Palo Alto Senior Security Researcher -Windows EDR Cortex 

Israel, Tel Aviv District, Tel Aviv-Yafo 

24409400

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

Your Career

You will create statistics-based classification algorithms investigating everything from new malware through process behavior and attackers operating in enterprise-scale networks using data from multiple endpoints, from analyzing attack patterns, finding statistical anomalies, and validating that you correctly respond to real attacks and APTs on real customer data.

Your Impact

• Research new methods to detect, investigate, and respond to targeted attackers by utilizing enormous amounts and varied types of data
• Help design new generic heuristics to automate response over a combination of alerts and raw data, leveraging graph algorithms to mimic cybersecurity investigations
• Perform deep analysis of advanced attack flows used by current malware and APTs
• Use and develop statistical algorithms and techniques to create and improve our investigation capabilities
• Be part of a diverse research group, improving our research processes and leading us to be a better team, creating a better product
• Stay up to date with APTs, attacker methodologies, and TTPs

Your Experience

• Intimate knowledge and understanding of attack methods and techniques over endpoints and enterprise networks
• Vast experience and interest in at least one of: incident response, red team, or advanced threat hunting and detection research
• In-depth knowledge of the inner workings of operating systems (especially Windows)
• Comfortable conducting research and gathering insights by querying large databases.
• Strong proficiency in Python programming
• Experience and interest in malware research or development
• Advantage if you have experience working with graph DB and algorithms
• Advantage if you have experience in statistics, advanced data studies, or machine learning.
• Advantage if you have exploitation knowledge and experience
• Ability to drive and own projects
• Independent and team player, critical thinker
• Excellent communication skills

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.

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