Sr. Security Research Engineer

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.Company OverviewAt Proofpoint, people are at the heart of our award-winning line-up of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success, and to that of our customers. We’re customer-focused, collaborative and committed to excellence. Through a culture of diversity, honesty and initiative, we deliver meaningful innovation that helps manage today’s biggest threats. With opportunities in all functions, we offer many exciting reasons to join our team.The RoleThis highly technical role has a direct and real-time impact protecting Proofpoint customers. As a Senior Security Research Engineer on Proofpoint’s Threat Research team, you’ll be part of an amazing, collaborative, industry-leading team focused on tracking threat actors, malware, phishing, and TTPs in order to develop static and dynamic (behavioural) signatures that detect and prevent threats on a massive scale.  If you enjoy keeping abreast of and analysing attacker techniques, malware and phishing campaigns, and using that knowledge to counteract those threats on a broad scale, then this is the role for you. This role has an absolute and direct impact on the efficacy of Proofpoint products, the quality of Proofpoint’s intelligence, and the protection of Proofpoint customers.Your day-to-day Stay abreast of a constantly evolving threat landscape including the credential phishing landscapeAnalyse malware, malicious documents, and malicious URLs provided by internal and external sourcesApply critical thinking skills to identify the most efficient and effective way to mitigate the analysed threatDevelop, test, and deploy appropriate static and/or behavioural signatures to mitigate the analysed threatIdentify, prioritize, and fill coverage gaps for relevant threats to minimize customer impactRespond to customer FN/FP escalations that cannot be addressed by customer supportWork effectively as part of a remote team using chat, video chat and conference callsWork with engineering teams, defining requirements, for continuous improvement of critical detection capabilities What you bring to the teamA passion for threat research and a well-rounded yet deep understanding of the security threat landscapeDemonstrable understanding of the malware and credential phishing landscape, TTPs, and experience overcoming bypass techniquesExperience proactively identifying, responding to, and defending against malware and credential phishing threats in production environmentsFamiliarity with browser internals and the Document Object ModelBroad and demonstrable understanding of document formats commonly used for malicious purposes (e.g. OLE, CDFv2, PDF, OpenOffice, RTF)Experience parsing and analysing malicious documentsExperience leveraging sandbox environments as an analysis toolCritical thinking: Able to develop high quality detection signatures based on analysis of malicious behaviourExperience creating YARA and/or ClamAV signatures used in production environmentsRegular expression wizardryIntermediate-level Python experienceInterest in learning sandbox engineering concepts and contributing ideas to extend capabilities a plusInterest in creating synthetic malicious samples to test capabilities a plusWilling and able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a distributed team of industry-leading security researchersA hard-working, self-directed team player fully capable of working remotelyLanguage fluency in EnglishAdditional InformationTravel: 10%Location: Work from home in Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland)Must be able to work during business hours local to your time-zone Why Proofpoint We are wholly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a pioneer in next-generation cybersecurity and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner. We welcome candidates from all walks of life. Apply today and explore your future #LifeAtPFPT.  #LI-CB1If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!