Principal Linux Security Researcher (Cortex) at Palo Alto Networks – Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Company description

Our mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, everything starts and ends with our mission:

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

Our vision is a world where every day is safer and more secure than the last. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things get done, and we seek innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who we are

We take our mission to protect the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers, and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contribute to our collective success. Our values ​​are crowdsourced by employees and brought to life by each of us every day—from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution. From standing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will shape the future of cybersecurity. We move fast, value continuous learning, and respect every employee as a unique individual. Knowing that we all have different needs, our development and personal wellness programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellness spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities – just to name a few!

Job description

Your career

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

Your impact

• Research, develop and improve anti-exploit mitigations and anti-malware modules – ranging from low-level mitigations to addressing application-level security vulnerabilities
• Work on the design, evaluation and implementation of new security technologies
• Investigate the internal workings of Linux OS, kernel, application codebases, vulnerabilities and exploits (both for internal use and PR)
• Analyze customer issues to help detect and prevent malicious activity on our customers’ networks

Qualifications

Your experience

• In-depth knowledge of the internal workings of some operating systems is required – Knowledge of Linux is an advantage
• Development experience in C/C++/Rust is required, minimum 2 years
• Experience in reverse engineering – both static and dynamic, is a requirement (x86/64 architectures), minimum 3 years
• Development knowledge in some scripting languages ​​is a must – Experience with Python is an advantage
• Experience with exploitation is an advantage (both application-level security and memory corruption)
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud workloads is a plus
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative

Additional information

The team

Our product team is the core of our products and directly connected to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating and challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers are not afraid to build products to solve problems that no one has explored before.

We define the industry rather than waiting for clues. We need people who are comfortable with ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and invigorated by the unknown risks we face every day, which are only made possible by a safe digital environment.

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Is this position eligible for immigration sponsorship? No. Please note that we do not sponsor applicants for a work visa for this position.

Our Commitment

We are risk-taking problem solvers who challenge the cybersecurity status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

We strive to provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodations because of a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be treated confidentially in accordance with EEO guidelines.