Staff Security Research Engineer
@ Proofpoint

Hybrid
$200,000
Hybrid
Full Time
Posted 16 hours ago

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About Us

Proofpoint is the leader in human-centric cybersecurity, protecting half a million customers including 87 of the Fortune 100. We safeguard organizations by staying ahead of bad actors and securing the digital world.

How We Work

Join a global team that redefines cybersecurity with a focus on innovation, accountability, and visionary problem-solving, all grounded in our BRAVE core values.

Corporate Overview

Proofpoint is a top cybersecurity company offering cloud-based solutions to stop threats, safeguard data, and empower people-centric security.

Staff Security Research Engineer - Your Day-to-Day

  • Design and develop software primarily using Python.
  • Modify and extend web-based UI for internal threat tools.
  • Write C/C++ code for low-level OS interactions.
  • Develop Chrome web driver based browser automation.
  • Analyze and reverse engineer JavaScript for sandbox evasion.
  • Process network traffic with TLS decryption and PCAP file handling.
  • Collaborate with threat analysts to create detection rules.
  • Leverage AI and automation to enhance threat detection pipelines.
  • Support and advise on phishing, malware and evasion techniques.
  • Work remotely with a distributed team via chat and video calls.

What You Bring To The Team

  • Passion for threat research with deep security landscape understanding.
  • Production-grade Python coding skills with observability.
  • Experience with Docker containers and web browser automation.
  • Strong grasp of network protocols, TLS, HTTP and PCAP processing.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote setting.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with C, C++ and Windows API hooks.
  • Skills in malware behavior analysis and reverse engineering tools.
  • Familiarity with dynamic and static malware analysis toolkits.

Additional Information

This remote role supports global teams with minimal travel (1%-10%) for collaboration or conferences. Must work during local business hours.

Why Proofpoint?

Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, flexible work options, and global collaboration opportunities define the Proofpoint culture.

Key skills/competency

  • cybersecurity
  • threat research
  • Python
  • automation
  • reverse engineering
  • network protocols
  • Docker
  • web automation
  • JavaScript
  • AI integration

How to Get Hired at Proofpoint

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Tailor skills to Proofpoint requirements.
  • Highlight cybersecurity experience: Emphasize threat research projects.
  • Practice technical tasks: Prepare coding challenges in Python.
  • Research Proofpoint: Understand their products and culture.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review Python coding challenges.
Practice Docker container deployments.
Study network protocols and TLS decryption.
Experiment with Chrome driver automation.

Behavioral Questions

Describe remote teamwork experiences.
Explain handling tight deadlines independently.
Share past conflict resolution examples.
Discuss proactive problem-solving in teams.

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