The role involves deploying and scaling email protection and data loss prevention modules across an enterprise environment. The engineer designs mail flow topologies, routing rules, and failover configurations to ensure high availability. Responsibilities include developing sophisticated data loss prevention policies, content classifiers, and automated remediation workflows. The position requires building integrations between security platforms and downstream systems such as ticketing tools and threat intelligence feeds. Additionally, the engineer develops automation pipelines to streamline alert triage and reporting. The role also entails collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure security controls meet regulatory requirements and mentoring junior team members.

The role requires five years of experience in security engineering with significant hands-on ownership of Proofpoint in an enterprise environment. Candidates should possess experience with Microsoft 365 Defender for Office 365 or Google Workspace security in hybrid environments. Professional certifications such as Proofpoint Certified Administrator or Engineer are preferred. Additional security certifications like CISSP, GCIA, or GPEN are also considered beneficial.