Security Software Engineer

Proofpoint

Security Software Engineer at Proofpoint focusing on developing and maintaining threat analysis tools. Collaborating with teams on research around advanced malware and intrusion techniques.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeCalifornia, Colorado, New York, Texas, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $136,200 - $214,005 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerETLKubernetesLuaMongoDBPostgresPythonReactVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Evaluate and support changes to our Threat Analysis environment
Analyze needs and create and support internal tools where appropriate
Support a team researching new and past threats, including malware, exploit kits, and vulnerabilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience with network traffic inspection tools, such as Wireshark, tcpdump, Moloch, etc.
Familiarity with virtualization technologies, such as VMware products, VirtualBox, KVM, etc.
Experience with one or more scripting languages. Lua and Python proficiency preferred.
Experience with regular expressions/PCRE.
Creativity, enthusiasm for the network threat space, and a willingness to collaborate with the team.
Must be able to work under broad strategic guidance.
Experience building web applications (React preferred)
RESTful API design and implementation
Database experience (PostgreSQL, ES, or MongoDB)
Data pipeline and ETL experience
Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits
Career success on your terms
Flexible work environment
Annual wellness and community outreach days
Always on recognition for your contributions
Global collaboration and networking opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

network traffic inspectionWiresharktcpdumpMolochvirtualization technologiesVMwareVirtualBoxKVMscripting languagesLuaPythonregular expressionsPCREweb applicationsReactRESTful APIPostgreSQLElasticsearchMongoDBdata pipelineETLcontainerizationDockerKubernetes

Soft Skills

creativityenthusiasmcollaborationability to work under guidance