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Corporate Overview
Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.
We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.
Protection Starts with People. Proofpoint.

The Data Protection Analyst (DPA) will be responsible for monitoring Data Loss Prevention events for Proofpoint's Managed Services clients and escalating all necessary events to the clients via approved escalation paths. DPAs will also perform health checks and pull monthly metrics from the DLP consoles supporting Program Analysts (PAs) and Program Strategy Managers (PSMs). The DPA ensures all tasks performed adhere to the firm’s ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS).

Your day-to-day includes monitoring of all Data Loss Prevention events for Proofpoint’s Managed Services clients, escalating all necessary events to the clients via approved escalation paths, and performing health checks. Follow all associated Work Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures to perform health checks. Provide policy recommendations based on trends observed during daily monitoring. Responsible for pulling metrics from the Data Loss Prevention consoles to assist the team in customer presentations. Enhance customer policies in DLP environments and ensure use cases adhere to customer requirements.

What you bring to the team:

Experience in information security, digital forensics, intelligence, risk management, or similar field Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Information Technology, Criminal Justice (or other applicable degree, and/or commensurate, applicable experience)
Ability to analyze data sets and uncover unique attributes and trends
Demonstrate organizational and scheduling skills
Rigorous attention to detail
Passion to find innovative and creative solutions to complex problems
Ability to work effectively with team members and with clients
Self-motivated, with ability to manage and follow up on multiple tasks simultaneously Consultative skills and strong judgment
Ability to communicate complex ideas and solutions to a variety of audiences Strong time management skills

Nice to Have:

Experience working with DLP, CASB, SIEM, email and/or web gateway
Analyze data and deriving business intelligence
Perform computer or cyber forensics and investigations
Degree in Information Security, Criminal Justice, Intelligence, or other applicable degree
Network+, Security+, SSCP, ITIL, ISO 20/27k, CFE, and related certifications

Why Proofpoint
Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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