Sales Engineer
Proofpoint
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: South Africa
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About the role
- Collaborate with the Central Africa Named Accounts team to develop and execute targeted account penetration strategies.
- Design and champion complex People-Centric Security solutions encompassing the entire Proofpoint portfolio.
- Provide valuable customer insight and real-world experiences to Product Management, Marketing and Product Development (Engineering) teams to help keep our solutions as the best in class.
- You will become an expert in Email Security, Advanced Persistent Threats, Attack Protection, Threat Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and the threat landscape.
- Maintain compliance with ISO, NIST and MITRE.
- Present at or attend industry seminars and/or trade shows when required.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in a customer facing technical role, either as a Sales/System Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Security Engineer or senior level product support or professional services, preferably in the cyber-security industry.
- Proven experience in either enterprise email solutions, email authentication, advanced persistent threats, data security, network security or cloud security and shadow IT knowledge.
- Highly self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision from a remotely based Account Manager.
- Exceptional organisational and time-management skills, with the discipline to work and maintain focus in a partner office environment.
- Proactive communicator who takes ownership of keeping the Account Manager aligned on customer activity, pipeline progress, and priorities.
- Comfortable acting as the primary local technical presence, progressing opportunities and supporting customers between Account Manager visits.
- Excellent presentation skills, comfortable presenting to individuals and/or teams including technical staff and C-suite executives.
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- CISSP or other security industry certification.
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
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Hard Skills & Tools
Email SecurityAdvanced Persistent ThreatsAttack ProtectionThreat ResponseData Loss PreventionEnterprise Email SolutionsEmail AuthenticationData SecurityNetwork SecurityCloud Security
Soft Skills
Self-motivatedOrganisational skillsTime-management skillsProactive communicationOwnershipPresentation skills
Certifications
CISSPSecurity industry certification