Email Hygiene Analyst – Cybersecurity

SRS Distribution


Job Location:

McKinney, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 22 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Email Hygiene Analyst is responsible for protecting the organizations email environment by monitoring analyzing and responding to email-based threats including phishing business email compromise malware spam impersonation and fraudulent communications. This role operates within the Cybersecurity team and manages email security technologies such as Proofpoint and Abnormal Security to identify threats investigate suspicious messages and reduce organizational risk.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Monitor email security platforms alerts quarantines abuse mailboxes and user-reported phishing submissions.
  • Investigate suspected phishing business email compromise malware spam impersonation and account takeover activity.
  • Analyze email headers sender reputation authentication results URLs attachments domains and message content to determine risk.
  • Search for and remediate malicious messages across affected user mailboxes.
  • Block malicious senders domains URLs attachments and other indicators of compromise.
  • Administer and tune Proofpoint Abnormal Security and related email protection policies to improve detection while minimizing false positives.
  • Review quarantined messages and determine whether messages should be released blocked or escalated.
  • Investigate user-reported phishing messages and provide timely disposition and feedback.
  • Support phishing simulations security awareness initiatives and targeted education for users affected by email threats.
  • Monitor SPF DKIM DMARC and other email authentication controls to identify spoofing risks and configuration issues.
  • Assist with investigations involving compromised accounts suspicious forwarding rules unusual mailbox activity and unauthorized email access.
  • Coordinate with the Security Operations Center Identity and Access Management Incident Response Microsoft 365 Legal Human Resources and other business teams during investigations.
  • Document investigation findings remediation actions recurring attack patterns and lessons learned.
  • Create and maintain standard operating procedures response playbooks block lists allow lists and email security documentation.
  • Track email security metrics including message volume blocked threats phishing activity user reporting rates false positives remediation actions and emerging attack trends.
  • Identify opportunities to automate repetitive investigation containment and reporting activities.
  • Support email security projects platform upgrades policy changes mergers and acquisitions and onboarding of new domains or business units.
  • Stay informed of emerging email attack techniques and recommend improvements to strengthen the organizations email security posture.

The Email Hygiene Analyst must demonstrate strong analytical skills attention to detail sound judgment and the ability to communicate technical findings clearly to both technical teams and business users.

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Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

  • This position has 0 Direct Reports

Travel Requirements:

  • No travel required.

Physical Requirements:

  • Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

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Job Location: SRS Distribution - McKinney

7440 State Highway 121 McKinney TX 75070-3104

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer SRS Distribution Inc. including all its subsidiaries provides job opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to actual or perceived race color creed religion national origin sex gender age disability gender identity sexual orientation citizenship status uniform service veteran status marital status genetic information physical or mental disability or any other characteristic in accordance with applicable federal state and local EEO laws. If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation in applying for any posted position please contact Human Resources at US: 855.556.3221 or by email to: with the nature of your accommodation request and include the Business name location and title of the job opening. Please allow one (1) business day for a reply. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen as permitted by law.

Competitive weekly/bi-weekly pay discretionary bonuses 401(k) with company match Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off (vacation sick volunteer holidays birthday floating) medical/dental/vision flexible spending accounts company-paid life and short-term disability plus optional long-term disability and additional life insurance. All benefits subject to eligibility.

Should a Candidate be submitted to fill a position by a recruiting or staffing services agency (Agency) the Company has no obligation to pay the Agency any fee for submission offer placement or any service without a fully executed contract of service covering the engagement.

Required Experience:

IC

The Email Hygiene Analyst is responsible for protecting the organizations email environment by monitoring analyzing and responding to email-based threats including phishing business email compromise malware spam impersonation and fraudulent communications. This role operates within the Cybersecurity...