Staff Product Support Engineer

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.

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

We are looking to hire an experienced Product Support Engineer to provide technical support for customers who use our Proofpoint AI Security solutions. This is a customer facing role and as a core function, you will be required to respond to customer tickets and assist customers via phone, email, and chat and resolve technical support issues in this product area. This may include installing software that is related to the product or the Operating System (OS) that the customer is using, diagnosing networking issues, Installation/Upgrades, other related issues.

To ensure success as a product support engineer, you should have in-depth knowledge of IT systems, network security, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently and be a team player.

• Responding to technical support ticket and providing remote support to customers
• Working with customers to find diagnose and resolve technical issues within specific response guidelines.
• Manage product escalations, function as a liaison between customers, and various levels of product engineering.
• Installing/Upgrading software related to this product area.
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting the ticket issues that can be related to software, networking, and hardware.
• Documenting work in the ticketing system (Salesforce experience preferred)

• 10+ years work experience as a Technical Support Engineer
• 10+ years work experience with network security or endpoint security
• Knowledge of networking systems, identity providers, x509 certificates, Linux security tools, KMS, cloud environments
• Knowledge of AI, MCP and API Gateways is a plus
• Ability to troubleshoot complex software and hardware issues.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and writing)
• Fast thinker
• Technical diagnostic skills
• Good people skills
• Expert in Mac and Windows

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

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.