Palo Alto Principal Security Researcher – Automation 

Israel, Tel Aviv District, Tel Aviv-Yafo 

632005692

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

Your Career

As a Principal Security Researcher, you will utilize and augment our established BI systems, CI/CD pipelines, and research infrastructure to meet team requirements while incorporating LLM capabilities. You will help mature promising research efforts into production-ready product features that enhance our security automation capabilities. Your expertise in security research, infrastructure utilization, and modern AI technologies will drive the evolution of our security operations.

Your Impact

• Leverage existing research infrastructure to enhance security automation workflows across multiple security domains (Endpoint, Identity, DSPM, NDR)
• Utilize and augment established BI data systems and CI/CD pipelines to support security research initiatives
• Transform research concepts into mature, production-ready product features
• Integrate LLMs and AI technologies into existing security workflows to improve detection and response capabilities
• Develop tools that extend our current infrastructure to better support security research and remediation planning
• Collaborate with product teams to translate successful research outcomes into customer-facing features
• Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate your innovations with XDR, EDR, NDR, SOAR, and big data platforms

Your Experience

• Strong understanding of research infrastructure, including how to effectively use BI systems, data pipelines, and automation frameworks
• Experience working with CI/CD environments and methodologies to support security research initiatives
• Familiarity with LLMs and AI applications in cybersecurity, including model integration into security workflows
• Solid understanding of security operations, incident response, and threat research
• Strong programming skills (Python preferred), with experience in automation scripting
• Experience with data analysis and querying large-scale security datasets
• Track record of maturing research concepts into production-ready solutions
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a research team
• Critical thinker with a strong ability to innovate in security automation and AI integration

Advantages:

• Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP)
• Knowledge of how to leverage containerization technologies for research purposes
• Experience with XDR/EDR/NDR/SOAR products and how to extend their capabilities
• Intimate knowledge and understanding of attack methods and techniques
• Experience developing security tools that leverage AI/ML models
• Background in transforming security research into product features

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.

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