Lead Engineer - Proofpoint

WHO ARE WE?

WE ARE A WORLD LEADER IN ENGINEERING AND IT SERVICES.

At ALTEN, we see our specialists as architects – today’s designers of tomorrow’s world.

As a leader in Engineering and IT Services, we support a company in their technological and sustainable transformation.

OVER 57,400 EMPLOYEES IN 30+ COUNTRIES, TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 6,500 CLIENTS WORLDWIDE.

We operate in all sectors: Aeronautics, Space, Defence, Security & Naval, Automotive, Rail & Mobility, Energy & Environment, Life Sciences & Health, Industrial Equipment & Electronics, Telecoms, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Retail, Services & Medias, Public Services & Government.

We carry out complex and highly technical projects throughout the value chain of the most prestigious companies worldwide.

Our motto: Building Tomorrow’s World Today!

Role description

• Implement engineering solutions in partnership with Capability Owners, Control Owners, and Architecture teams.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and execute a strategic capability roadmap for email security.

• Ensure successful delivery with partners, aligning with support functions.

• Maintain and prioritize the Engineering Backlog and conduct prioritization meetings.

• Manage vendor relationships for owned technologies (e.g., Proofpoint).

• Interact with stakeholders across the organization to understand security needs and expectations.

• Evaluate and adopt new technologies and practices to enhance email security capabilities.

• Work closely with Control Owners to assess control defect severities and ensure compliance.

• Collaborate with Service Owners to understand service performance, exceptions, and roadmaps.

• Work with Technology/Platform Owners to address IT service performance, bugs, and technical debt.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of email systems, including SMTP, SMTP Auth, and security layers.

• Experience with Proofpoint solutions (managing security policies, threat analysis, and data loss prevention).

• Knowledge of large enterprise mail environments (Exchange Online preferred).

• Ability to identify, recommend, and implement processes to mitigate malware, phishing, and social engineering attacks.

• Strong stakeholder management skills to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills to explain complex technical issues clearly and actionably.

• Experience in data protection, cybersecurity, and risk management in highly regulated environments.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and methodologies.

• Experience with Cloud, SaaS, and emerging cloud use cases for enterprise environments.

• Expertise in email, collaboration, data classification, encryption, discovery, and DLP solutions.

• Project planning, implementation, and delivery experience.

• Production support experience for owned applications.

• Adaptability to changing situations and ability to delegate and empower teams.

We offer:

• We offer a full-time employment contract

• Location - Kraków, work model - hybrid

• Stable and long-term cooperation

• Well-defined career path at the European leader in engineering & IT consulting

• Opportunity to relocate and work in different ALTEN Polska branches

• After project completion, opportunity to engage in subsequent projects within the company

• Introduction and cooperation with a dedicated Competences Manager

Benefits:

• Medicover medical care

• Medicover dental care

• Medicover Benefits platform

• Medicover Sport card

• Referral Program

• Layette for a newborn employee’s child

• Group life insurance

• Pension scheme

We also offer cooperation based on a B2B or Contract of mandate (UZ).

We also guarantee:

• Access to professional certifications with our technology partners (e.g., Google, ISTQB)

• Access to relevant industry events

• Access to the Knowledge Sharing Program

• Access to the Referral Program

Do not hesitate and join our team!

NOTICE: We kindly inform you that we will contact the selected people.