Palo Alto Senior Security Researcher - Agent ML Cortex 

Israel, Tel Aviv District, Tel Aviv-Yafo 

4302912

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

Your Career

You will be part of a strong security research and data science team who solve highly complex security challenges using disruptive technologies, ML algorithms and a lot of data.

As part of that, you will take part in the design and development of new groundbreaking AI security solutions which make a direct impact on many customers.

Your Impact

• Be at the forefront of security innovation, building next-gen detection capabilities powered by machine learning, big data, and deep threat intelligence.
• Dive deep into low-level systems, reverse engineering, and file-type behavior to uncover novel attack vectors - and then turn that insight into scalable, ML-driven protections.
• Work hand-in-hand with rockstar data scientists, engineers, and PMs in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where ideas move quickly from whiteboard to production.
• Lead high-impact research initiatives that fuse classic security expertise with modern data science - shaping models, influencing pipelines, and driving real-world protection outcomes.
• Be a key player in a multidisciplinary team where your deep security expertise will directly influence ML model design, data pipeline strategy, and real-world product impact.

Your Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in cyber security research space
• At least 3 years of experience with endpoint security research or offensive \ defensive low-level, file related realms
• Proven experience in the low level world, including OS internals, dynamic and static analysis of malware and software and reverse engineering
• Proven experience in running end-to-end research POCs from ideas to customer impact solutions including the design, execution, analysis and conclusions of your research, methodologies and outcomes
• Investigation skills and critical thinking using analytics, data mining, and data interpretation
• Familiarity with analysis of various file types
• Proficient hands-on coding skills in Python
• Experience with SQL or related query languages
• Excellent communication skills - ability to present research results in a clear and meaningful manner

Advantages:

• Proficiency in C \ CPP
• Experience with data-driven or ML models
• Experience with big data platforms (e.g GCP)

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.