Sr. Penetration Testing and Cloud Automation Engineer
Sr. Penetration Testing and Cloud Automation Engineer
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Job Description
About Us:
We are the leader in human-centric cybersecurity. Half a million customers including 87 of the Fortune 100 rely on Proofpoint to protect their organizations. Were driven by a mission to stay ahead of bad actors and safeguard the digital world. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.
How We Work:
At Proofpoint youll 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.
Corporate Overview
Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats safeguard their data and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes including more than half of the Fortune 1000 rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email the cloud social media and the web.
We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. Thats why were a leader in next-generation cybersecurity. Protection Starts with People. #Proofpoint.
The Role
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Security Engineer with a strong focus on Penetration Testing and Cloud Security Automation/DevSecOps to join our Security Engineering team.
In this role youll lead internal penetration testing efforts and red-team style assessments of critical infrastructure and applications enabling secure-by-default infrastructure and secure software delivery pipelines. You will also apply your expertise in scripting infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and cloud-native security practices to improve posture visibility and response.
Based in Cork Ireland this key role will drive key Cloud/Data Centre security initiatives for Proofpoint Product portfolio. This is a high-impact role where youll help define and execute both the offensive testing strategy and defensive automation roadmap. Youll be a go-to expert in uncovering vulnerabilities and building durable controls to prevent their exploitation at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Penetration Testing & Offensive Security:
Design and execute targeted internal red team / penetration tests across infrastructure SaaS APIs and cloud environments
Perform manual and automated testing to simulate real-world attack scenarios including lateral movement and privilege escalation
Collaborate with engineering teams to remediate findings through secure architecture and configuration
Perform application security testing (black-box grey-box and white-box) including SAST DAST and manual review
Conduct red-team and purple-team exercises to simulate attacker behaviours and validate detection/resilience capabilities
Support the development of exploit POCs custom tooling and automation pipelines for recurring testing scenarios
Security Automation & DevSecOps: Architect and build scalable cloud security automation pipelines from first principles Develop and maintain Terraform modules CI/CD integrations and IaC security gates Build and operate security data pipelines to ingest and analyse scan and detection data at scale
Architect build and maintain security data pipelines to ingest normalize and analyse telemetry at scale
Lead or contribute to threat modelling risk assessments and security architecture reviews.
What You Bring to the Team
Extensive experience in Offensive Security DevSecOps security engineering roles
Penetration testing experience across infrastructure cloud services and web applications
Familiarity with tools such as: Burp Suite Metasploit Nmap OSINT BloodHound Prowler Kube-hunter or custom scripts
Solid understanding of MITRE ATT&CK OWASP Top 10 CWE and cloud attack paths
Thorough understanding of AWS Azure or GCP security models IAM and threat surfaces
Proven ability to build cloud-native security automation using Terraform (IaC) CI/CD tools and pipelines Python/Go/Bash
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives.
Beneficial Experience
Experience with SIEMs SOAR or threat intel platforms
Experience with container security (e.g. Docker Kubernetes Falco Trivy)
Exposure to managing Network IPS/IDS systems (such as Stamus/Suricata
Certifications: OSCP OSWE OSEP CRTO GXPN or equivalent are a plus
Why Proofpoint
Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions and the people who work here are the key to our success. Were a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive diverse multinational company that believes in culture fit but more importantly culture-add and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.
We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint
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Why Proofpoint At Proofpoint we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons youll love working with us:
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
Our Culture:
Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging empower purpose and drive success-every day for everyone. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process please reach out to . How to Apply Interested Submit your application here We cant wait to hear from you!
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
