Sr. Security Consultant (L3) -Proofpoint

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider throughout India and many other countries in the world. The below job opportunity is one of our clients which has been a one-stop solution for professional digital services.

Position: Sr. Security Consultant (L3) -Proofpoint

Location: Pune

Job Type: Full Time

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description

• We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Proofpoint Email Security Administrator tmanage, support, and optimize enterprise email security infrastructure within a BFSI environment.
• The candidate will be responsible for administration, monitoring, policy management, incident handling, troubleshooting, and operational support of Proofpoint Email Security solutions while ensuring compliance with banking and regulatory security standards.
• The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience in Proofpoint technologies, email security operations, threat protection, phishing mitigation, and secure mail gateway administration.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and manage Proofpoint Email Security platforms including

• Proofpoint Email Protection (PEP)
• Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP)
• Proofpoint Email Fraud Defense (EFD)
• Proofpoint Threat Response / TRAP
• Proofpoint Information Protection / DLP

Monitor And Analyze Email Threats Including

• Phishing attacks
• Business Email Compromise (BEC)
• Malware and ransomware
• Spoofing and impersonation attacks
• Malicious URLs and attachments

Configure And Manage

• Email security policies
• Anti-spam and anti-malware rules
• DLP policies
• URL defense and attachment defense
• SPF, DKIM, and DMARC policies

Perform email flow troubleshooting and mail routing analysis.

Support incident investigation and remediation activities related temail-based

threats.

Integrate Proofpoint Solutions With

• SIEM platforms
• SOC operations
• Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online
• Active Directory / LDAP
• Perform health checks, upgrades, tuning, and optimization of the platform.
• Prepare operational reports, threat analysis dashboards, and compliance
• documentation.
• Coordinate with internal security teams, SOC analysts, Microsoft Exchange
• administrators, and vendor support teams.
• Ensure compliance with BFSI regulatory and security requirements.
• Participate in change management, patch management, and security
• governance activities.
• Provide L2/L3 operational support and participate in incident response activities.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–8 years of experience in Email Security Administration.
• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience with Proofpoint solutions.
• Strong understanding of:
• SMTP protocol
• Secure Email Gateway technologies
• Email authentication standards (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
• Threat protection technologies
• Malware analysis concepts
• Experience with:
• Microsoft Exchange / Exchange Online
• Microsoft 365 Security
• Email routing and mail hygiene
• Incident management and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of:
• SOC operations
• SIEM integration
• Cybersecurity best practices
• BFSI security and compliance requirements
• Experience in handling phishing investigations and email threat remediation.
• Good understanding of network security concepts and TCP/IP fundamentals.

Preferred Certifications

Mandatory / Preferred Proofpoint Certifications

• Proofpoint Certified Email Protection Specialist
• Proofpoint Certified Administrator
• Other Preferred Certifications
• Any other email security solutions
• CISSP or CISM

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination
• Ability twork in a high-pressure BFSI environment
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Team collaboration and incident handling capabilities

Work Model

• Full-time onsite deployment at customer location
• Willingness tsupport after-hours activities during critical incidents or planned
• maintenance
• Participation in on-call support rotation if required

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.