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Senior Security Researcher

Palo Alto Networks·Tel Aviv, Israel·en
On-siteFull-timeSecurity ResearchCybersecurity

Research Linux malware and improve anti-malware prevention through behavioral protections and emerging threat analysis. The role is office-based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, with occasional nonstandard hours as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Research and analyze malware and track current attacker tactics and techniques.
  • Develop behavioral protections to improve product coverage.
  • Use large-scale telemetry to identify protection gaps and emerging threats.
  • Research, evaluate, and help implement security technologies and features.
  • Coordinate with development, research, support, sales, and other teams.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of experience in security research or analysis.
  • Extensive malware research experience using advanced static and dynamic analysis tools.
  • Experience investigating and responding to complex attacks.
  • In-depth knowledge of Linux internals, including processes and threads, user and kernel space, eBPF, and cloud-native technologies.
  • Experience with Python or another scripting language.
  • Understanding of attack tools, tactics, techniques, and the threat landscape.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.
  • Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment; occasional work outside regular hours, including weekends and holidays, may be required.

Nice to have

  • Experience developing endpoint-based malware detection rules.

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