Proofpoint

Proofpoint

Senior Cyber Threat Defense - Security Operations Engineer

Draper, UT · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$136k-$214kDetected 30 days ago
PythonBashPowerShellAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsLLMsAgentic AICybersecuritySIEMSOARSOC OperationsDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseAccessibilityCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingCISSP

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About the role

  • We are seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Threat Defense - Security Operations Engineer to join our global security team in Draper, UT.
  • This critical role sits within the Global Information Security Operation team and is responsible for investigating and responding to sophisticated security incidents across Proofpoint's global operations.

Responsibilities

  • Own Level 3 escalation for high-severity and technically complex incidents within the global 24/7 SOC.
  • Lead major investigations involving malware, ransomware, phishing, identity attacks, insider threats, cloud compromise, and advanced persistent threats.
  • Lead cross-functional threat modeling for new and existing systems, cloud services, and security workflows to identify abuse cases, attack paths, and control gaps.
  • Develop, test, tune, and maintain detection rules, correlations, hunting queries, and response use cases.
  • Define and implement automation strategy for alert enrichment, prioritization, triage, containment, notification, and remediation.
  • Develop scripts, integrations, and automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
  • Optimize SIEM log ingestion, normalization, correlation, retention, and alerting.
  • Support practical Agentic SOC use cases for alert triage, investigation enrichment, case documentation, and response under defined human oversight.
  • Own root-cause analysis and drive improvements to security controls, telemetry, processes, and architecture.
  • Partner with security architects and engineering leaders to set technical direction and evaluate detection and response technologies.

Requirements

  • Eight or more years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity incident response, threat detection, threat hunting, or security operations.
  • Strong knowledge of SOC operations, SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence, digital forensics, and security monitoring.
  • Experience investigating malware, phishing, identity attacks, cloud compromise, insider threats, data loss, and advanced persistent threats.
  • Hands-on experience with SOAR platforms, APIs, and scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
  • Strong understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework, attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures, and the cyber kill chain.
  • Experience applying threat modeling methods such as STRIDE, attack trees, or MITRE ATT&CK to enterprise or cloud systems.
  • Experience creating or tuning detection rules, hunting queries, and response playbooks.
  • Working knowledge of cloud security across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Strong executive communication, analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills, with the ability to make sound decisions during high-pressure incidents.
  • Willingness and ability to participate in an on-call rotation and respond to critical incidents outside normal business hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays as required.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Agentic SOC, AI-assisted investigation, or AI DLP capabilities.
  • Experience with identity, cloud, or data detection and response technologies.
  • Experience leading incident simulations, purple-team exercises, or adversary-emulation activities.
  • Relevant certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, CISSP, CISM, OSCP, GIAC, or cloud-security certifications.
  • Here are just a few reasons you'll love working with us:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Career success on your terms
  • Always on recognition for your contributions

Compensation

  • 136,200.00 - 214,005.00 USD
  • 112,700.00 - 177,100.00 USD
  • 101,600.00 - 159,720.00 USD

Benefits

  • Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity.
  • This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity.

Company info

  • Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. 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
  • At Proofpoint, we protect organizations and individuals from today's most advanced cyber threats.
  • Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity.
  • We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools.
  • Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows.
  • Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently.
  • Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

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