We are looking for a Security Researcher to join our research group as part of a growing team developing Autopilot, an innovative product for autonomous investigation and response.
As a core member of the team, you'll go beyond research: youll research, design, and develop investigation modules that allow Autopilot to autonomously detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats at a massive scale.
Youll analyze everything from new malware behaviors to attacker techniques and process activity in enterprise-scale networks, using data collected from across millions of endpoints. Your work will span identifying attack patterns and uncovering statistical anomalies, as well as validating that the system responds effectively to real-world attacks and APT campaigns using production data.
Key Responsibilities
Research and implement new autonomous methods for investigating and responding to targeted attackers, using large-scale, diverse security datasets
Develop and design the graph-based algorithms that power autonomous investigation and decision-making capabilities
Design automated incident response by developing reusable logic that transforms raw security data and alerts into clear, actionable insights.
Leverage graph algorithms, AI techniques, and statistical methods to mimic and scale human security analyst workflows
Conduct deep, hands-on investigations into modern malware, APTs, and complex attack flows to inform detection and response logic
Stay up to date with attacker methodologies, tools, and techniques (TTPs), ensuring our product remains effective against evolving threats
Contribute to a collaborative, fast-paced research team, helping shape our research strategy, improve processes, and continuously enhance the product.

We are looking for a Security Researcher to join our research group as part of a growing team developing Autopilot, an innovative product for autonomous investigation and response.
As a core member of the team, you'll go beyond research: youll research, design, and develop investigation modules that allow Autopilot to autonomously detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats at a massive scale.
Youll analyze everything from new malware behaviors to attacker techniques and process activity in enterprise-scale networks, using data collected from across millions of endpoints. Your work will span identifying attack patterns and uncovering statistical anomalies, as well as validating that the system responds effectively to real-world attacks and APT campaigns using production data.
Key Responsibilities:
Research and implement new autonomous methods for investigating and responding to targeted attackers, using large-scale, diverse security datasets
Develop and design the graph-based algorithms that power autonomous investigation and decision-making capabilities
Design automated incident response by developing reusable logic that transforms raw security data and alerts into clear, actionable insights.
Leverage graph algorithms, AI techniques, and statistical methods to mimic and scale human security analyst workflows
Conduct deep, hands-on investigations into modern malware, APTs, and complex attack flows to inform detection and response logic
Stay up to date with attacker methodologies, tools, and techniques (TTPs), ensuring our product remains effective against evolving threats
Contribute to a collaborative, fast-paced research team, helping shape our research strategy, improve processes, and continuously enhance the product

We are looking for a Windows Malware Security Researcher for our Tel Aviv R&D center. You will be part of a team that is responsible for researching the most recent and advanced cybersecurity threats, as well as designing, developing, and improving Anti-Malware capabilities to protect against them. The position includes researching OS internals, picking apart malware samples, delving into the internals of Windows kernel and user-mode code, and finding ways to mitigate new attack vectors.
The proposed role will be part of the research team of the Cortex XDR endpoint protection solution.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Windows Malware Security Researcher to join our growing Windows malware research team of the Cortex XDR agent group. In this role, you will play a key part in enhancing our Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agent by prototyping new protection components and techniques and developing advanced malware prevention strategies. You will work on identifying, analyzing, and mitigating sophisticated threats, working closely with various teams to drive innovation. A deep understanding of the Windows operating system is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of our security solutions.
Enhance the effectiveness of our EDR product by designing cutting-edge protection components and developing sophisticated prevention rules.
Researching OS internals and how Windows works under the hood - leveraging this knowledge to develop and improve our anti-malware mechanisms and capabilities.
Research and lead novel protection ideas to production-grade level, serving as the feature subject matter expert.
Research new malware and APT mitigation techniques and develop corresponding capabilities (POC level), or improve existing mitigation capabilities.
Respond to malware-based security events at clients' networks.
Stay up to date with current malware and APT techniques.
Provide feedback to the product management team on new feature requests and product enhancements from our customer base.
Find new malware techniques and APT attacks, including analysis of caught-in-the-wild malware.
Operate independently end-to-end - from initial threat idea, through research and POC, to handing off a production-ready design to core agent engineering with clear specs, test cases, and edge-case analysis.
Be a team player who lifts others up - happy to jump in when a teammate is stuck on a tricky Windows internals or RE question, share what you've figured out, and generally make the people around you better.

We are seeking a Senior / Principal Security Researcher to join our high-caliber Security ML Team. Our team solves complex security challenges using disruptive technologies, AI/ML algorithms, and massive datasets to design and develop groundbreaking security solutions that transition directly from research into production-grade protection.
In this role, you will serve as the core security domain expert within a multidisciplinary team, providing essential security-side expertise to assist in the development of ML models, deeplearning models, and Small Language Models (SLMs). By translating complex malware behaviors and static file attributes into actionable logic, your research will directly shape the algorithms that protect millions of endpoints worldwide. If you are looking to autonomously drive high-impact research initiatives from inception to production and use data-informed critical thinking to influence advanced security modeling, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
The Bridge to the AI Ecosystem: Serve as the core security domain expert within a multidisciplinary team, translating complex malware behaviors and static file attributes into actionable features, labels, or heuristics-fueling AI algorithms and automated, data-driven security logic.
Telemetry & Sensor Optimization:Analyze raw endpoint telemetry (such as memory buffers, hook outputs, and IPC artifacts) to evaluate algorithm effectiveness and work with AI researchers to tweak or implement new models..
Deconstruct File Behavior: Look past the "black box" of machine learning by digging into executable formats (PE, ELF, Mach-O) and scripts to identify malicious behavior(e.g., packing, anomalous imports, obfuscation).
Drive Intelligent Protections:Take a security hypothesis, validate it via data analysis, and build Python-based proof-of-concepts that scale into production-grade detections-spanning machine learning classifiers to AI-informed automated rule generation.
Shape the Pipeline: Influence data pipeline strategies and model design by ensuring our datasets and automated logic accurately capture the ground truth of modern threat landscapes.

Required Principal / Sr. Principal Security Research - Advanced Cyber Research (Cortex)
We are seeking a visionary and highly technical Principal / Sr. Principal Security Researcher to join our security research team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of innovating automated defense systems to rapidly protect platform customers against advanced cyber threats at an unprecedented scale. This position offers a unique opportunity to blend deep traditional cybersecurity expertise - including OS internals, reverse engineering, and advanced detection engineering with cutting-edge AI technologies like LLMs, SLMs, and agentic workflows.
You will spearhead the creation of innovative prevention solutions, leveraging massive streams of agent telemetry to design AI-driven logic that neutralizes threats before they execute. As a key technical leader, you will partner closely with top-tier data scientists and product engineers to translate cutting-edge security research into production-grade capabilities, ensuring we stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop Automated Defense Systems:Create, engineer, and deploy automated solutions for the prevention and detection of advanced cyber threats, analyzing complex data to rapidly protect platform customers at scale.
Innovate with AI:Partner closely with data scientists to leverage LLMs, SLMs & deeplearning techniques to fuel these advanced prevention solutions and automated defense capabilities.
Research, develop, and continuously improve the Agentix solution. Drive the development of next-generation security content by designing and implementing specialized AI agents to automate security operations and workflows.
Drive Security Innovations:Spearhead new research initiatives from the ground up. Act as the primary driver across key stakeholders, leading top-tier data scientists and engineers to ensure the successful delivery of enterprise-grade security capabilities.

The team is responsible for developing and improving our Linux anti-malware prevention. This includes having top-notch knowledge about the latest malware families in the wild, Linux internals, different attack frameworks and hacktools. As part of this, the team analyzes customer data and issues to prevent malicious activities in our customer's environment, and help to improve the product.
Key Responsibilities
Research and analyze malware and keep up-to-date on the most recent tactics and techniques used in the wild
Create behavioral-based protection that enhances our product's coverage
Leverage Palo Alto Networks massive collection network to identify coverage gaps and emerging threats
Assist in the design, research, evaluation and implementation of new security technologies and features
Work in close coordination with other teams, including both development and other research teams, as well as support, sales and other cross-functional teams.

As a Principal/Senior Windows Exploit Researcher, you will be a key member of our Tel Aviv R&D center, responsible for leading research into Windows Anti-Exploit capabilities. You will leverage your top-notch knowledge of the latest exploitation techniques and deep Windows internals to architect and develop the next generation of security protections. Your work will directly contribute to safeguarding our customers from the most sophisticated cyber threats.
Key Responsibilities
Lead advanced research into novel vulnerabilities and complex exploits targeting the Windows operating system.
Architect, develop, and improve sophisticated anti-exploitation mitigations using low-level OS mechanisms, challenging the status quo with innovative solutions.
Drive the design, evaluation, and implementation of next-generation security technologies from conception to deployment.
Develop proof-of-concept (POC) exploits to validate research findings and test the effectiveness of new and existing mitigations.
Analyze customer escalations to help with detecting and preventing malicious activities in our customers networks
Publish research done internally.

Required Senior/ Principal Security Researcher - Cloud & Kubernetes (Cortex)
Job Summary:
If you are an innovator at heart and passionate about redefining how organizations secure modern environments end-to-end, we're looking for you. This is an opportunity to join 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.
Key Responsibilities:
Contribute to 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 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.
Simulate real-world attacks and perform deep behavioral analysis to inform and validate detection content.
Collaborate across engineering, product management, and go-to-market teams to deliver impactful security solutions.
Share insights with the security community through blogs, conference talks, and publications.

Were looking for a top-notch Threat Detection Researcher to join our team and spread the power. In this role, you will further develop the Runtime Sensor as part of our threat research team.
Responsibilities
Develop detections and tools to protect customers from cloud threats.
Investigate attacks on cloud environments and malware targeting cloud and AI workloads.
Hunt and analyze real-world attacks and emerging cloud and AI 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.

We are on an expedition to find you, someone who is passionate about creating intuitive, out-of-this-world security research. You'll help us harness the power of trillions of security signals to rapidly diagnose and alert the latest attacker behaviors, drive critical context-rich signals, construct new tools and automations to support customers, identify threats, and detect advanced attacker techniques.
The Responsibilities:
Analyze various network devices, configurations and security products
Implement methods and algorithms to discover network topology, relationships between devices and potential lateral movement paths
Conduct network security assessments to identify weaknesses in customers network infrastructure, and recommend mitigations to monitor and limit unauthorized access
Develop research tools and frameworks to perform automatic analysis of network devices and security products
Research and analyze network-related cybersecurity threats and trends
Work closely with other internal engineering and AI teams to integrate new capabilities into our platform and guide cross-product architectural decisions
Act as a security subject matter expert for multidisciplinary teams