Proofpoint
Sr. Information Security Analyst
Proofpoint, Phila, Pennsylvania, United States, 19117
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
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.
The Role and the Team
As a key member of our InfoSec Sales Support team at Proofpoint, you will play a critical role in our sales process every single day. As a Senior Information Security Analyst, you will be a valued business partner to our Account Managers, Sales Engineers, and customers, providing expertise in compliance and Information Security programs. You will help our customers understand the security controls we have in place to protect our Human-Centric solutions that guard against today’s cyber threats.
This role will support the global Sales, RFP, Sales Engineering, and Legal organizations within Proofpoint, making it an exciting time to join our team!
Job Requirements
Act as a compliance and Information Security program subject matter expert for Proofpoint's Human-Centric solutions that protect against today's cyber threats.
Respond to compliance-oriented requests from customers as part of the bid process, including customer RFP requests, security questionnaires and security assessments.
Provide technical details regarding our internal security controls that meet customer requirements by understanding nuances in compliance requests.
Work cross-functionally with sales, security, legal, and technical teams to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Serve as the coordinator and point of contact for external customer-run assessments of our internal security controls.
Lead the remediation efforts for any identified areas for improvement in our security controls resulting from customer-run assessments, working closely with cross-functional teams, and providing regular updates to customers regarding the status of the remediation efforts.
Maintain technical and product information for RFP responses and customer compliance requests, based on frequently asked questions. Must be able to provide enough understanding of how each customer inquiry may be different/unique.
Educate sales teams on the process for responding to compliance requests, including providing guidance on best practices and legal requirements. Job Requirements
Strong understanding of the sales process and ability to work closely with sales teams to respond to compliance requests.
Knowledge of Information Security requirements and regulations to review within the customer contract process.
A minimum of 5 years of experience providing technical responses to customers in a sales engineering role or in responding to RFPs, questionnaires and assessments.
A minimum of 2 years of experience with Information Security, Cybersecurity and Cloud SaaS controls.
Familiarity with NIST 800-53 or ISO 27002 standards is preferred. • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
CISSP, CISA or other relevant cyber-security and/or cloud security certifications are highly valued.
Strong technical presentation, organizational, and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to work independently, adapt quickly, and maintain a positive attitude.
Proficiency in RFP automation tools like Responsive and Loopio is preferred for streamlined coordination and increased efficiency in managing the RFP process.
Experience working in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams, including security, legal and technical teams.
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!
Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.
Base Pay Ranges:
SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:
Base Pay Range: 128,940.00 - 202,620.00 USD
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:
Base Pay Range: 106,750.00 - 167,750.00 USD
All other cities and states excluding those listed above:
Base Pay Range: 96,320.00 - 151,360.00 USD
Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.
To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards
Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.
We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.
Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.
We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.
At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:
Build and enhance our proven security platform
Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture
Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel
Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges
We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
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.
The Role and the Team
As a key member of our InfoSec Sales Support team at Proofpoint, you will play a critical role in our sales process every single day. As a Senior Information Security Analyst, you will be a valued business partner to our Account Managers, Sales Engineers, and customers, providing expertise in compliance and Information Security programs. You will help our customers understand the security controls we have in place to protect our Human-Centric solutions that guard against today’s cyber threats.
This role will support the global Sales, RFP, Sales Engineering, and Legal organizations within Proofpoint, making it an exciting time to join our team!
Job Requirements
Act as a compliance and Information Security program subject matter expert for Proofpoint's Human-Centric solutions that protect against today's cyber threats.
Respond to compliance-oriented requests from customers as part of the bid process, including customer RFP requests, security questionnaires and security assessments.
Provide technical details regarding our internal security controls that meet customer requirements by understanding nuances in compliance requests.
Work cross-functionally with sales, security, legal, and technical teams to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Serve as the coordinator and point of contact for external customer-run assessments of our internal security controls.
Lead the remediation efforts for any identified areas for improvement in our security controls resulting from customer-run assessments, working closely with cross-functional teams, and providing regular updates to customers regarding the status of the remediation efforts.
Maintain technical and product information for RFP responses and customer compliance requests, based on frequently asked questions. Must be able to provide enough understanding of how each customer inquiry may be different/unique.
Educate sales teams on the process for responding to compliance requests, including providing guidance on best practices and legal requirements. Job Requirements
Strong understanding of the sales process and ability to work closely with sales teams to respond to compliance requests.
Knowledge of Information Security requirements and regulations to review within the customer contract process.
A minimum of 5 years of experience providing technical responses to customers in a sales engineering role or in responding to RFPs, questionnaires and assessments.
A minimum of 2 years of experience with Information Security, Cybersecurity and Cloud SaaS controls.
Familiarity with NIST 800-53 or ISO 27002 standards is preferred. • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
CISSP, CISA or other relevant cyber-security and/or cloud security certifications are highly valued.
Strong technical presentation, organizational, and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to work independently, adapt quickly, and maintain a positive attitude.
Proficiency in RFP automation tools like Responsive and Loopio is preferred for streamlined coordination and increased efficiency in managing the RFP process.
Experience working in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams, including security, legal and technical teams.
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!
Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.
Base Pay Ranges:
SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:
Base Pay Range: 128,940.00 - 202,620.00 USD
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:
Base Pay Range: 106,750.00 - 167,750.00 USD
All other cities and states excluding those listed above:
Base Pay Range: 96,320.00 - 151,360.00 USD
Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.
To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards
Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.
We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.
Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.
We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.
At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:
Build and enhance our proven security platform
Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture
Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel
Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges
We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.