Proofpoint
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.
Threat Intelligence Analyst
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October 24
Proofpoint
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.
📋 Description
• The Threat Intelligence Analyst is responsible for leveraging Proofpoint data and telemetry to deliver cyber threat intelligence reporting to customers, both through email and regular live customer-facing briefings and presentations. • Candidates will conduct threat analysis, apply analytics to threat intelligence, conduct briefings, field customer inquiries, engage internal SMEs, and initiate improvements to existing program framework, processes, and deliverables. • This role is roughly 70% core analysis and production, 30% enablement — supporting sales with intelligence-backed narratives, demos, and customer engagement. • You will be assessing and analyzing a customer’s security environment and ongoing threats, pointing out unusual or interesting threats, then recommending tactical (configuration, product/operational policy or implementation) and strategic improvements directly to customers through both email and regular live presentations. • This customer facing role requires hands-on preplanned investigations, on-demand inquiries, and unstructured data analysis, but also uses soft skills to discuss, recommend, advocate, and track changes and improvements to advance a customer’s security posture. • Your success is incumbent on providing customers greater visibility, context, and insight into the threats they face and suggestions on how to respond to them. • Collaborate with Sales on pre-sales calls and RFP responses, providing subject matter expertise. • Develop and present use-case driven briefings to prospective clients (threat landscape, sector-specific risks, adversary trends). • Create and maintain sales enablement materials (one-pagers, case studies, sample reports, FAQs). • Partner with customer account teams to ensure smooth onboarding and highlight service value during renewals. • Act as a bridge between intelligence operations and GTM teams, ensuring customer feedback informs intelligence priorities.
🎯 Requirements
• 5 + years of experience in the cyber security space, with at least 2 years delivering customer-facing presentations with an understanding of customer success, retention, and sales processes • Exposure to customer-facing work (consulting, advisory, or managed services). • Domain knowledge in cyber security, including the ability to speak and present directly to customers with authority on the broad threat landscape and in detail on email-based threats, exploits and threat actors, and incident analysis. • Ability to identify potential areas of concern for customers before or as they arise and take appropriate actions, such as proactive notification, recommending framework-based or ad hoc mitigations, and initiating additional research. • Knowledge of other technologies such as networking, internet technologies, and web servers is required • Document current processes and identify areas for improvement to improve customer experience and/or team efficiency. • Highly organized and the ability to lead through influence and coordination, as well as facilitate communication with SMEs, account teams, and other stakeholders as necessary. • Strong interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written communication skills. • Passion for working closely with customers to inform and protect them, including the ability to maintain close communication with multiple large organizations simultaneously. • Customer facing presentation experience • Knowledge of Python is a plus but not required • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 Suite including Excel w/pivot tables and Powerpoint • Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, systems, and subjects quickly • Additional skills that are added bonuses include Analytics tools and experience such as Tableau, SQL, R Studio, Python pandas
🏖️ 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
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