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# Security Engineer

- **Company:** Experis
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Software Vulnerability Management, Qualys, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.experis.com/en/job/410255/senior-security-engineer

## About the Role

Our client, a leader in cybersecurity solutions, is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their team. As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be part of the Security Operations team supporting email security, vulnerability management, and incident response efforts. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical skills, proactive problem-solving, and excellent communication skills, which will align successfully in the organization., + 5 to 8 years of experience in cybersecurity operations, email security, vulnerability management, or incident response.

 + Hands-on experience with Proofpoint solutions such as PPS, TAP, TRAP, DLP, URL Defense, and Attachment Defense.
 + Working knowledge of phishing analysis, email threat campaigns, malware indicators, and malicious payload investigation.
 + Experience with vulnerability scanning tools such as Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, Wiz, or similar platforms.
 + Understanding of CVE, CVSS, remediation prioritization, patching workflows, and risk-based vulnerability management.

## Description

+ Administer and support Proofpoint email security platforms, including PPS, TAP, TRAP, URL Defense, Attachment Defense, and related email protection controls.
 + Monitor email security health, investigate phishing or malicious email alerts, and support remediation of email-based threats.
 + Configure and maintain email security policies such as spam filtering, impersonation protection, DLP, encryption, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.
 + Support Vulnerability Management activities including scan review, vulnerability validation, risk prioritization, remediation tracking, and SLA follow-up.
 + Assist in Incident Response activities by analyzing alerts, gathering evidence, supporting containment, and documenting incident outcomes.
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