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Lead SOC - Email Security

17-12-2025 20:52:00

Job_303196

5 - 9 years

  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (CHN)

Job Summary:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, configuring, and supporting Proofpoint Email Security solutions, handling escalations, and ensuring the integrity of enterprise email communications.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Configure and mange  Proofpoint moduluesincluding  Email Protection, Threat Response, and Targeted Attack Protection (TAP).
  • Configure and optimize security policies to defend against malware, phishing, and social engineering.
  • Analyze and resolve issues related to email delivery, spam, phishing, and malware.
  • End-to-end management of emails and alerts generated by the Proofpoint Email Monitoring System. 
  • Conduct threat analysis, enforce DLP policies, and fine-tune the POD console.
  • Define and maintain policies for inbound/outbound filtering, spam protection.
  • Hands-on experience with email MTAs, spam filters, and rule configurations.
  • Provide production support & troubleshooting for email security platforms.
  • Manage Proofpoint services, including Secure Email Relay (SER) and Secure Email Gateway.
  • Collaborate with vendors and internal teams for platform enhancements and issue resolution.
  • Develop and maintain advanced email firewall rules, TLS configurations, and DKIM/SPF/DMARC policies.
  • Evaluate and adopt new email and cloud security technologies.
  • Assist with implementing countermeasures or mitigating controls for email security issues.


Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • 5–9 years of experience in cybersecurity or IT infrastructure roles.
  •  Hands-on experience with Proofpoint solutions - Policy management,threat analysis,DLP
  •  Strong understanding of SMTP, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and email routing.
  •  Familiarity with Exchange Online and enterprise-scale mail infrastructures.
  •  Knowledge of cloud & SaaS email security (O35,AWS,Azure)