Senior Email Security Engineer Onsite DC Proofpoint Expert

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Job summary

System One in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior System Engineer specializing in email security to lead the migration from on-prem IronPort to Proofpoint cloud solutions. This is an onsite, federal-contract role requiring U.S. citizenship and the ability to pass a background check.

The candidate will design, configure, and maintain Proofpoint, set firewall rules and block lists, and work with Linux and VMware environments to ensure secure, reliable email services.

Qualifications

• Expert level experience designing, configuring, and maintaining Proofpoint as an enterprise service.
• Experience in setting Proofpoint firewall rules and maintaining block lists; responding to requests to quarantine or release email.
• Deep understanding of MTA and Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway and Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway 8.x.
• Experience with Linux Server and VMware environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the migration from on-premises IronPort email security appliances to Proofpoint cloud-based email security solution, ensuring seamless transition with minimal disruption to email services.
• Design, configure, and maintain Proofpoint as an enterprise service.
• Set Proofpoint firewall rules and maintain block lists; respond to requests to quarantine or release email.
• Deep understanding of MTA and Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway and Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway 8.x.
• Work with Linux Server and VMWare environments to support migration efforts and ongoing system integrity.

Skills

Proofpoint

Linux

VMware

MTA

Email security

Tools

VMware

Linux

Job description

System One in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior System Engineer specializing in email security to lead the migration from on-prem IronPort to Proofpoint cloud solutions. This is an onsite, federal-contract role requiring U.S. citizenship and the ability to pass a background check.

The candidate will design, configure, and maintain Proofpoint, set firewall rules and block lists, and work with Linux and VMware environments to ensure secure, reliable email services.