DevOps Intern

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.

The Role 

As a DevOps Intern, you'll join our team, which specializes in building infrastructure to support data science and machine learning projects. You'll gain hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure. Under guidance from experienced engineers, you'll contribute to projects that improve platform reliability, automation, and scalability, actively learning and applying modern techniques. We value curiosity, teamwork, and a desire to build technical excellence. Join us to kickstart your DevOps career and make an immediate impact!

Your day-to-day 

Manage production cloud infrastructure, encompassing Linux servers, Couchbase, Elasticsearch, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and more.

Write scripts in bash/python/go.

Oversee the telemetry to alerting pipeline and promptly respond to alerts.

Utilize metrics to make informed decisions regarding scale and cost.

Innovate beyond standard operational tasks by actively designing how they are executed.

Requirements

What you bring to the team 

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Basic understanding of cloud services or interest in learning cloud infrastructure.
• Comfortable writing scripts and/or code (Python preferred).
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Interest in learning about data science infrastructure and workflows.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Docker and Kubernetes
• Linux environments
• Infrastructure as Code tooling (Terraform preferred)
  
  

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success.  We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

Why Proofpoint?

At Proofpoint, we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons you’ll love working with us

• 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
  
  

Our Culture

Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose and drive success-every day, for everyone.

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to [email protected].

How To Apply

Interested? Submit your application along with any supporting information- we can’t wait to hear from you!