Systems Integration Specialist Advisor
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Job Location:
Warren, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role: Systems Integration Specialist Advisor
Work location: Warren NJ (Hybrid)
Type: Contract
Role Overview:
- We are seeking a senior email security specialist to support the migration of enterprise email protection from Proofpoint to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection (EOP).
- This is a hands-on technical role responsible for assessing the current Proofpoint deployment designing the Microsoft security configuration and executing a controlled migration.
- The candidate will work closely with security and messaging teams to ensure a secure and stable transition with minimal disruption to mail flow.
- The candidate will support an active migration project and will be expected to contribute immediately to architecture validation migration execution and troubleshooting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess the current Proofpoint email security deployment policies and mail flow architecture
- Design the target configuration using Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection
- Plan and execute the migration from Proofpoint to Microsoft Defender
- Redesign and validate inbound and outbound mail flow during migration
- Plan and support MX cutover and mail flow transition from Proofpoint to Microsoft EOP
- Configure and tune Microsoft email security policies including:
- Anti-spam and anti-malware protection
- Anti-phishing and impersonation protection
- Safe Links and Safe Attachments
- URL protection and attachment scanning
- Configure and validate mail flow connectors and routing between Proofpoint Exchange Online and external systems
- Implement SPF DKIM and DMARC authentication
- Configure transport rules quarantine management and threat policies
- Support pilot rollout validation testing and production cutover
- Troubleshoot mail delivery issues false positives and security policy conflicts during migration
- Validate protection against phishing malware and impersonation attacks
- Document final architecture security policies and operational procedures
Required Experience:
- 7 years experience in email security messaging security or Microsoft 365 security
- Strong experience with Proofpoint Email Security
- Strong experience with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Exchange Online Protection
- Must have led or executed at least one migration from Proofpoint (or another secure email gateway) to Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Must have hands-on experience designing and implementing mail flow cutover from a secure email gateway to Exchange Online Protection / Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Experience working in enterprise Microsoft 365 environments
- Understanding of Defence in Depth and Zero Trust Framework
Technical Skills:
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (Plan 1 / Plan 2) Exchange Online Protection (EOP)
- SMTP mail flow connectors and secure email gateway routing
- Exchange Online mail flow connectors and transport rules
- Anti-phishing and impersonation protection
- Email threat analysis and troubleshooting
- SPF DKIM DMARC implementation
