Role : Sr Security Engineer _ Proofpoint
Location : North Quincy, MA
Full Time only
Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Responsibilities:
· Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Proofpoint platform, providing technical leadership and guidance to security teams.
· Lead the deployment and configuration of Proofpoint capabilities, including OCR, EDM, IDM, policy creation, and report development.
· Design, implement, and optimize advanced DLP policies and detection logic aligned to organizational risk and compliance needs.
· Develop, maintain, and improve SOPs, operational workflows, triage playbooks, and incident remediation processes.
· Oversee and perform complex triage, root‑cause analysis, and incident remediation, ensuring timely resolution and proper documentation.
· Continuously evaluate platform performance, drive tuning cycles, and recommend enhancements to improve accuracy and reduce false positives.
· Act as the escalation point for SOC, Compliance, and Legal teams on all Proofpoint‑related incidents and platform-related questions.
Requirements:
· Strong SME‑level experience on the Proofpoint platform, with deep hands‑on expertise in OCR, EDM, IDM, policy engineering, and reporting.
· Demonstrated success in deploying and operationalizing Proofpoint solutions in large, complex enterprise environments.
· Proven experience creating SOPs, triage processes, runbooks, and incident handling frameworks for DLP operations.
· Advanced understanding of DLP methodologies, content inspection techniques, regex, fingerprinting, and data classification.
· Solid background in incident response, including triage, investigation, containment, user communication, and remediation.
· Ability to work collaboratively with Security Operations, Privacy, Compliance, HR, and Legal during investigations and policy lifecycle management.
· Strong documentation skills and the ability to articulate technical details to leadership and non-technical stakeholders.