Principal Security Researcher Autopilot (Cortex)
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Job Location:
Tel Aviv-Yafo - Israel
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Your Career
Join our research team as a Security Researcher and become an integral part of our expanding group building Autopilot - a groundbreaking autonomous investigation and response platform.
In this role youll transcend traditional research boundaries by designing developing and implementing investigation modules that enable Autopilot to autonomously identify analyze and neutralize sophisticated threats across massive infrastructures.
Your responsibilities will encompass analyzing emerging malware patterns adversarial tactics and process behaviors across enterprise-scale environments leveraging telemetry from millions of endpoints. Youll focus on discovering attack signatures detecting statistical outliers and ensuring the platform effectively counters real-world threats and advanced persistent threat campaigns through validation against live production data.
Your Impact
- Architect Autonomous Security Systems: Build graph-based algorithms and intelligent decision-making frameworks to investigate and neutralize targeted threat actors
- Scale Human Expertise: Apply AI statistical modeling and graph theory to replicate complex analyst workflows and automate incident response at scale
- Transform Telemetry into Intelligence: Engineer reusable frameworks that convert raw security data into actionable insights and automated response capabilities
- Counter Advanced Adversaries: Conduct deep-dive analysis of malware and APT attack chains to stay ahead of evolving TTPs and emerging threats
- Drive Research Innovation: Collaborate in a high-growth environment to influence product direction refine research workflows and advance detection mechanisms
Qualifications :
Your Experience
- 5 years in security or threat research demonstrating thorough investigation capabilities that produced actionable outcomes and measurable impact
- Proven experience as part of an R&D/development team along with strong proficiency in Python programming
- Deep comprehension of attack vectors and methodologies targeting endpoints and enterprise infrastructure
- Proficient in analyzing large-scale datasets to derive significant insights using sophisticated analytical techniques
- Demonstrated ownership mindset with capability to autonomously advance initiatives from inception through completion
- Analytical thinker who excels in both independent work and team collaboration settings
- Superior verbal and written communication abilities
- Passionate cybersecurity practitioner motivated to address emerging security challenges
Advantage
- Comprehensive understanding of operating system internals (e.g. Windows Linux macOS).
- Hands-on experience with graph databases and algorithmic implementations
- Background in statistics advanced data analysis or machine learning methodologies
Additional Information :
The Team
Our research team sits at the heart of our products and is tightly aligned with our mission to stop cyberattacks. We continuously push boundaries - rethinking how we and the industry as a whole approach cybersecurity. Our researchers are not afraid to build bold original solutions to problems others havent attempted to tackle.
Rather than following trends we set them. Were looking for people who are comfortable operating in ambiguity energized by complex challenges and motivated by addressing the evolving risks of modern life - risks that can only be mitigated through a secure digital world.
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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Intelligence Community Experience
- Python
- Spss
- Microsoft Word
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Windows
- Stata
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Data Modeling
- Writing Skills
About Company
Our enterprise security platform detects and prevents known and unknown threats while safely enabling an increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications. Come be part of the team that redefined the firewall industry and is now the fastest-growing security company in hi ... View more
