Principal Researcher

Your Career

We are seeking a Principal Cyber Threat Intelligence Researcher to join our Fusion Intelligence Team (FIT) which is part of the Intel Response Unit within our broader Unit 42 Threat Intelligence organization. FITs mission is to conduct accelerated threat intelligence collection and analysis with a focus on pivoting from open-source intelligence to internal holdings to contextualize cluster and develop insights into emerging and ongoing threat activity. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers across Palo Alto Networks ensuring high caliber intelligence drives additional cyber threat intel research consultant engagements customer and executive insights and product integrations.

Your Impact

As a Principal Researcher on the Fusion Intelligence Team your primary responsibilities will include:

1. Accelerate OSINT fusion: Integrate open source into intelligence workflows by leveraging commercial enrichment sources and threat research to build a more complete cyber threat picture. Conduct accelerated analysis to enhance the depth and breadth of Palo Alto Networks threat intelligence knowledge repository and bolster our knowledge of threat activity to provide more comprehensive insights for customers. 

2. Leverage unique data holdings and partner across teams: Harness the full weight of the companys unique data holdings including product telemetry front line Incident Response (IR) data and partner information. Utilize these resources to produce and communicate the most unique and valuable insights enhancing the effectiveness and differentiation of our threat intelligence capabilities. 

3. Author tactical and strategic intelligence products: Produce rapid intelligence products for customers based on unique findings derived from the teams analysis. Partner with other research and product teams to build joint capabilities and ensure findings are leveraged to the full extent. Ensure threat actors industry region and malware profiles are continuously updated on a recurring basis.. 

4. Leverage AI for Analytic Workflows: Integrate Generative AI NotebookLM and other artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions across all phases of the intelligence lifecycle to improve analytic workflows. Use and develop new AI solutions to reduce research toil query existing intelligence holdings and accelerate report and presentation creation.

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• Expert-level experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence including actionable knowledge of cyber adversary groups tactics and techniques malware analysis and hunting methodologies. 

• Expert-level understanding of how to extract intelligence from technical data sources (malware netflow internet scan data attack surface topologies etc.).

• Strong understanding of the cyber threat landscape and able to contextualize how adversary advancement or new campaigns either reflects status quo or is a demonstrated shift.

• Strong experience with hypergraph modeling and clustering process-level details within the context of threat activity. 

• Ability to contextualize cyber events identify how the events fit into a current or historical pattern the impact on an industry or organization and tailored defensive recommendations.

• Ability to leverage multiple telemetry types and intelligence sources to generate unique insights into potential threats and associate malicious activity.

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks prioritize effectively and triage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong writing and presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex threat intelligence information to diverse audiences.

• Proficiency in developing and maintaining scripts to streamline intelligence workflows enhance efficiency and improve data accuracy. 

• Familiarity with Vertex Synapse preferred.

• Experience with prompt engineering and leveraging Googles AI capabilities to support development of intelligence products.

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent military experience - an advanced degree such as MS is a plus.

Additional Information :

The Team

Unit 42 brings together our world-renowned threat researchers with an elite team of security consultants to create an intelligence-driven response ready organization. The Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team provides threat research that enables security teams to understand adversary intent and attribution while enhancing protections offered by our products and services to stop advanced attacks. As threats escalate Unit 42 is available to advise customers on the latest risks assess their readiness and help them recover when the worst occurs.

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 $162700 - $263150/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.

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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 :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time