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Company Overview
At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today's advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:
Build and enhance our proven security platform
Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture
Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel
Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges
We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That's why we're a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.
The Role: Senior Threat Analyst
Your day-to-day
Member of a creative, enthusiastic, and geographically-distributed team (in a 24/7/365 "follow the sun" model) that is responsible for identifying, parameterizing, and responding quickly to spam attacks levied against some of the worlds largest organizations
Provide responses and explanations to customers who request assistance through our ticketing system
Analyze email messages reported by customers in order to determine correct classification (spam, threat, bulk, ham)
Be available in an on-call basis to analyze e-mail messages to determine correct classification (spam, threat, bulk, ham)
Perform deep analyses of spam message headers structures to identify novel spam features, and design regular-expression (regex) based rules to detect those features
Participate in attack post-mortems to improve the team's response to threats
Provide responses and explanations to customers in a positive, professional manner
Analyze misclassified messages (spam and legitimate) and make updates to spam definitions to correct their classifications.
Ad-hoc development of tools as necessary to aid/streamline analysis activities
Help us define the landscape, prevalence, and evolution of messaging abuse, threats, and attacks by participating in future requirements definition discussions of our products
Conduct research on current ongoing spam and/or malware trends as needed with a goal of reporting noticed threats and developing strategies on how to address.
What you bring to the team
Experience with Unix/Linux environments and a with a range of Unix/Linux command-line tools
Strong written and verbal communication skills (in English), including the ability to convey highly technical information in an accessible manner;
Familiarity/experience with Perl, Python, Bash scripting, Java or C++, SQL, especially advanced regular expressions and Unix command-line invocations;
Knowledge on how mail delivery works, including SMTP as well as an understanding of email structure and headers;
Working knowledge/expertise in the spam domain;
Familiarity with malware landscape, working knowledge of various cyber threats is strongly desirable;
Previous data mining experience is a plus
Demonstrated analytical and creative problem-solving abilities;
Willingness to interact with customers (web and occasionally phone-based support) to help resolve issues
Ability to work independently yet fully integrate with worldwide, remote teams
Can-do attitude with a focus on problem solving, product quality, and a strong desire to get the job done
Requirements/Education and/or Equivalent Experience (including technical and non-technical capabilities)
BSCS or equivalent, or equivalent technical and hands-on experience.
Why Proofpoint
As a customer focused and driven-to-win organization with leading edge products, there are many exciting reasons to join the Proofpoint team. We believe in hiring the best the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation. As we continue to grow and expand globally, we understand that hiring the right people and treating them well is key to our success! We are a multi-national company with locations in 10 countries, with each location contributing to Proofpoint's amazing culture!
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