Onsite Team Lead, Customer Engineering – Data Security

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About the role

  • Team Lead, Customer Engineering responsible for DSPM operational reliability in client settings at cybersecurity leader Proofpoint. Overseeing technical engagements and mentoring a specialized team in customer engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Own operational health and reliability of DSPM across customer environments
  • Act as a senior technical point of contact for customers during escalations and complex issues
  • Lead technical investigations and clearly communicate findings, impact, and resolution plans to customers
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on deployment architecture, operational readiness, and platform limitations
  • Define and maintain operational health signals and dashboards for customers and internal teams
  • Provide structured, written feedback to Product and Engineering based on production and customer experience
  • Lead and mentor a team of Customer Engineers with high standards for technical and communication quality

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or senior Technical Support roles
  • 2+ years of technical team leadership or mentorship experience
  • Strong hands-on experience operating cloud-native systems on AWS
  • Proven experience debugging complex, distributed systems in production
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and directly with customers in high-pressure situations
  • Strong written communication skills, including customer-facing summaries and internal technical documentation
  • Experience managing customer escalations end-to-end, from diagnosis through resolution

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Career success on your terms
  • Flexible work environment
  • Annual wellness and community outreach days
  • Always on recognition for your contributions
  • Global collaboration and networking opportunities

Job title

Team Lead, Customer Engineering – Data Security

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$123,200 - $193,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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