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Staff Security Research Engineer Join Proofpoint as a Staff Security Research Engineer. About Us Proofpoint is a leader in human‑centric cybersecurity, protecting half a million customers worldwide. What You’ll Do Design and develop software primarily in Python, leading other engineers on the team. Modify existing web‑based UI for internal tools to extend sandbox submission and report UI. Develop and maintain web‑browser interaction capabilities using Chrome WebDriver. Analyze and reverse‑engineer JavaScript that fingerprints web‑browser artifacts to detect sandbox environments. Analyze network traffic, including TLS decryption and PCAP processing. Collaborate with threat analysts and detection engineers to develop detection rules and new detection languages. Use AI Large Language Models to enhance threat detection pipelines and make decisions on their applicability. Automate manual tasks with pipelines and scripts. Stay abreast of evolving threat landscape and latest TTPs used by threat actors. Provide expert assistance to threat researchers analyzing phishing sites and evasion techniques. Develop countermeasures for sandbox environments and reverse‑engineer malware executables when needed. Apply critical thinking to determine efficient mitigation strategies. Work effectively in a remote team using chat, video, and conference calls. Define requirements and collaborate with other engineering teams to improve detection capabilities. What You Bring Passion for threat research and deep understanding of threat landscape and actor TTPs. Strong Python coding skills with instrumentation for observability and error monitoring. Experience with Docker container development. Experience building web‑browser automation. Experience analyzing network traffic for threat detection and understanding TLS, HTTP, and related protocols. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a distributed team. Availability to work during business hours in your local time zone. Nice to have: Experience with C and C++. Experience writing Windows API hooks and researching undocumented Windows API functions. Experience writing malware behavior signatures. Experience with debuggers and dynamic analysis of malware. Experience with reverse‑engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja. Knowledge of dynamic analysis sandbox outputs. Experience with public malware sandboxes (Cuckoo, Joe Sandbox, Any Run, Triage, etc.). Additional Information Travel 1%–10% (flexible) mainly for team collaboration or security conferences. Remote locations: Canada, US, Argentina, UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Switzerland. Must work during business hours local to your time zone. Benefits & Compensation Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, learning & development programs, flexible work environment, annual wellness and community outreach days, recognition programs, and global collaboration opportunities. Base Pay Ranges SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area: $194,475.00 - $285,230.00 USDCalifornia (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska: $162,375.00 - $238,150.00 USDAll other cities and states: $148,425.00 - $217,690.00 USD Equal‑Opportunity Employer Proofpoint is an equal‑opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Our Culture Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose, and drive success every day for everyone. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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