About this role
Senior DevOps 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.
How We Work:
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 innovateResponsive to feedback, challenges and opportunitiesAccountable for results and best in class outcomesVisionary in future focused problem-solvingExceptional in execution and impactWe are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the design, development, and scaling of our cloud infrastructure with a strong emphasis on automation, security, and operational excellence.In this role, you'll be a key contributor throughout the entire software development lifecycle, driving initiatives that improve system reliability, scalability, and developer productivity. You will thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment where adaptability and collaboration are critical.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, implement, and manage robust cloud infrastructure leveraging AWS and Azure, following industry best practices.
- Design and build Kubernetes-based infrastructure and applications, including the development of custom operators to manage complex workloads and Helm applications to deploy our services.
- Develop and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines to automate build, testing, and deployment processes.
- Partner closely with development and operations teams to ensure applications are performant, scalable, and reliable in production environments.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure-as-Code tools and configuration management systems.
- Implement proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to maintain system health and quickly resolve issues.
- Troubleshoot issues across the full stack—from infrastructure and networking to deployment and application runtime.
- Continuously assess and enhance DevOps workflows to improve efficiency, reduce manual work, and enable faster delivery cycles.
- Champion security best practices and ensure infrast