✦ Luna Orbit — Cybersecurity

Senior Director, Security Engineering

at Proofpoint

📍 Sunnyvale, CA Remote Posted March 02, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Cybersecurity

This role involves leading Proofpoint’s enterprise security engineering efforts, focusing on designing resilient security platforms, automating defenses, and collaborating across teams to protect data and systems.

  • Lead security platform design
  • Drive automation and threat detection
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Ensure security compliance
  • Advance security controls

Technical scope includes security architecture, cloud security, detection engineering, automation, and threat modeling, utilizing cloud platforms and security tools.

The ideal candidate is a senior security engineering leader with extensive experience in security architecture, cloud security, and threat modeling. They possess strong leadership skills and a strategic mindset to drive enterprise security initiatives.

Security EngineeringSecurity ArchitectureCloud SecurityThreat Modeling
AutomationDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseSecurity ControlsInfrastructure Security
Cloud Platforms (AWSAzureGCP)Security ToolsSIEMAutomation Tools
Security EngineeringSecurity ArchitectureCloud SecurityDetection EngineeringAutomationThreat ModelingIncident ResponseSecurity ControlsInfrastructure Security
Security EngineeringSecurity ArchitectureCloud SecurityDetection EngineeringAutomationThreat ModelingIncident ResponseSecurity ControlsInfrastructure SecurityApplication Security
LeadershipStrategic ThinkingCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication

Required

CISSPCISACISM

Preferred

AWS Security SpecialtyCertified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Industry Cybersecurity / SaaS
Job Function Leading enterprise security engineering to protect organizational data and infrastructure
Senior DirectorSecurity EngineeringSecurity ArchitectureCloud SecurityDetection EngineeringAutomationThreat ModelingIncident ResponseSecurity ControlsInfrastructure SecurityAWSAzureGCPSIEMAutomation ToolsCISSPCISACISM

Lack of experience in cloud security or security architecture, No leadership experience in security engineering, Inability to work in Sunnyvale

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