Proofpoint Email Security Engineer

Proofpoint Email Security Engineer

Employment Eligibility Statement: Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card holders). Sponsorship is not available at this time. Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines. All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Role: Proofpoint Email Security Engineer

Location: Dallas, TX (Onsite position) Contract: 6+ months & Extendable

Pay rate: $42/hr-$43/hr on W2/Danta Technologies payroll (OR) $50/hr on C2C

Product: Proofpoint

Role Summary

We are seeking a Proofpoint Email Security Engineer to design, operate, and optimize enterprise email security and threat protection solutions. The role focuses on Proofpoint On Demand (POD), TAP, TRAP, and Proofpoint Archive, ensuring protection against phishing, malware, impersonation, data loss, and email-borne threats, while supporting incident response and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Email Security & Platform Administration
• Administer Proofpoint on Demand (POD) for inbound and outbound email security
• Configure email routing, MX records, connectors, and mail flow rules
• Implement and tune spam, malware, phishing, spoofing, and BEC protection
• Manage Impostor Protection and sender authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
• Configure TLS enforcement, email encryption, and secure delivery policies
• Optimize allow/block lists, quarantines, and false-positive handling

Threat Detection & Response

• Monitor TAP dashboards for targeted and zero-day attacks
• Analyze URL Defense, Attachment Defense, and Message Trace results
• Investigate phishing campaigns, impersonation attacks, and malware outbreaks
• Tune TAP policies to improve detection accuracy and reduce noise
• Track threat trends, targeted users, and attack vectors
• Automation, IR & Compliance

• Configure and maintain TRAP integrations with:
• Microsoft 365 / Exchange TAP
• SOC tools / SIEM (where applicable)
• Validate TRAP actions (auto-pull, quarantine, message recall)
• Investigate TRAP-triggered incidents and support IR workflows
• Administer Proofpoint Archive – retention policies, legal hold, eDiscovery
• Support audits and compliance requirements (GDPR, SOX, HIPAA – as applicable)
• Develop SOPs, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and operational reports

Notes: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.