Principal Linux Security Researcher (Cortex)

Your Career

We are looking for a Principal Linux Security Researcher for our Tel Aviv R&D center to work on cortex-xdr for linux which provides runtime protection to servers and cloud workloads.
You will be part of a team that is in charge of researching developing and improving Anti-Exploit capabilities Anti-malware capabilities. The position includes researching OS internals exploits malware delving into cloud security and finding ways to mitigate new attack vectors.

Your Impact

• Research develop and improve anti-exploitation mitigations and anti-malware modules - ranging from low-level mitigations up to tackling application-level security vulnerabilities
• Work on the design evaluation and implementation of new security technologies
• Research Linux OS internals kernel application codebases vulnerabilities and exploits (both for internal usage and for PR)
• Analyze customer issues to help with detecting and preventing malicious activities in our customers networks

Qualifications :

Your Experience

• In-depth knowledge of some operating system internals is a must - Knowledge of Linux is an advantage
• Development experience in C/C/Rust is a must 2 years at least
• Experience in reverse engineering - both static and dynamic is a must (x86/64 architectures) 3 years at least
• Development knowledge in some scripting languages is a must - Experience with Python is an advantage
• Exploitation experience is an advantage (either application-level security or memory corruption)
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud workloads is an advantage
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative

Additional Information :

The Team

Our product 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 dont 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

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

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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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time