Hybrid Staff InfoSec Engineer: Threat Defense & Automation

Proofpoint; Draper (UT); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 275,275; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Wellbeing days

Volunteer days

Work from Anywhere

Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking a Staff Information Security Engineer to lead and evolve our Global Information Security Operation from a hybrid Draper, UT or Sunnyvale, CA office. You’ll shape incident response strategy, advance threat detection, and coordinate high-stakes investigations across the enterprise.

As a subject-matter expert and technical leader, you’ll partner with SOC, Threat Intelligence, Detection Engineering, and Security Engineering to improve our ability to detect, respond to, and hunt

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Incident Response, DFIR, Threat Hunting, or Security Operations.
• Deep expertise in incident response, threat hunting, and threat intelligence.
• Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and adversary TTPs.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and cloud security.
• Scripting experience (Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• US Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the Global Information Security Operation.
• Shape incident response strategy and advanced threat detection.
• Act as incident commander and coordinate response efforts.
• Mentor team members and influence security strategy.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call incident response.

Skills

Incident Response

Threat Hunting

Threat Intelligence

Security Operations

MITRE ATT&CK

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Communication Skills

Leadership

US Citizenship

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Cloud Security

Job description

Proofpoint is seeking a Staff Information Security Engineer to lead and evolve our Global Information Security Operation from a hybrid Draper, UT or Sunnyvale, CA office. You’ll shape incident response strategy, advance threat detection, and coordinate high-stakes investigations across the enterprise.

As a subject-matter expert and technical leader, you’ll partner with SOC, Threat Intelligence, Detection Engineering, and Security Engineering to improve our ability to detect, respond to, and hunt