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Proofpoint Product Support Engineer in Cork, Ireland

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

Proofpoint is seeking a Product Support Engineer for our Tessian Products. Proofpoint has recently acquired Tessian an AI-based Cloud Email Security Company and they are looking to grow their team in EMEA.

This acquisition is very exciting for both Proofpoint and Tessian, as combining Proofpoint's industry-leading threat and data loss protection technology and intelligence with Tessan's AI-powered behavioral and dynamic detection will give organizations the most comprehensive defense available!

Our team of Product Support Engineers are highly experienced in providing excellent customer support, continuously interacting with our customers through complex, system-level problem resolutions in a fast-paced environment.

In a truly cross-functional role, you’ll work very closely with the Product, Engineering and Commercial teams across the globe to develop, create and deliver best-in-class customer experiences at all stages of the customer journey.

The role is ideal for those who are passionate about engaging with customers and possess an understanding of email administration and security however we will consider broader experience gained in a customer-facing, technical environment.

Your day-to-day

  • Provide Tier 1 support to administrators & enterprise-level partners via phone, web-based tools, and email across EMEA.

  • Conduct thorough analysis of customer environments to identify root causes of issues and provide effective solutions, escalating complex cases to senior engineers when necessary.

  • You will take charge of the proactive investigation and steps to avoid issues before they emerge.

  • Document and track customer interactions, issues, and resolutions in the support ticketing system.

  • Manage product escalations, act as a liaison between customers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering and Product Management, to address customer concerns and provide feedback for product improvement.

  • Assist in the creation and maintenance of knowledge base articles and support documentation.

  • Stay updated with product enhancements, new features, and industry trends to effectively support customers.

  • If needed, work as part of our wider team assisting customers during installations and configuration.

What you bring to the team

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with customers and internal teams.

  • Experience in a technical support role, ideally supporting in a B2B SaaS technology company.

  • Ability to handle customers professionally across all interfaces verbal and written.

  • Ability to excel in a fast-paced, agile environment where critical thinking and strong problem-solving skills are required for success.

  • Proven ability to function in a self-directed environment and to cooperate with team members.

  • Innovative thinker who is positive, proactive, and readily embraces new challenges.

Nice to have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

  • Ability to quickly develop as subject matter expert in areas of Proofpoint technologies.

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning 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! #LifeAtProofpoint

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Proofpoint has been honored with five Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards

Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.

We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.

Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.

At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:

  • Build and enhance our proven security platform

  • Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture

  • Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel

  • Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

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.

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.

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