Senior Commercial Sales Engineer

You will get to develop and tell a compelling story that will excite your customer and have them eager to hear more. Your story will include an amazing product demonstration, often followed by a proof-of-concept, and ultimately, providing a solution to your customer that you will take pride in being a part of. It’s an exciting time to be at Proofpoint! 

Candidates are required to work in-person out of our Pittsburgh, PA office.

An Inside Sales Engineer is the Technical Lead for the Proofpoint Pre-Sales process, including: 

• Collaborate with the sales team to develop and execute targeted account penetration strategies 

• Build trust and rapport with customers and prospects, and be their main technical point of contact throughout the process 

• Deliver a high volume of compelling product demonstrations that address today’s most pressing cyber threats focusing in on a customer’s security needs based upon industry, compliance requirements, and security initiatives 

• Work closely with customer/prospect security staff for technical discovery, as well as planning, execution and wrap up of Proof-of-Concept (POC) and Production Evaluations 

• You will design and champion complex People-Centric Security solutions encompassing the entire Proofpoint portfolio 

• You may, occasionally, be called upon to assist in professional services deployments, technical training, and to present or attend industry seminars and/or trade shows 

• You will be able to provide valuable customer insight and real-world experiences to Product Management, Marketing and Product Development (Engineering) teams to help keep our solutions the best in the industry 

• You will become an expert in Email Security Gateways, Advanced Persistent Threats, Attack Protection, Threat Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and the threat landscape 

Job Requirements 

• 5+ years of hands on technical experience, either as a Sales/Systems Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Security Engineer or senior level product support, preferably in an externally customer-facing role in the cyber-security industry 

• You have 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 

• Exposure to at least two of the following skill sets are recommended: 

• Cloud security and shadow IT monitoring 

• IT security, vulnerability or risk assessments, security operations, and policy enforcement 

• Data Loss Prevention (DLP), compliance and privacy 

• Enterprise email solutions such as Exchange/O365, G-Suite, Lotus Domino or working knowledge of SMTP and experience with MTAs such as Postfix, Sendmail, etc. 

• Additional skills that are added bonuses include: 

• Directory Services and protocols such as Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP, iDP (identity providers) 

• Email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) 

• Networking and protocols such as SMTP, DNS, LDAP, HTTP, etc. 

• Experience with frameworks such as MITRE and/or NIST 

• You have a background in consultative approach to solving problems and/or have a strong desire to pivot your career towards a sales direction 

• You can thrive in a fast paced, high-energy environment 

• You can work independently, adapt quickly and maintain a positive attitude 

• Strong PowerPoint, presentation and organizational skills a must 

• CISSP or other relevant cyber-security and cloud security certification are valued 

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience 

• Required to work onsite at Pittsburgh, PA office

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success.  We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization 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! #LifeAtPFPT