Associate Security Solution Analyst

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Corporate Overview

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web. We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

The Role

The Associate Security Solution Analyst will be responsible for reporting and advanced analytics for ALL alerts that are generated by Proofpoint's TRAP, CTR solutions and Security Incident Event Management (SIEM), this may also include other Proofpoint Products. They will perform historical correlation analysis on incidents and events generated inside of the environments. They will also be responsible for the building of and maintenance of escalation work flows and providing feedback on request. This includes participation in annual information and network security training and acceptance of spot checks on an ad hoc basis to guarantee that Proofpoint is constantly improving upon the organization’s ISMS. Each member of our team must understand the importance of the ISMS and the subsequent handling of client data.

This role will be shift based: US Mount Time 9am - 6pm

Your day-to-day

· The Associate Security Solution Analyst will be responsible for triaging for ALL alerts that are generated by Proofpoint's TRAP, CTR solutions and Security Incident Event Management (SIEM), this may also include other Proofpoint Products.

· They will also be responsible for the building of and maintenance of escalation work flows and providing feedback on request.

· Ops Check of managed Proofpoint tools

· Reviewing of Proofpoint TAP red banner alerts

· Provide feedback recommendations to the Client Service Manager

· Presentation of reports and advanced analytics findings when required

· Attendance at all routine client meetings and prep-meetings for Proofpoint Clients

· Overall Responsibility for any non-engineering client requests.

· Assist in identifying opportunities for new alarms policies

· Maintenance of runbooks/Proofpoint documentation (i.e. alarm workflows, escalation procedures, team details, client knowledge base)

Job Requirements

· Knowledge of Phishing technology and functions of some security tools that protect/prevent end users against them

· Knowledge of SIEM technology and functions of some security tools

· Experience working with interpreting, tuning, searching and manipulating data within SIEM

· Experience working with interpreting, searching and understanding the backdown of the structure of an email

· The ability to demonstrate understanding of what a phishing email is, how to spot on and what ramification could be to an end user/company if not stopped

· Knowledge or experience utilizing the Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model or other appropriate models

· Experience in gathering and managing threat intelligence

· Ability to present a recommended remediation strategy to client in professional format

· Basic knowledge of cyber security threats and the ability to explain the impact they have to a user/company

Nice to have

· Windows administration experience

· Sec+

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Why Proofpoint
Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success.  We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off, a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 26.19 - 36.01 USD

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:

Base Pay Range: 20.65 - 28.40 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above:

Base Pay Range: 19.58 - 26.92 USD