QA Engineer

About Us:

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

How We Work:

At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values: 

Bold in how we dream and innovate

Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities

Accountable for results and best in class outcomes

Visionary in future focused problem-solving

Exceptional in execution and impact

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.

Proofpoint is looking for someone to fill a Quality Assurance Engineer role, with demonstrated working knowledge of modern QA practices and tools, to help ensure the reliability, security, and usability of applications managing Microsoft Azure objects across a multi-tenant environment. An individual who excels at this role can translate stakeholder requirements into test plans, design robust validation frameworks, and communicate effectively with team members to drive quality outcomes in a bold, new development space. The ideal Quality Assurance Engineer at Proofpoint has a deep understanding of what makes software trustworthy, scalable, and secure. From the earliest requirements reviews to the final stages of user acceptance testing, this individual exuberates motivation, flexibility, and attention to detail. As testing new solutions requires frequent out-of-the-box thinking, this individual will also relish purposeful and consistent communication with team members and stakeholders to overcome unique challenges. Furthermore, the ability to prioritize tasks, maintain test coverage, and meet sprint deadlines is a must. An important value for all Proofpoint candidates to harness is being a security-minded individual. This means understanding cybersecurity concepts and being able to adapt testing programs and processes to monitor and prevent threats. Therefore, having experience in security testing, vulnerability analysis, or related domains is extremely important.

Candidates who have experience or knowledge in applications such as

Microsoft Security and Compliance are preferred.

The ideal candidate should have a thorough understanding of the following:

• Software testing methodologies (manual and automated).

• Test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar).

• Strong scripting or programming skills in one or more languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, C#).

• CI/CD pipelines and how to integrate automated testing.

• Experience validating APIs and web applications (REST/GraphQL).

• Attention to detail when translating user requirements into test scenarios and acceptance criteria.

• Git processes and best practices.

• Familiarity with performance/load testing tools.

• Experience working in Microsoft Azure (or similar cloud platforms).

Please be prepared to deliver a portfolio of your previous projects upon request.

For example:

• Automated test suites for web or mobile applications.

• Example bug reports with clear reproduction steps.

• Test plans, test cases, or acceptance criteria documentation.

• Security, performance, or load testing results.

 • Anything else related to QA engineering, automation, or test design.

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 organiz