Senior Sales Engineer, AI Security Solutions

Proofpoint

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NYFloridaNorth CarolinaPennsylvaniaMassachusettsGeorgia
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Proofpoint

Proofpoint is a cybersecurity company specializing in email security, threat protection, data loss prevention, and compliance. Privately held by Thoma Bravo since 2021, it serves over 500,000 organizations including 87 of the Fortune 100.

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TL;DR · Senior Sales Engineer, AI Security Solutions

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The Senior Sales Engineer - AI Security Solutions joins the AI Security solutions team as a customer-facing technical expert. This role involves driving adoption of AI-driven security portfolios by partnering with Sales, Product, and Customer Success teams to articulate business value. Key responsibilities include building credibility with CISOs and security architects, leading technical workshops on AI risk and governance, and supporting proof-of-value and proof-of-concept engagements. The position requires expertise in cybersecurity, AI/ML concepts, and agentic security risks. Candidates must demonstrate skills in solution architecture, technical storytelling, and enterprise software deployments on cloud environments. Required technical knowledge includes Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS, and networking concepts such as TCP/IP, Proxy, Firewall, CASB, and SIEM to solve problems regarding intent-based security and runtime policy enforcement.

Skills

AI Security AI/ML Amazon EKS Google GKE Azure AKS Cybersecurity TCP/IP Proxy Firewall CASB SIEM Solution Architecture Data Protection enterprise software deployment

What you'll do

Lead technical workshops on AI risk, governance, and secure adoption strategies for stakeholders.
Support proof-of-value (POV) and proof-of-concept (POC) engagements focused on real-world AI use cases.
Provide best practices for integrating AI security into existing security and data protection architectures.
Deliver compelling technical presentations and product demonstrations to security and IT leaders.
Map AI security technology to specific business outcomes and organizational needs.
Provide field feedback to Product Management regarding AI Security capabilities and the product roadmap.
Collaborate with Marketing to develop thought leadership on AI security and agentic risk.
Work with Customer Success to ensure successful onboarding and expansion of AI Security deployments.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or similar technical pre-sales roles.
Strong background in cybersecurity.
Experience discussing AI/ML concepts, AI risk, or emerging AI security challenges.
Proven ability to deliver compelling technical presentations and product demonstrations.
Strong consultative skills with the ability to map technology to business outcomes.
Experience in enterprise software deployments on end user devices and cloud environments.
Experience in AI Agent development in environments such as Amazon EKS, Google GKE and Azure AKS.
Familiarity with networking concepts, including TCP/IP, Proxy, Firewall, CASB and SIEM.