Staff Security Research Engineer

October 22

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Proofpoint

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Cybersecurity • Enterprise • Security

Proofpoint is a company that specializes in cybersecurity solutions, particularly focused on protecting enterprise users from targeted phishing emails and other threats. Their Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) product is designed to provide advanced threat security by checking the safety of websites linked in emails. If a site is deemed safe, users are redirected to the original web destination; if not, access is blocked to prevent exposure to malware. Proofpoint ensures secure email communications within organizations.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2002

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏢 Enterprise

🔐 Security

💰 $28M Series F on 2008-02

📋 Description

• 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, prioritize, and fill coverage gaps for relevant threats to minimize customer impact • Respond to 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 the continuous improvement of critical detection capabilities

🎯 Requirements

• 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

• Competitive compensation • Comprehensive benefits • Learning & Development: We are committed to the growth and development of our team members, offering a range of programs including leadership and professional development workshops, stretch project assignments, and mentoring opportunities to help employees reach their full potential. • Flexible work environment: [Remote options, hybrid schedules, flexible hours, etc.] • Annual wellness and community outreach days • Always on recognition for your contributions • Global collaboration and networking opportunities