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Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme

ITRMS – Security Operations Senior Email Security Engineer

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, New Jersey, us, 07065

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Job Description

Company is an innovative, global healthcare leader that is committed to improving health and well-being around the world. Our product offering categories include heart and respiratory health, infectious diseases, and women's health. We continue to focus our research on conditions that affect millions of people around the world - diseases like Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer - while expanding our strengths in areas like vaccines and biologics. We also devote extensive time and energy to increasing access to medicines and vaccines through far-reaching programs that donate and deliver our products to the people who need them.

The Security Operations are focused on Application and Process ITIL Operations. These Operations include such functional areas as Identify and Access Management, Corporate Directory and enterprise Cyber-Security tools and applications.

This organization was formed as a result of the increased risks in both the information security (e.g. cyber threats, malware, etc.) and the regulated areas have required that staffs possessing such skills are fully embedded within the IT organization. The enterprise is now dependent on these security and compliance experts for identifying, escalating and remediating such IT Risks in a timely and efficient manner. Also, emerging technologies like cloud, mobility and data analytics require strong IT Risk and Compliance early involvement.

Location:

Romania (Hybrid)

Schedule:

10:00 – 19:00

Team:

Security Operations (Platform Management)

Contract:

Full-time

We are looking for a Senior Email Security Engineer to join our global Security Operations (Platform Management) team. This role is an opportunity to drive enterprise-level email security across a large-scale environment, shaping visibility, stability, and defensive controls for millions of messages daily.

You will work hands‑on with email security & web domain management tools while collaborating with multiple engineering, architecture and operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

Administration and tuning of email security tools across a global tenant

Own advanced configurations: transport rules, connectors, inbound/outbound filtering, impersonation protection, anti‑phishing, anti‑malware, and quarantine policies, including rule logic, integrations and reporting

Perform advanced investigations on email‑based threats

Conduct message trace deep‑dives, identify root causes, propose and implement durable corrective actions

Collaborate with Cloud Security, SOC, Endpoint Security, and Architecture teams to align controls and detections

Drive improvements in email security posture through rule hardening, automation, enrichment, and workflow enhancements

Own complex incident response actions related to email threats and support major security initiatives

Ensure high‑quality handling of request and changes using SNOW & Jira, working fully aligned with ITIL processes

Overseeing Company acquired Web Domains using the available domain management tools

Qualifications

Strong hands‑on experience with email security tools, operating at enterprise scale

Deep understanding of email authentication and flow (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, ARC, connectors and mail routing logic

Proven experience investigating email security threats and applying effective mitigations

Ability to read, interpret, and correlate logs from multiple sources (message traces, security alerts, telemetry)

Solid understanding of phishing techniques, spoofing patterns, impersonation attacks, and threat actor behavior

Experience with ITIL processes and working with SNOW/Jira

Excellent troubleshooting skills and comfort with complex, distributed systems

Strong communication skills in English and ability to work with global teams

Ability to take ownership, challenge existing configurations, and influence security posture through data‑driven decisions

Nice to Have Skills

Experience with security tools beyond email (identity, endpoint, cloud)

Scripting knowledge for automation, enrichment, or bulk configuration changes

Familiarity with Web Domain Management tools

Experience in large, regulated environments (pharma, finance, manufacturing)

Exposure to Security Operations/SOC collaboration, threat intel workflows, or cloud‑security initiatives

What We Offer

A hybrid work environment with flexibility

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunities for professional growth and further training

A dynamic and supportive team environment, collaborating on the latest in security technologies.

Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our Company’s benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.

Required Skills:

Anti-Phishing, Computer Science, Financial Advising, Information Security, IT Operation, IT Project Lifecycle, Security Management, Security Technologies, Service Delivery

Preferred Skills:

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