Sr. Threat Researcher

ProofpointSaint Louis, MO, US

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We are the leader in human-centric cybersecurity. Half a million customers, including 87 of the Fortune 100, rely on Proofpoint to protect their organizations. We're driven by a mission to stay ahead of bad actors and safeguard the digital world. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

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.

In today's cyber threat landscape, protection starts with people. At Proofpoint, that simple truth fuels our passion for protecting users, the data they create, and the systems they rely on from a uniquely people-centric perspective.

When you join Proofpoint, you're helping to

Build and enhance our proven security platform
Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud environment
Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel
Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

The Role and the Team

As a Senior Threat Researcher, you'll investigate financially motivated threat actors across Proofpoint's technology stack. You'll turn threat data into actionable intelligence and help shape detection strategies that protect our customers. This role blends traditional CTI Analyst function with the deep technical expertise needed to analyze and explain granular details of multi-stage attack chains associated with complex activity sets.

Your day to day

Hunt for eCrime activity in Proofpoint's proprietary telemetry and external sources

Analyze a variety of threat types including phishing, malware, BEC, cloud, and malicious infrastructure.

Cluster, persistently track, and attribute malicious activity sets.

Deliver intelligence to internal teams and customers through clear, compelling communication.

Collaborate with detection engineers to maintain high efficacy for our product suite.

Contribute to public and private threat intelligence efforts (with additional opportunity to present findings at events, conferences, etc.)

Use AI-based tools to accelerate analysis, enrich findings, and automate repetitive tasks.

What You Bring To The Team

Proven experience tracking financially motivated threat actors and their TTPs.

Strong grasp of threat intelligence principles, including IOC analysis and actor attribution.

Technical skills involving infrastructure tracking, static and dynamic malware analysis, reverse engineering, and scripting for automation.

Comfort working across diverse teams and communicating with customers and stakeholders.

Experience working with large datasets to uncover meaningful insights.

Enthusiasm for developing custom tooling and integrating AI into your workflows to enhance research and detection.

Bonus Skills

Experience with email delivery and threat analysis (SMTP, MIME, headers).

Familiarity with Suricata, Snort, YARA, Clam AV, Sigma, or other signature languages.

Public-facing research contributions (blogs, talks, papers). Remote work experience in a security-focused organization.

The ability to speak multiple languages.

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 driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products—and many exciting reasons to join our team. We believe in hiring the best the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation.

We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off, a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges

Base Pay Range : $120,525.00 - $237,050.00 USD

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to accessibility@proofpoint.com.

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