Email Engineer

About the job Email Engineer

Email Security Engineer Job Description 5iron is a privately held, rapidly growing company, providing best-in-class managed cybersecurity operations in the financial sector. 5iron redefines industry expectations by taking an active role in the protection of financial organization, delivering eyes on 24x7x365 cybersecurity operations to effectively minimize cyber risk inside these organizations. Bringing years of information security experience with financial institutions, our managed security operations protect critical network infrastructure from the growing number of threats to banks and the financial services industry. 5irons Security Operations Center (SOC) is in Franklin, Tennessee and all security operations are run from this facility. 5iron does not use a Virtual SOC in which Security Analysts work from home or another remote location which can slow response times and affect client security. Our goal is more than notificationOur goal is remediation and resolution. We are currently looking for an Email Security Engineer to join our growing SOC team. RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage existing Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection/Email Protection platforms including: Email Fraud Defense, Threat Response Auto-Pull, Targeted Attack Protection, Threat Response, Emerging Threats Intelligence, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Encryption

Implement new instances of the Proofpoint on Demand platform and configure for best- practices

Manage inbound and outbound security rules for email (filtering, whitelists, spam, etc)

Configure threat intelligence data feeds to provide identification of additional phishing/malware instances

Perform security event triage and initial incident response to detected threats

Assist other groups by providing email security log and troubleshooting information to resolve production issues

Regularly review and recommend changes to policies or controls as needed to enhance security

Identifies potential gaps and offers solutions to include internal team needs, product improvements and client security posture

Communicate and enforce Information Security policies

Coordinates with other team members and management to investigate, document, and report incidents

Regularly create and maintain high quality documentation for changes and procedures

Collaborate with our Threat Analysis Unit to provide in depth reports of confirmed security incidents and produce technical threat advisory broadcasts about new and emerging threats

REQUIREMENTS

Three or more years of experience as primary manager of Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection and Proofpoint Email protection platforms

Strong email engineering skills; clear understanding of Message Transfer Agent configurations

Solid sense of self-motivation; ability to identify problems and develop solutions

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability and willingness to grow inside the platform and organization

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related discipline or equivalent experience, or over 5 years experience

3-5 years of professional work experience in the cybersecurity industry

Strong analytical skills to define risk, identify potential threats, and develop and document action/mitigation plan

Strong interpersonal skills, ability to mentor/train staff and bring awareness to current and emerging threats

Ability to work efficiently and self-motivate with little to no supervisio

ADDITIONAL This is an onsite position in Franklin, TN. Five Iron offers premium benefits that are intended to support our people and their families. These include: Company-paid health, dental and vision insurance plans for the employee Up to a 4% 401k company match that vests immediately, its yours to keep Generous paid time off and 10 holidays per year Paid time off to vote and volunteer Paid time off on your birthday because its your special day Up to $100 per month for your internet and cell phone service Team building events Employee-selected lunch served every Friday