Proofpoint
Sr. Systems Administrator - Sales Engineering Tools & Infrastructure
Proofpoint, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.Corporate Overview
Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ 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 organizations 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.The Role and the Team
We are now seeking a highly motivated
Sr Systems Administrator
in our Sales Engineering Tools & Infrastructure (SETI) team. As a Sr Systems Administrator in this team, you'll take an active role in designing compute infrastructure and creating tools that support pre-sales activities such as demonstrations, proof of concepts (POC), customer reports, or other tools as needed.The Sales Engineering Tools & Infrastructure team are highly valued business partners to the Global Sales Engineering organization and play a critical role in providing tools, infrastructure, and live environments for the Sales Engineers to do their job.The environment includes globally distributed public and private cloud data centers with Linux and Windows servers. These environments provide the necessary computing resources for Sales Engineers and other internal stakeholders to do product demonstrations or hands-on labs. The bulk of our workloads run in AWS and our own internal deployment of OpenStack.You will be part of a small, globally distributed team that provides swift response to the technical computing needs of your internal customers – primarily Sales Engineers. You will collaborate with your team members to build, buy, or utilize appropriate resources in support of the ever-changing, growing Proofpoint product portfolio. The activities of the team require a wide array of skills areas, including systems administration, development, and cloud computing. We balance the collective skill sets of the team so some members may be experts at development while others are experts at systems management or operations. We will look for candidates that bring expertise in at least one of these areas with willingness to learn and cross-train in the others for a “devops” role.Some examples are
Build and manage the infrastructure to deliver high-volume, compelling Proofpoint on-demand product demonstrations that address today’s most pressing cyber threats.Internally deploy complex people-centric solutions encompassing the entire Proofpoint portfolio, becoming an expert in Proofpoint products. These would be internally deployed specifically to support demonstration use-cases that showcase the power of Proofpoint solutions.Internal development (coding) of solutions to support these environments. Typical languages would be Python or Golang.Job Requirements
Hands-on experience with systems administration of Linux and Windows servers and TCP/IP Networks.Excellent knowledge of public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or other public cloud offerings.Knowledgeable in automation scripting in any mainstream language (bash, python, Golang, React.js, etc).Knowledgeable of IT management processes for maintenance, availability, security, governance, Active Directory, etc.Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.Plusses But Not Required
Experience in any of the following specific areas would be a plus but not required:AWS EC2 or other AWS offerings or OpenStack knowledge.Proofpoint products.SMTP and email security.Ansible or other automation/orchestration tools.Single sign-on (SSO) vendors such as Okta.Containers & Kubernetes.Modern development paradigms such as Agile and CI/CD.Data warehousing and reporting tools.Previously supported a pre-sales competitive lab, technical marketing role, training lab.Previously held a pre-sales SE or pre-sales operations role.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!If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!Compensation Information
Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.Base Pay Ranges
SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area: Base Pay Range 128,940.00 - 202,620.00 USDCalifornia (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska: Base Pay Range 106,750.00 - 167,750.00 USDAll other cities and states excluding those listed above: Base Pay Range 96,320.00 - 151,360.00 USD
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Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ 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 organizations 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.The Role and the Team
We are now seeking a highly motivated
Sr Systems Administrator
in our Sales Engineering Tools & Infrastructure (SETI) team. As a Sr Systems Administrator in this team, you'll take an active role in designing compute infrastructure and creating tools that support pre-sales activities such as demonstrations, proof of concepts (POC), customer reports, or other tools as needed.The Sales Engineering Tools & Infrastructure team are highly valued business partners to the Global Sales Engineering organization and play a critical role in providing tools, infrastructure, and live environments for the Sales Engineers to do their job.The environment includes globally distributed public and private cloud data centers with Linux and Windows servers. These environments provide the necessary computing resources for Sales Engineers and other internal stakeholders to do product demonstrations or hands-on labs. The bulk of our workloads run in AWS and our own internal deployment of OpenStack.You will be part of a small, globally distributed team that provides swift response to the technical computing needs of your internal customers – primarily Sales Engineers. You will collaborate with your team members to build, buy, or utilize appropriate resources in support of the ever-changing, growing Proofpoint product portfolio. The activities of the team require a wide array of skills areas, including systems administration, development, and cloud computing. We balance the collective skill sets of the team so some members may be experts at development while others are experts at systems management or operations. We will look for candidates that bring expertise in at least one of these areas with willingness to learn and cross-train in the others for a “devops” role.Some examples are
Build and manage the infrastructure to deliver high-volume, compelling Proofpoint on-demand product demonstrations that address today’s most pressing cyber threats.Internally deploy complex people-centric solutions encompassing the entire Proofpoint portfolio, becoming an expert in Proofpoint products. These would be internally deployed specifically to support demonstration use-cases that showcase the power of Proofpoint solutions.Internal development (coding) of solutions to support these environments. Typical languages would be Python or Golang.Job Requirements
Hands-on experience with systems administration of Linux and Windows servers and TCP/IP Networks.Excellent knowledge of public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or other public cloud offerings.Knowledgeable in automation scripting in any mainstream language (bash, python, Golang, React.js, etc).Knowledgeable of IT management processes for maintenance, availability, security, governance, Active Directory, etc.Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.Plusses But Not Required
Experience in any of the following specific areas would be a plus but not required:AWS EC2 or other AWS offerings or OpenStack knowledge.Proofpoint products.SMTP and email security.Ansible or other automation/orchestration tools.Single sign-on (SSO) vendors such as Okta.Containers & Kubernetes.Modern development paradigms such as Agile and CI/CD.Data warehousing and reporting tools.Previously supported a pre-sales competitive lab, technical marketing role, training lab.Previously held a pre-sales SE or pre-sales operations role.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!If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!Compensation Information
Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.Base Pay Ranges
SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area: Base Pay Range 128,940.00 - 202,620.00 USDCalifornia (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska: Base Pay Range 106,750.00 - 167,750.00 USDAll other cities and states excluding those listed above: Base Pay Range 96,320.00 - 151,360.00 USD
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