Sr. Security Research EngineerProofpoint • Virginia, MN, US

Sr. Security Research Engineer

Proofpoint • Virginia, MN, US

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About Us

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.

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.

The Role

This highly technical role has a direct and real-time impact protecting Proofpoint customers. As a Senior Security Research Engineer on Proofpoint's Threat Research team, you'll be part of an amazing, collaborative, industry-leading team focused on tracking threat actors, malware, phishing, and TTPs in order to develop static and dynamic (behavioural) signatures that detect and prevent threats on a massive scale. If you enjoy keeping abreast of and analysing attacker techniques, malware and phishing campaigns, and using that knowledge to counteract those threats on a broad scale, then this is the role for you. This role has an absolute and direct impact on the efficacy of Proofpoint products, the quality of Proofpoint's intelligence, and the protection of Proofpoint customers.

Your day-to-day

Stay abreast of a constantly evolving threat landscape including the credential phishing landscape
Analyse malware, malicious documents, and malicious URLs provided by internal and external sources
Conduct in-depth analysis of email messages to detect and classify threats such as business email compromise (BEC), phishing, and other malicious campaigns.
Apply critical thinking skills to identify the most efficient and effective way to mitigate the analysed threat
Develop, test, and deploy appropriate static and / or behavioural signatures to mitigate the analysed threat
Identify, prioritise, and fill coverage gaps for relevant threats to minimise customer impact
Be on the rotation for on-call to respond customer FN / FP escalations that cannot be addressed by customer support
Work effectively as part of a remote team using chat, video chat and conference calls
Work with engineering teams, defining requirements, for continuous improvement of critical detection capabilities

What You Bring To The Team

A passion for threat research and a well-rounded yet deep understanding of the security threat landscape

Demonstrable understanding of the malware and credential phishing landscape, TTPs, and experience overcoming bypass techniques

Experience proactively identifying, responding to, and defending against malware and credential phishing threats in production environments

Familiarity with browser internals and the Document Object Model

Broad and demonstrable understanding of document formats commonly used for malicious purposes (e.g. OLE, CDFv2, PDF, OpenOffice, RTF)

Experience parsing and analysing malicious documents

Experience leveraging sandbox environments as an analysis tool

Critical thinking – able to develop high quality detection signatures based on analysis of malicious behaviour

Experience creating YARA and / or ClamAV signatures used in production environments

Regular expression wizardry

Intermediate-level Python experience

Interest in learning sandbox engineering concepts and contributing ideas to extend capabilities a plus

Interest in creating synthetic malicious samples to test capabilities a plus

Willing and able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a distributed team of industry-leading security researchers

A hard-working, self-directed team player fully capable of working remotely

Benefits and Compensation

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Learning & Development – leadership and professional development workshops, stretch project assignments, mentoring opportunities

Flexible work environment – remote options, hybrid schedules, flexible hours

Annual wellness and community outreach days

Recognition for 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 accessibility@proofpoint.com.

Compensation Transparency

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 ranges vary and depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. This role may be eligible for variable compensation and / or equity. 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

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area – $161,625.00 – $237,050.00 USD

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska – $132,225.00 – $193,930.00 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above – $120,525.00 – $176,770.00 USD

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