observability : Extensive experience in implementing and leveraging observability tools such as Prometheus, Thanos, and OpenTelemetry to ensure the observability and performance of distributed systems. Familiarity with monitoring platforms, including Splunk, SignalFx/Splunk Observability, and Datadog.

• Proficient in Multi-Cloud Environments : Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure, including expertise in deploying, managing, and optimizing applications in multi-cloud environments.

• Network Debugging Skills : Strong troubleshooting abilities in network-related issues, including proficiency in Kubernetes (K8s) networking and cloud networking to ensure seamless communication between distributed components.

• Expertise in Kubernetes (K8s) : In-depth knowledge and practical experience in managing containerized applications using Kubernetes, including deployment, scaling, and monitoring.

• Proficiency in Terraform : Skilled in infrastructure as code (IaC) practices, focusing on using Terraform to provision and manage cloud resources efficiently and reliably.

• Experience in Compliance : Familiarity with regulatory requirements and standards, with a proven track record of ensuring compliance within software systems and processes.

Nice to have

• Java, Typescript Experience with container and lifecycle technologies like Kubernetes, EKS, Mesos

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and driven-to-win organisation with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Proofpoint has been honored with five Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards

Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.

We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.

Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.

At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:

• Build and enhance our proven security platform

• Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture

• Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel

• Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

   

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.