Senior Systems Engineer – Cloud Email Security Migration Lead

Edgewater Federal Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 157,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D

Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA

Tuition and Technical Training Reimb./

Exercise Reimbursement

Computer Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions is hiring a Sr. Systems Engineer to lead the migration from on-prem IronPort email security appliances to a cloud-based Proofpoint solution in Washington, DC.

The engineer will plan and execute a seamless transition with minimal disruption to enterprise email services. This role requires full-time onsite presence in Washington, DC, with hands-on design, configuration, and maintenance of Proofpoint as the enterprise security gateway, including firewall rules and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in IT, CS or related field.
• Expert-level experience designing, configuring, and maintaining Proofpoint in an enterprise environment.
• Deep understanding of MTA, Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway, and Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway 8.x.
• Experience configuring Proofpoint firewall rules, maintaining block lists, and handling email quarantine and release requests.
• Eight years of experience supporting Linux servers and VMware environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the migration from on-premises IronPort email security appliances to Proofpoint's cloud-based email security solution.
• Design, configure, administer, and maintain Proofpoint as an enterprise service.
• Configure Proofpoint firewall rules and maintain block lists.
• Respond to requests to quarantine or release email and troubleshoot message-delivery issues.
• Coordinate migration activities to preserve email continuity and minimize operational disruption.

Skills

MTA knowledge

Email security

Firewall configuration

Troubleshooting email delivery

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or similar studies

Tools

Proofpoint

VMware

Linux

Job description

Edgewater Federal Solutions is hiring a Sr. Systems Engineer to lead the migration from on-prem IronPort email security appliances to a cloud-based Proofpoint solution in Washington, DC.

The engineer will plan and execute a seamless transition with minimal disruption to enterprise email services. This role requires full-time onsite presence in Washington, DC, with hands-on design, configuration, and maintenance of Proofpoint as the enterprise security gateway, including firewall rules and