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If you are an innovator at heart and passionate about redefining how organizations secure modern environments end-to-end, we're looking for you.
As a Manager of the Core Cloud Posture team, you will lead a new, high-impact team of security researchers. You'll innovate and build on top of our market-leading posture portfolio and be responsible for the "what's next." Your mission is to innovate on top of this foundation, build the intelligent "connective tissue" that provides unparalleled context, and architect the next-generation features that will keep us ahead of the market.
Your Impact
Lead, and grow a team of talented security researchers focused on enhancing the cloud security posture of our customers.
Act as a technical mentor and force multiplier for junior security researchers. You will actively share your deep industry experience, guide their research methodologies, and foster a learning environment that accelerates their professional development from talented juniors into autonomous experts.
Champion the continuous evolution of our security logic. You will ensure our posture coverage keeps pace with the rapidly changing cloud landscape, systematically addressing gaps and refining our policies to address evolving threats.
Leverage our advanced cross-product engines to synthesize isolated findings into a cohesive, prioritized story of risk for the customer.
Stay ahead of the evolving cloud threat landscape, translating the latest research on cloud-native based attacks into resilient posture policies that effectively minimize the attack surface.
Foster collaboration across engineering, product management, and go-to-market teams to deliver impactful security solutions.

Are you passionate about innovation in cloud security and want to redefine how Security Operations Centers (SOCs) leverage both agent and agentless technologies for detection and response? Join our cutting-edge Security Research team and lead the development of next-generation cloud detection and response solutions. In this role, you will define detection use cases, analyze threat data, and create advanced security content to protect against evolving threats in cloud environments. Be part of an exceptional team of researchers and engineers dedicated to safeguarding our customers. This is your opportunity to dive into pioneering technologies that integrate cloud security with innovative detection methodologies in a world-leading cybersecurity company.
Your Impact
Conduct ongoing research to identify and develop new detection techniques for both agent-based and agentless cloud technologies
Stay ahead of Advanced Threats, attacker methodologies, and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to ensure our solutions remain proactive and effective against emerging threats
Simulate real-world attack scenarios in lab settings, performing in-depth analysis of adversarial behaviors and their implications for cloud security
Foster a collaborative atmosphere within an experienced, diverse, and supportive research team, driving forward new and innovative ideas in cloud detection and response.

We're looking for a Manager to lead a security research team for detection and response across cloud environments. This is an opportunity to lead an exceptional group of researchers working on a startup-level product within the largest security company, helping revolutionize how organizations protect their Kubernetes and hybrid cloud environments.
Your Impact
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of talented security researchers focused on defending organizations as they transition from on-premises data centers to modern cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure.
Drive the strategy and execution of research initiatives to uncover novel techniques for detecting and responding to sophisticated attacks targeting hybrid and cloud-native environments.
Define and prioritize detection use cases, relevant datasets, and innovative analytic approaches combining runtime visibility and posture management across diverse platforms.
Stay up to date with the latest attacker methodologies, APT campaigns, and TTPs to ensure our detection capabilities stay ahead of evolving threats in both legacy and cloud contexts.
Oversee simulation of real-world attacks and deep behavioral analysis to inform and validate detection content.
Foster collaboration across engineering, product management, and go-to-market teams to deliver impactful security solutions. Represent the team and share insights with the security community through blogs, conference talks, and publications.

Are you an innovative security researcher with a deep understanding of Linux systems and a passion for protecting modern environments? Do you want to lead the charge in securing enterprise networks against the latest threats?
We're looking for a skilled professional to join our team, focusing on the critical and rapidly evolving fields of Linux and API security. You'll be a foundational member of a new and growing team dedicated to the "blue ocean" of detection and developing multiple new fields within the biggest cybersecurity enterprise in the world. This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise and influence the future of threat prevention, helping us build cutting-edge security solutions from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities
Playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of our security solutions
Enhance the effectiveness of our product by designing cutting-edge protection components and developing sophisticated detection rules
Research Linux OS internals, Virtualized environments, and low-level system behaviors to inform and enhance our attack prevention mechanisms
Investigate and develop innovative methods for detecting threats and securing APIs, ensuring robust protection for modern applications and cloud-native environments
Apply sophisticated AI and big data approaches to investigate and research large amounts of data across our clients
Research and lead novel protection ideas to a production-grade level, serving as a subject matter expert
Stay up to date with the latest attacker methodologies, APT campaigns, and TTPs targeting Linux systems and APIs
Conduct static and dynamic reverse engineering of Linux malware to uncover new techniques and develop corresponding mitigation strategies
Work closely with engineering, product management, and other research teams to translate research findings into production-grade features.

We're looking for a Threat Detection Researcher to join the Threat Research team and spread the power of our company. In this role, you will further develop the Cloud-native Threat Detection domain.
WHAT YOULL DO
Design behavioral baselines for complex cloud environments using diverse signals, and develop high-fidelity detections based on those baselines.
Expand our company's detection engine with novel and high-impact telemetry sources, pushing the boundaries of what can be detected in modern cloud environments.
Conduct deep technical research into complex cloud services to uncover novel attack vectors.
Investigate real-world attacks across cloud environments, identity providers (IDPs), and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platforms.
Hunt and analyze emerging threats and active campaigns targeting cloud ecosystems.

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Security Researcher to join our Threat and Detection Group at the Tel-Aviv R&D center.
This team focuses on PANW Cortex Security and Security Assurance features across various operating systems and platforms, including (but not limited to) Linux, Mac, and Cloud. This is an applied research role with a clear mission: your research directly improves the detection and prevention capabilities of our XDR agent.
The role involves simulating, automating, and developing proof-of-concepts for known threats and offensive tools to evaluate new feature security coverage and detection quality, aligned with the Kill Chain/MITRE ATT&CK Framework and real-world threats. We need an experienced Security Researcher with a deep background in offensive security concepts and a strong interest in Linux, Cloud, and macOS platforms.
You will conduct Linux security evaluations, research innovations to enhance our security solutions, and find innovative yet practical solutions to contemporary problems. You will also develop custom tools and advanced in-house security capabilities to continuously validate our product's defenses.
Your Impact
Work hand-in-hand with the Cortex Agent release team. This role demands applied research synchronized with our delivery schedule, ensuring that every feature release is validated against the latest threats prior to launch.
Drive our threat simulation automation strategy by researching and developing new tools and capabilities that emulate real-world adversary behavior.
Enrich our Security Automation Coverage and infrastructure to protect against known and unknown threats.
Thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact environment, mastering new security features, technologies, and complex platforms (from kernel to Kubernetes) quickly.
Conduct hands-on research to identify real-world Malware, exploits, and novel attack vectors, then create and code PoCs to test our defenses.
Act as a key research partner with engineering teams to push and validate our product capabilities.
Leverage data-driven approaches to identify threats and propose effective mitigations.

Were looking for a top-notch Threat Detection Researcher to join our team and spread the power of our company. In this role, you will further develop the company Runtime Sensor as part of our threat research team.
WHAT YOULL DO
Develop detections and tools to protect customers from cloud threats
Investigate attacks on cloud environments and malware targeting cloud workloads
Hunt and analyze real-world attacks and emerging cloud threats
Collaborate closely with the R&D team to transform research insights into product features
Work with customers in response to requests related to suspicious activity or potential incidents
Create best practices and security policies based on research findings
Deliver external-facing content (blog posts and talks at security conferences) based on security insights and novel research.

Were seeking a Senior Security Researcher to drive end-to-end research initiatives that strengthen detection capabilities. In this role, youll investigate emerging attack surfaces, craft and implement innovative detection logic, and test your findings in real-world environments. Its a hands-on position ideal for someone eager to transform research insights into effective, production-grade security defenses.

Responsibilities

Research AI Agent and LLM-related risks, such as prompt injection and jailbreaking and implement sophisticated detection strategies.
Conduct research on cloud, web, and API security to uncover new threats and attack vectors.
Develop, refine, and design world-class detection logic and rules to enhance runtime protection.
Perform threat-hunting activities across large data sources to identify emerging attack patterns
Drive full-cycle research: from hypothesis and experimentation to production validation.
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver actionable insights.

Were looking for an experienced and curious Cloud Security Researcher to join our Security Research team and help us push the boundaries of what cloud security can achieve. This is a high-impact role where youll explore new attack surfaces, uncover blind spots, and help shape cloud capabilities and research strategy.

Responsibilities
What Youll Be Doing

Lead deep-dive research projects into cloud environments, services, and misconfigurations
Identify and explore security gaps across major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to turn research into productized features
Conduct offensive simulations to validate risks and their business impact
Communicate findings internally and externally through reports, whitepapers, or talks
Take active part of the ideation process and prototyping of new features and product offerings

Were looking for a hands-on AI Cyber Intelligence Engineer - in the domain of network attack surface. Someone who lives and breathes network security, loves exploring how attackers move through real environments, and is excited to shape how AI can automate and extend that process.
In this role, youll analzse real-world environments, identify potential attack vectors, and work closely with our AI engineering teams to translate your domain expertise into actionable, intelligent workflows. Youll play a key role in guiding how our platform learns to think and act like a top-tier security analyst.
Responsibilities
Analyse complex network environments, configurations, and security controls to map topologies and identify weaknesses or lateral movement paths.
Research and model attacker behaviour and detection strategies, guiding how AI systems reason about threat scenarios.
Collaborate with AI engineers to shape agentic flows - defining the logic, prompts, and reasoning patterns that replicate expert investigative thinking.
Conduct hands-on assessments of enterprise networks to validate and improve automated detection and response capabilities.
Stay current on evolving attack tactics, network security technologies, and AI-driven threat detection trends.
Act as a security subject matter expert for cross-functional engineering teams.