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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.

Protection Starts with People. Proofpoint.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead the technical work of the team through experimentation, design and implementation of state of the art models, algorithms and ML infrastructure to maximize the efficacy of Tessian products

• Partner with Product to identify key areas of improvement and research through a data-driven approach and help define and refine the team’s technical roadmap

• Be responsible for technical delivery of their team e.g. ensuring proposals and deliveries use appropriate technologies, PR (Pull Request) reviews follow best practices and guidelines

• Be a leader and champion for the technical and operational aspects of the team's stack including driving technical initiatives to improve them

• Participate in cross-team initiatives contributing to architectural improvements and develop cross functional relationships the team needs for success

• Work closely with the team’s Engineering Manager to understand the performance, and opportunities for the development and upskilling of team members.

• Support the development of team members through regular 1-1s and coaching

• Champion learning and experimentation within the team through discussions, evaluation and adoption of latest technologies and developments in machine learning

Qualifications/Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist with 2+ years as a team lead or in a technical leadership role (line management experience not essential)

• Track record of leading multiple highly impactful machine learning projects from inception to completion with proven results

• Advanced knowledge of Python, SQL, Spark and familiarity with challenges working with large volumes of unstructured text data

• In-depth knowledge of transformer architecture and experience in solving real-world NLP problems.

• Hands on experience with fine-tuning and deploying LLMs is desirable

• Experience working with deep learning frameworks and libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, JAX, HuggingFace

• Conceptual understanding of Graph Neural Networks and experience applying GNNs to solve real world problem statements such as fraud or anomaly detection is desirable

• Has solid understanding of MLOps including infrastructure and best practices to train, deploy and monitor models at scale on the cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

• Demonstrated ability to engage and effectively communicate with stakeholders at multiple levels and across disciplines

• Enjoys collaboration and working with others

• Can construct good arguments for methodologies and best practices

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! #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 six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, 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.