Senior Systems Engineer – Proofpoint Migration Lead

Socket.dev

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 157,000 - 161,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D

401K Matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Exercise Reimbursement

Computer Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to lead the migration of the client’s on-prem IronPort email security appliances to a Proofpoint cloud-based email security solution. The engineer will plan and execute a seamless transition while minimizing disruption to enterprise email services. Unless otherwise specified, this position requires full-time onsite presence.

This work is performed onsite in Washington, DC without remote or hybrid options.

Qualifications

Citizenship required for eligibility.
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or similar studies.
Expert-level experience designing, configuring, and maintaining Proofpoint in an enterprise environment.
Deep understanding of mail transfer agents (MTA), Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway, and Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway 8.x.
Experience configuring Proofpoint firewall rules, maintaining block lists, and managing email quarantine and release requests.
Eight years of experience supporting Linux servers and VMware environments.

Responsibilities

Lead migration from on-premises IronPort to Proofpoint 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 quarantine or release requests and troubleshoot message-delivery issues.
Coordinate migration activities to preserve email continuity and minimize operational disruption.