Palo Alto Principal Linux Security Researcher Cortex 

Israel, Tel Aviv District, Tel Aviv-Yafo 

771611355

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

Your Career

We are looking for a Principal Linux Security Researcher for our Tel Aviv R&D center, to work on cortex-xdr for linux, which provides runtime protection to servers and cloud workloads.
You will be part of a team that is in charge of researching, developing and improving Anti-Exploit capabilities, Anti-malware capabilities. The position includes researching OS internals, exploits, malware, delving into cloud security, and finding ways to mitigate new attack vectors.

Your Impact

• Research, develop, and improve anti-exploitation mitigations and anti-malware modules - ranging from low-level mitigations up to tackling application-level security vulnerabilities
• Work on the design, evaluation, and implementation of new security technologies
• Research Linux OS internals, kernel, application codebases, vulnerabilities and exploits (both for internal usage and for PR)
• Analyze customer issues to help with detecting and preventing malicious activities in our customers networks

Your Experience

• In-depth knowledge of some operating system internals is a must - Knowledge of Linux is an advantage
• Development experience in C/C++/Rust is a must, 2 years at least
• Experience in reverse engineering - both static and dynamic, is a must (x86/64 architectures), 3 years at least
• Development knowledge in some scripting languages is a must - Experience with Python is an advantage
• Exploitation experience is an advantage (either application-level security or memory corruption)
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud workloads is an advantage
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative

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.