דרושים Staff Security Researcher Advanced Threat Prevention ב-Palo Alto ב-ארהב

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• End-to-end backend development of features and core components across their entire life cycle (design, develop, test, deploy, maintain)
• Collaborate with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and integrate with other parts of the product
• Work with customers and provide solutions to their day-to-day work and challenges
• Contribute to team-wide efforts - code reviews, design reviews, technical and architectural decisions

Your Experience

• Education: A Bachelor's or Master's (M.S./B.S.) degree in Computer Science or an equivalent technical field.

• Experience: 2+ years of professional Software Engineering experience, ideally focusing on the development of scalable server-side applications .

• Programming: Strong programming proficiency in one or more of the following: Python , Node.js , or TypeScript .

• Database Knowledge: Solid understanding of and experience with relational databases (SQL) , MongoDB , and BigQuery .

• Collaboration: A demonstrated ability to be a team player with strong communication skills for effective collaboration across cross-functional groups .

Core Technical Experience

• Proven experience building and maintaining high-scale server-side applications .

• Experience utilizing Cloud Platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) , Amazon Web Services (AWS) , or Microsoft Azure .

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and managing cloud infrastructure .

• Experience with REST APIs (design, development, and consumption).

• Knowledge of AI/ML pipelines , Data Science principles , and related technologies like Model Context Protocol

Preferred

• Prior experience with containerization technologies, specifically Kubernetes and/or Docker .

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 $106000 - $170500/Yearly. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

This role is required to be in office at either our Santa Clara, Reston, Plano or New York offices. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Your Career

This involves:

• Building bold, sharp positioning and driving Go-to-Market (GTM) programs to ensure the successful launch and adoption of our new TI services.

• Amplifying our elite threat intelligence research to establish Unit 42 as the ultimate thought leader in the industry.

Your Impact

• The work you do will directly reinforce Unit 42’s reputation and drive tangible business results across Palo Alto Networks. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Service Launch & GTM Leadership: Spearhead the launch of new Threat Intelligence services – planning the release, managing messaging, positioning, collateral development, and driving the product launch.

• Thought Leadership & Content: Build strong, sharp product marketing content, including blogs, reports, videos, and presentations, focused on the Unit 42 Threat Intelligence services and research.

  • Partner with our threat research team to communicate clear and powerful messages to establish and differentiate Unit 42 as the ultimate thought leader in the industry.

  • Work closely with other Unit 42 teams to contribute to annual research reports that generate awareness and thought leadership and drive conversations about the threat landscape.

• Market & Competitive Intelligence: Track the threat intelligence market and competitive landscape in collaboration with product, marketing, and sales leadership.

• Campaigns & Awareness Support: Launching campaigns & programs – creating content for digital media, websites, and customer presentations to create awareness, demand, and engagement.

• Sales Enablement & Portfolio Differentiation: Enabling sales teams to understand the value proposition and key differentiators—creating and delivering presentations at internal sales events on how Unit 42 differentiates the portfolio across all Palo Alto Networks offerings.

• Analyst Engagement: Leading the analyst engagements and presentations to drive awareness and get an outside-in perspective.

Your Experience

• 8+ years of product marketing experience , ideally with 5+ years in cybersecurity.

• Experience with developing and leading innovative GTM programs to drive customer adoption is strongly preferred.

• Deep understanding of the Threat Intelligence and security consulting markets.

• Comfortable with creating and delivering presentations in a range of environments, from industry conferences to customer briefings.

• Demonstrated record of working cross-functionally to drive sales, demand generation, and overall organization and business success.

• Strong written communication is necessary to develop extremely simple and clear messaging, collateral, tools and content for clients, partners & sales.

• Experience and innovative energy to champion successful market and competitive disruption initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree required. Technical degree or equivalent background or equivalent military experience is desirable.

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 $193,000 - $230,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

We are seeking development-heavy Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) who are passionate about bringing new ideas to all facets of DevOps and operational excellence within our Internet security infrastructure product portfolio. This key role requires strong technical expertise to design, build, maintain, and scale production services and server farms, with an emphasis on applying development skills to automate and optimize complex infrastructures for large-scale global product deployments across multiple cloud platforms. As an SRE, you will take end-to-end ownership of your focus areas, driven to solve problems at every level of the stack, and participate in all phases of the product lifecycle—from initial design and development through testing and deployment—while collaborating seamlessly with multi-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and QA, to achieve a common operational goal.

Your Impact

• Build Terraform to deploy infrastructures and services to multiple cloud platforms.

• Build automation for provisioning and operating infrastructure at a massive scale using Python or Go code

• Work with Dev/QA teams to build pipelines and automation for delivering and deploying applications to production

• Build observation (logging, metrics, alerting) systems to make sure system works well.

• Design and implement the infrastructure to ensure applications align with infrastructure requirements, focusing on scalability and reliability

• Collaborate with PMs to deliver compliances (SOC2, Fedramp, IL5) and establish a vision for continuous improvement.

• On-call Support and Incident Resolution

  • Participate in occasional on-call rotations to support the infrastructure

  • Investigate incidents, formulate hypotheses, and identify root causes to solve issues promptly

  • Write postmortem reviews and provide remediation recommendations

Your Experience

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent military experience required

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or related roles.

• Cloud Experiences: GCP/AWS/OCI/Azure.

• Container Docker, Kubernetes operational experiences.

• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, GRPC

• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and reliable infrastructure

• Strong proficiency in automation scripting and infrastructure as code (IaC)

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues

• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

• Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional environments

• Python/Go programming

• Additional Requirements

• Availability for occasional on-call support

• Willingness to engage with customers directly and represent the technical aspects of the product

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 $0 - $0/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

Architect/Sr. Principal Engineer, Backend - Cortex Cloud (Posture Security)

Your Impact

• Lead the architectural vision and design for complex, large-scale backend systems and microservices that form the backbone of our Cortex Cloud Posture Security offerings.

• Develop and implement high-quality, resilient, and scalable backend services primarily using Go and Python.

• Drive system design discussions and decisions, ensuring solutions meet current Posture Security needs while being adaptable for future growth and technological advancements in cloud security.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, frontend engineers, security researchers, and SRE, to define, design, and ship new features and platform enhancements for Cortex Cloud Posture Security.

• Mentor and guide senior and junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning within the Posture Security team.

• Define and evangelize best practices for backend development, testing, and deployment within the organization, particularly as they apply to cloud-native security solutions.

• Analyze and resolve complex technical challenges and production issues, ensuring the reliability and performance of our Cortex Cloud Posture Security services.

• Contribute to and lead code reviews, design reviews, and architectural reviews related to Posture Security components.

• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends in cloud security, backend development, and posture management, evaluating and recommending their adoption where appropriate.

• Optionally, leverage your understanding of UI development and user experience to contribute to a more holistic product design and improved collaboration with frontend teams working on the Cortex Cloud interface.

Your Experience

• 10+ years of experience in backend software development, with a proven track record of designing and delivering complex, distributed systems, preferably in a cloud security context.

• Deep expertise in Go and/or Python for backend development.

• Strong understanding of software architecture principles, including microservices, event-driven architecture, and distributed systems patterns.

• Proven experience with system design, data modeling, and API design (RESTful, gRPC).

• Experience with various database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and caching solutions.

• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), with a strong emphasis on security best practices within these environments.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineers.

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with a knack for explaining complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

• Understanding of UI technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) and how backend systems support frontend applications for displaying complex security data.

• Deep experience with cybersecurity, specifically Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP), or related cloud security domains.

• Contributions to open-source projects related to cloud security or backend infrastructure.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., CIS, NIST, SOC2) and their implications for cloud security products.

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 $225,000 - 250,000. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

This Engineering Escalation role is positioned to intercept and assist or drive technical escalations that come to the executive level in engineering

You will speak with executive levels at customers, delivering among other things, discussions about the situation, explaining the root cause or progress toward it, providing status internally, and addressing technical questions during customer interactions

Your Experience

• BE/B.tech or equivalent technical graduation is mandatory or equivalent military experience required
• Career level experience in support service, technical support or similar troubleshooting related role
• Technical lead in area of expertise related to cyberspace equipment vendor or network security organization
• Able to explain complex technical issues to non-technical people
• Able to have open discussions on network design, network security and related technical topic

Required Technical Skills

• Configuring and troubleshooting dynamic routing protocols (BGP and OSPF primarily)
• L1-L3 (ISO model) troubleshooting
• Broad understanding of and ability to analyze and troubleshoot Internet applications and protocols
• Troubleshooting VPNs (IPSec and SSL tunnels)
• Pcap analysis (via Wireshark and other tools)
• Hardware troubleshooting for telecommunications equipment
• C, C++ and python programming languages(Good to have)

Helpful Certifications

• Advanced certification for network equipment vendors (e.g. JNCIE, JNCP, CCIE, CCNA, CCNP, CCA etc)
• Cloud deployment for AWS, GCP, Azure or KVM based solutions)

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 $128,000 - $174,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• Build and operate Cloud Native infrastructure
• Design and develop innovative products end to end taking ownership of DevSecOps
• Collaborate across functions (Product Managers and Engineers) to understand requirements and develop solutions
• Act as a technical leader and mentor junior team members
• Continuously improve the software development process, including testing, deployment, and monitoring

Your Experience

• Significant experience (4+ years) building and maintaining software systems on Cloud and Kubernetes based infrastructure.
• Significant experience working with containers and Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps best practices.
• Significant expertise in IaC tools (Terraform, CDK/CloudFormation).
• Expertise in modern Python (type hints, Pydantic, ..) and at least one strongly typed programming language (Go, Java, Python, C++).
• Experience building Kubernetes Operators to automate operational tasks would be a plus.
• Strong communication and problem solving skills.
• ML/MLOps experience would be a plus.
• Excited about working in an agile and fast paced 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 $147000 - $180,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

As a Distinguished Engineer, you will own the long-term technical direction and execution for all data and analytics infrastructure within Saas Data Security and AI.

I. Architecture & Strategic Vision

• Define Architectural Roadmap : Set the 3-5 year technical strategy and architectural vision for the Enterprise DLP data platform, emphasizing scalability, performance, security, and cost-efficiency
• Big Data & AI Foundation : Drive the design, implementation, scaling, and evangelism of the core BigQuery, Vertex AI, Nvidia Triton, Kubeflow platform components that enable high-velocity data ingestion, transformation, and Machine Learning model serving for DLP detections
• Real-time Decisioning: Architect and implement ultra-low latency data ingestion and processing systems (utilizing Kafka, Pub/Sub, Dataflow) to enable real-time DLP policy enforcement and alert generation at massive enterprise scale
• Cross-Functional Influence : Act as the technical voice of the DLP data platform, collaborating with Engineering VPs, Product Management, and Data Science teams to align platform capabilities with product innovation

II. High-Scale Data Platform Engineering

• Big Data Pipeline Mastery : Architect and Lead the design and implementation of highly resilient, optimized batch and real-time data pipelines (ETL/ELT) to transform raw data streams into high-quality, actionable datasets
• Optimized Dataset s: Expertly design and optimize clean, well-structured analytical datasets within BigQuery, focusing on partitioning, clustering, and schema evolution to maximize query performance for both operational analytics and complex data science/ML feature generation
• Database Strategy: Provide deep, hands-on expertise in both SQL and NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Spanner, BigQuery, advising on the optimal data persistence layer for diverse DLP data use cases (e.g., policy configurations, high-speed telemetry, analytical fact tables)
• MLOps Implementation : Establish robust MLOps practices model deployment & execution pipelines like Vertex AI, Nvidia Triton for DLP models, including automated pipelines for continuous training, versioning, deployment, and monitoring of model drift
• Performance Engineering : Debug, optimize, and tune the most challenging performance bottlenecks across the entire data platform, from initial data ingestion to final analytics query execution, often dealing with PBs of data

III. Mentorship & Operational Excellence

• Technical Mentorship : Mentor and develop Principal and Staff-level engineers, raising the bar for engineering craftsmanship and data platform development across the organization
• Operational Health : Define and implement advanced observability, monitoring, and alerting strategies to ensure the end-to-end health and SLOs of the mission-critical DLP data service

Preferred Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in a high-scale data-intensive environment, with a minimum of 3+ years operating as a Distinguished or Principal-level Engineer/Architect
• Mastery of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with extensive, hands-on experience architecting and scaling solutions using BigQuery and Vertex AI or equivalent AWS, Azure, or other Big Data & AI services
• Expertise in Big Data processing frameworks and managed services, specifically with building and scaling data and analytics pipelines using Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and GKE (or equivalent technologies like Apache Spark/Kafka)
• Strong experience in SQL & NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, Spanner), with an understanding of their respective architectural trade-offs for distributed systems
• Demonstrated ability to design scalable data models and systems that enable high-precision
• Proven ability to build and optimize clean, well-structured analytical datasets for large-scale business and data science use cases
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and supporting Big Data solutions for both batch (scheduled) and real-time (streaming) analytics
• Prior experience in the security domain (especially DLP, Data Security, or Cloud Security) is a significant advantage
• Exceptional ability to influence technical and business leaders, translating ambiguous problems into clear, executable technical designs
• BS/MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required

Salary 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 $230,000/YR - $300,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.