Senior Threat Researcher (Cortex)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your well-being support to your growth and development, and beyond!

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks, Cortex XDR research is looking for a Senior Threat Researcher for its Tel Aviv R&D center.

The team is in charge of maintaining an up-to-date overview of the threat landscape, with emphasis on two main focus areas - cybercrime and nation-state APT research. The team conducts proactive research using Palo Alto’s vast telemetry in combination with external sources, to uncover unknown malware, TTPs, campaigns, and threat actors. The insights gleaned from the research are then translated into actionable intelligence deliverables to improve the overall product coverage. In addition, the team publishes many of its findings in Palo Alto’s Unit42 blog.

Your Impact

• Track and monitor the security threat landscape, using various information sources to raise flags for gaps and to improve security coverage
• Reverse engineer and analyze malware and hack tools used by various threat actors
• Discovering new behavioral anomalies and TTPs used by threat actors and assisting in creating relevant mitigations
• Write threat intelligence reports and blogs (Technical English fluency - is a must!)
• Present your research in internal and international security conferences
• Work closely with other domestic and international research teams to collect and disseminate threat intelligence and improve the overall product’s security coverage
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a threat researcher, intelligence analyst, malware analyst, reverse engineer, threat hunter or incident responder/DFIR
• Familiarity with advanced topics and experience in malware analysis, threat hunting, long-term threat tracking, and attribution
• Intimate knowledge and understanding of attack methods and TTPs over endpoints and enterprise solutions (EDR/XDR/XIAM)
• Good command of networking and authentication protocols, architecture and security concepts
• Coding experience with Python
• Experience using BigQuery or other SQL-based querying languages
• Experience using git - advantage
• High proficiency in English, both verbal and written - a must
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-moving, and demanding environment
• Independent and team player, critical thinker
• Ability to summarize complex data and explain it in simple terms that can be understood by both technical and less-technical audiences
  
  

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.