Job Description

Your Career

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced security researcher to join our growing security team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of our efforts to combat the ever-evolving landscape of digital threats. You will be responsible for tracking malware and threat trends, designing and building innovative detection mechanisms, and leading the development of machine learning models to protect our systems and customers. This is a hands-on role that requires a unique blend of skills in threat research, software engineering, and machine learning.

Your Impact

• Threat & Malware Analysis: Proactively track and research emerging threat actors, malware families, and attack techniques. Analyze threat data to identify trends and patterns, and translate this intelligence into actionable detection strategies
• Innovative Detection Development: Find and develop novel methods for detecting threats across our environment. This includes static and dynamic analysis, behavioral monitoring, and heuristic-based detection
• Full-Cycle Software Engineering: Participate in and lead the complete software development lifecycle for our security solutions. This includes gathering requirements, architecting, designing, developing, testing, deploying, and providing operational support for the tools and systems you build
• Machine Learning Leadership: Lead end-to-end machine learning projects for threat detection. This encompasses defining the model architecture, sourcing and preparing data, building and managing training pipelines, deploying models into production, and monitoring their performance
• Research & Publication: Disseminate research findings and contribute to the security community by publishing results in technical blogs, industry white papers, and academic papers

Qualifications

Your Experience

• MS/PhD degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required
• 6+ years of experience in a research or engineering role, such as system security, threat research, malware/code analysis or vulnerability research
• Proven experience in the complete software development lifecycle, with proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, C++)
• Demonstrated experience in leading machine learning projects, including a strong understanding of model development, data preprocessing, and deployment
• A proven track of top tier publications in cybersecurity related areas is a big plus
• Solid understanding of the threat landscape, including common attack vectors, malware techniques, and threat actor tactics is a plus

Additional Information

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products – 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.

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 $157000/YR - $255000/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

We’re problem solvers that 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?: Yes