Senior Systems Engineer (Proofpoint)

Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc.•Washington, DC

11d•$157,044 - $160,534•Onsite

About The Position

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to lead the migration of the client’s on-premises IronPort email security appliances to a Proofpoint cloud-based email security solution. The engineer will plan and execute a seamless transition while minimizing disruption to enterprise email services. Unless otherwise specified, this position requires full-time onsite presence. This work is performed onsite in Washington, DC without remote or hybrid options.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required.
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or similar studies
Expert-level experience designing, configuring, and maintaining Proofpoint in an enterprise environment.
Deep understanding of mail transfer agents (MTA), Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway, and Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway 8.x.
Experience configuring Proofpoint firewall rules, maintaining block lists, and managing email quarantine and release requests.
Eight years of experience supporting Linux servers and VMware environments.

Responsibilities

Lead the migration from on-premises IronPort email security appliances to Proofpoint’s cloud-based email security solution.
Design, configure, administer, and maintain Proofpoint as an enterprise service.
Configure Proofpoint firewall rules and maintain block lists.
Respond to requests to quarantine or release email and troubleshoot message-delivery issues.
Coordinate migration activities to preserve email continuity and minimize operational disruption.