Staff Security Researcher (Advanced Threat Prevention)

Your Career

You will be part of the team that builds and delivers the threat detection capabilities powering Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP). The ATP Detection team is responsible for decoding network protocols identifying applications and detecting threats across our enterprise customers networks.

As a member of the team youll work on a wide range of projects that give customers deep visibility into their network traffic and the ability to prevent exploits advanced persistent threats (APTs) and other sophisticated attacks. This is a unique opportunity to strengthen your expertise in threat prevention while making a direct impact on securing organizations worldwide.

Your Impact

• Research the root causes of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and develop effective detection methods including IPS signatures and ML-based detection.

• Analyze and respond to Zero-Day vulnerabilities delivering IPS protections to customers within 24 hours.

• Reverse engineer software to uncover previously unknown vulnerabilities.

• Design and implement detection methodologies for emerging attack vectors.

• Build innovative projects on Linux and Windows systems to advance next-generation security technologies.

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• Team player with good communication skills and the ability to work with cross-functional groups.

• Basic understanding of exploit techniques such as buffer overflows use-after-free format string XSS SQL injection CSRF MITM and DoS.

• Familiarity with core network protocols such as HTTP UDP FTP SMTP DNS and SMB.

• Exposure to network traffic analysis tools like tcpdump or Wireshark.

• Experience with AI/ML is a plus especially in security contexts.

• Familiar with Windows/Linux development environment  

• Programming experience with scripting languages (e.g. Bash Python Perl); familiarity with penetration testing tools (Metasploit Burp Suite Nmap) or debugging tools (WinDbg OllyDbg GDB) is a plus.

• BS/MS in Computer Science Computer Engineering or related field or equivalent professional/military experience.

• Experience with Capture the Flag (CTF) is a plus.

• Contributions to security blogs or talks at conferences (e.g. Black Hat DEF CON) are highly valued but not required.

Additional Information :

The Team

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 were looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $117000 - $182500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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.

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  .

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: Yes

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time