Proofpoint
Senior Sales Engineer
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Senior · 5 years
Bengaluru, India - Remote
Remote
2026-08-21
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Requirements Summary
5+ years of hands-on technical experience in cyber-security industry
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Role Overview As a Senior Sales Engineer, you will be a trusted advisor to both the Account Managers you are paired with, as well as our current and future customers. You will help deliver People-Centric solutions that protect against today's cyber threats. What You Will Do Your day-to-day will include collaborating with the enterprise sales team, building trust and rapport with customers and prospects, delivering compelling product demonstrations, and working closely with customer/prospect security staff for technical discovery and planning. Why It Might Be a Fit You will become an expert in Email Security Gateways, Advanced Persistent Threats, Attack Protection, Threat Detection and Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and the threat landscape. You will provide valuable customer insight and real-world experiences to Product Management, Marketing and Product Development (Engineering) teams. Requirements 5+ years of hands-on technical experience, either as a Sales/Systems Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Security Engineer, preferably in the cyber-security industry Collaborate with our sales teams and partners with high-touch pre-sales technical activity Self-starter and ability to own and drive initiatives Comfortable presenting to individuals and/or teams including technical staff through to the C-suite Experience in Enterprise or Cloud Security, including cloud/SaaS platforms, messaging, data, network, endpoint, NOC/SOC, or MSP-related cybersecurity Experience selling and positioning a platform is highly valued CISSP or other relevant cyber-security and/or cloud security certifications are valued Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience Benefits 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