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# Sr Security Engineer _ Proofpoint-6

- **Company:** Realign Llc
- **Location:** Quincy, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, DevOps, Regular Expressions, Runbook, Data Classification
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=feaec51187b371c5

## About the Role

* Strong SME-level experience on the Proofpoint platform, with deep hands-on expertise in OCR, EDM, IDM, policy engineering, and reporting.
 * Demonstrated success in deploying and operationalizing Proofpoint solutions in large, complex enterprise environments.
 * Proven experience creating SOPs, triage processes, runbooks, and incident handling frameworks for DLP operations.
 * Advanced understanding of DLP methodologies, content inspection techniques, regex, fingerprinting, and data classification.
 * Solid background in incident response, including triage, investigation, containment, user communication, and remediation.
 * Ability to work collaboratively with Security Operations, Privacy, Compliance, HR, and Legal during investigations and policy lifecycle management.
 * Strong documentation skills and the ability to articulate technical details to leadership and non-technical stakeholders.

## Description

* Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Proofpoint platform, providing technical leadership and guidance to security teams.
 * Lead the deployment and configuration of Proofpoint capabilities, including OCR, EDM, IDM, policy creation, and report development.
 * Design, implement, and optimize advanced DLP policies and detection logic aligned to organizational risk and compliance needs.
 * Develop, maintain, and improve SOPs, operational workflows, triage playbooks, and incident remediation processes.
 * Oversee and perform complex triage, root-cause analysis, and incident remediation, ensuring timely resolution and proper documentation.
 * Continuously evaluate platform performance, drive tuning cycles, and recommend enhancements to improve accuracy and reduce false positives.
 * Act as the escalation point for SOC, Compliance, and Legal teams on all Proofpoint-related incidents and platform-related questions.


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