Email Hygiene Analyst – Cybersecurity

SRS Distribution Inc.; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SRS Distribution Inc. is seeking an Email Hygiene Analyst to protect the organization’s email environment. You will monitor security platforms, investigate phishing and BEC attempts, and collaborate with the Cybersecurity team to reduce risk.

The role involves managing Proofpoint and Abnormal Security, reviewing quarantines, and updating response playbooks. You will also support phishing simulations and security awareness programs, while tracking metrics and driving automation opportunities

Qualifications

• Monitor and analyze email threats including phishing, BEC, malware, spam, impersonation.
• Investigate suspicious messages, validate indicators of compromise, and determine risk.
• Coordinate with SOC, IAM, IR, and other teams during investigations.
• Assist with phishing simulations and security awareness initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Monitor email security platforms, alerts, quarantines, abuse mailboxes, and user-reported phishing submissions.
• Investigate suspected phishing, BEC, malware, spam, impersonation, and account takeover activity.
• Analyze headers, sender reputation, authentication results, URLs, attachments, domains, and message content to assess risk.
• Remediate malicious messages, block indicators of compromise, and tune policies to reduce false positives.
• Document findings, remediation actions, and patterns; create SOPs and playbooks.

Skills

Email threat analysis

Threat intelligence

Security monitoring

Communication

Tools

Proofpoint

Abnormal Security

Job description

The Email Hygiene Analyst is responsible for protecting the organization’s email environment by monitoring, analyzing, and responding to email-based threats, including phishing, business email compromise, malware, spam, impersonation, and fraudulent communications. This role operates within the Cybersecurity team and manages email security technologies such as Proofpoint and Abnormal Security to identify threats, investigate suspicious messages, and reduce organizational risk. Key responsibilities include: Monitor email security platforms, alerts, quarantines, abuse mailboxes, and user-reported phishing submissions. Investigate suspected phishing, business email compromise, malware, spam, impersonation, and account takeover activity. Analyze email headers, sender reputation, authentication results, URLs, attachments, domains, and message content to determine risk. Search for and remediate malicious messages across affected user mailboxes. Block malicious senders, domains, URLs, attachments, and other indicators of compromise. Administer and tune Proofpoint, Abnormal Security, and related email protection policies to improve detection while minimizing false positives. Review quarantined messages and determine whether messages should be released, blocked, or escalated. Investigate user-reported phishing messages and provide timely disposition and feedback. Support phishing simulations, security awareness initiatives, and targeted education for users affected by email threats. Monitor SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and other email authentication controls to identify spoofing risks and configuration issues. Assist with investigations involving compromised accounts, suspicious forwarding rules, unusual mailbox activity, and unauthorized email access. Coordinate with the Security Operations Center, Identity and Access Management, Incident Response, Microsoft 365, Legal, Human Resources, and other business teams during investigations. Document investigation findings, remediation actions, recurring attack patterns, and lessons learned. Create and maintain standard operating procedures, response playbooks, block lists, allow lists, and email security documentation. Track email security metrics, including message volume, blocked threats, phishing activity, user reporting rates, false positives, remediation actions, and emerging attack trends. Identify opportunities to automate repetitive investigation, containment, and reporting activities. Support email security projects, platform upgrades, policy changes, mergers and acquisitions, and onboarding of new domains or business units. Stay informed of emerging email attack techniques and recommend improvements to strengthen the organization’s email security posture.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor email security platforms, alerts, quarantines, abuse mailboxes, and user-reported phishing submissions.
• Investigate suspected phishing, business email compromise, malware, spam, impersonation, and account takeover activity.
• Analyze email headers, sender reputation, authentication results, URLs, attachments, domains, and message content to determine risk.
• Search for and remediate malicious messages across affected user mailboxes.
• Block malicious senders, domains, URLs, attachments, and other indicators of compromise.
• Administer and tune Proofpoint, Abnormal Security, and related email protection policies to improve detection while minimizing false positives.
• Review quarantined messages and determine whether messages should be released, blocked, or escalated.
• Investigate user-reported phishing messages and provide timely disposition and feedback.
• Support phishing simulations, security awareness initiatives, and targeted education for users affected by email threats.
• Monitor SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and other email authentication controls to identify spoofing risks and configuration issues.
• Assist with investigations involving compromised accounts, suspicious forwarding rules, unusual mailbox activity, and unauthorized email access.
• Coordinate with the Security Operations Center, Identity and Access Management, Incident Response, Microsoft 365, Legal, Human Resources, and other business teams during investigations.
• Document investigation findings, remediation actions, recurring attack patterns, and lessons learned.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures, response playbooks, block lists, allow lists, and email security documentation.
• Track email security metrics, including message volume, blocked threats, phishing activity, user reporting rates, false positives, remediation actions, and emerging attack trends.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive investigation, containment, and reporting activities.
• Support email security projects, platform upgrades, policy changes, mergers and acquisitions, and onboarding of new domains or business units.
• Stay informed of emerging email attack techniques and recommend improvements to strengthen the organization’s email security posture.

Travel Requirements: No travel required.

Physical Requirements: Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Job Location: SRS Distribution - McKinney 7440 State Highway 121 McKinney, TX 75070-3104

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer SRS Distribution Inc., including all its subsidiaries, provides job opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, uniform service, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local EEO laws.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation in applying for any posted position, please contact Human Resources at US: 855.556.3221, or by email to: [e-mail] with the nature of your accommodation request and include the Business name, location and title of the job opening. Please allow one (1) business day for a reply.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen, as permitted by law.

• Competitive weekly/bi-weekly pay, discretionary bonuses, 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, volunteer, holidays, birthday, floating), medical/dental/vision, flexible spending accounts, company-paid life and short-term disability, plus optional long-term disability, and additional life insurance. All benefits subject to eligibility.
• Competitive salaries for all team members paid weekly 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Vacation, Sick Time, Holidays, Birthday, and Floating Holidays Paid Parental Leave Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits Flexible and Dependent Care Spending Accounts Company paid Life insurance and Short-Term Disability Additional Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability also offered Safety Program with Bonuses for our Drivers Employee Referral Bonus Program

SRS Distribution Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Home Depot, consists of a family of industry-leading, independent roofing distributors. SRS has grown rapidly through acquisitions and the opening of multiple new locations since the February 2008 inception. This continual growth has established SRS as one of the fastest growing building products distribution companies in the U.S. The goal of SRS is to form the strongest national network of independent roofing and building product distributors with the most talented team of people working together to deliver the industry's best products and services. In addition to our commitment to customer focus, SRS strives to become the preferred employer in the industry with highly motivated and engaged employees operating in an entrepreneurial culture where the corporate office works for the field and not the reverse. Make money, have fun and give back with us! Find out more at www.srsdistribution.com.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer SRS Distribution Inc., including all its subsidiaries, provides job opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, uniform service, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local EEO laws.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation in applying for any posted position, please contact Human Resources at US: 855.556.3221, or by email to: [e-mail] with the nature of your accommodation request and include the Business name, location and title of the job opening. Please allow one (1) business day for a reply.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen, as permitted by law.