Sr. Security Research Engineer

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity, dedicated to protecting users and their data. As a Sr. Security Research Engineer, you will contribute to the Threat Research team by developing tools for tracking and analyzing threats, directly impacting the effectiveness of Proofpoint's security products.

Responsibilities:

• Stay abreast of a constantly evolving threat landscape and modern tech stacks needed to support research
• Work in partnership with threat researchers to design and implement tools and systems which enable their ability to track, contextualize, and report on malicious activity
• Liaison with other engineering units within Proofpoint to ensure stakeholder requirements are communicated and as a consultant to help those units understand the needs of a security-focused end-user constituency
• Work effectively as part of a remote team using chat, video chat, and conference calls

Requirements:

• Passion for threat research and a well-rounded understanding of the threat landscape
• Ability to understand the threat researcher's needs, transform them into consistent & efficient system requirements and implement them
• Experience developing tooling in a variety of programming languages, but predominantly Python
• Experience integrating existing tooling into comprehensive systems which are deployable to a distributed team (devOps, architecture)
• Experience working with large datasets and associated tools and libraries, such as relational databases, AWS, Splunk, Pandas, Jupyter, etc
• Self-directed and accountable
• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to present complex technical topics to a variety of internal stakeholders
• Understanding of malware analysis fundamentals, for example interpreting the results of sandbox analysis
• Experience with LLM and agent/agentic framework development and support
• Prior experience tracking threat actors and/or malware families
• Experience performing the above in a fully remote environment