Sr. Threat Researcher

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

In todays cyber threat landscape protection starts with people. At Proofpoint that simple truth fuels our passion for protecting users the data they create and the systems they rely on from a uniquely people-centric perspective.

And were just as passionate about finding the right people to help us in that mission. When you join Proofpoint youre helping to:

• Build and enhance our proven security platform
• Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud environment
• Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel
• Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

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 cybersecurityand why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

The Role and the Team

As a Senior Threat Researcher youll investigate financially motivated threat actors across Proofpoints technology stack. Youll turn threat data into actionable intelligence and help shape detection strategies that protect our customers. This role blends traditional CTI Analyst function with the deep technical expertise needed to analyze and explain granular details of multi-stage attack chains associated with complex activity sets.

Your day to day

• Hunt for eCrime activity in Proofpoints proprietary telemetry and external sources
• Analyze a variety of threat types including phishing malware BEC cloud and malicious infrastructure.
• Cluster persistently track and attribute malicious activity sets.
• Deliver intelligence to internal teams and customers through clear compelling communication.
• Collaborate with detection engineers to maintain high efficacy for our product suite.
• Contribute to public and private threat intelligence efforts (with additional opportunity to present findings at events conferences etc.)
• Use AI-based tools to accelerate analysis enrich findings and automate repetitive tasks.

What you bring to the team

• Proven experience tracking financially motivated threat actors and their TTPs.
• Strong grasp of threat intelligence principles including IOC analysis and actor attribution.
• Technical skills involving infrastructure tracking static and dynamic malware analysis reverse engineering and scripting for automation.
• Comfort working across diverse teams and communicating with customers and stakeholders.
• Experience working with large datasets to uncover meaningful insights.
• Enthusiasm for developing custom tooling and integrating AI into your workflows to enhance research and detection.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with email delivery and threat analysis (SMTP MIME headers).
• Familiarity with Suricata Snort YARA Clam AV Sigma or other signature languages.
• Public-facing research contributions (blogs talks papers). Remote work experience in a security-focused organization. The ability to speak multiple languages.

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions andthe people who work here are the key a customer-focused and driven-to-win organization with leading-edge productsand many exciting reasons to join our team. We believe in hiring the best the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation. We are a diverse multinational company withopportunities in all functions and leaders that welcome candidates from all walks of life. Apply today and explore your future #LifeAtPFPT.

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!

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge skills and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package including flexible time off a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

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