Proofpoint SME - SC Cleared Email Security Lead

Vallum Associates; Normanton on Trent; On-site; GBP 689,000 - 827,000; Full time

Job summary

Vallum Associates seeks an experienced Proofpoint SME to lead design, implementation, and optimization of Proofpoint security solutions within a large enterprise. You will own email security, DLP, and authentication technologies, guiding incident response and threat mitigation.

The role focuses on implementing Proofpoint modules (PEP, TAP, TRAP, EFD) and collaborating with SOC, Infrastructure, and Microsoft 365 teams to strengthen the email security posture. 6+ month contract in the UK.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Cyber Security, Messaging Security, or Enterprise Security Administration.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Proofpoint solutions.
• Strong expertise in Email Security, Anti-Phishing Controls, Email Gateway Technologies, Threat Intelligence, DLP.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary SME for the Proofpoint platform and related email security technologies.
• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Proofpoint solutions including PEP, TAP, TRAP, EFD, and Information Protection/DLP.
• Manage email security policies, spam filtering, malware protection, and threat detection rules.
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to email-based security incidents.
• Configure and maintain SPF, DKIM, DMARC and email authentication protocols.

Skills

Cyber Security

Email Security

Threat Protection

DLP

Security Incident Investigation

Scripting/Automation

Tools

Proofpoint

Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online

Exchange Server

SMTP Routing

Mail Flow Architecture

SIEM (Splunk|MS Sentinel|QRadar)

Job description

Vallum Associates seeks an experienced Proofpoint SME to lead design, implementation, and optimization of Proofpoint security solutions within a large enterprise. You will own email security, DLP, and authentication technologies, guiding incident response and threat mitigation.

The role focuses on implementing Proofpoint modules (PEP, TAP, TRAP, EFD) and collaborating with SOC, Infrastructure, and Microsoft 365 teams to strengthen the email security posture. 6+ month contract in the UK.