Remote Senior Staff Cyber Research Engineer
at Palo Alto Networks

Summary

Join our team at Palo Alto Networks and contribute to shaping the future of cybersecurity. As a member of our team, you will protect customers against malicious actors on the Internet, develop novel techniques for understanding the internet, and collaborate with US government partners in investigating and reporting malicious cyber activity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other technical discipline (or equivalent professional experience or equivalent military experience)
• GCTI, GPEN, OSCP, CEH certifications a plus
• Professional experience manipulating large datasets and a high level of comfort with SQL and database operations
• Proficiency in Python
• High-level understanding of computer networks, protocols, and of how the Internet works
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data from multiple sources, documenting the results, and providing meaningful analytic products
• Knowledge of the principal methods, procedures, and techniques of gathering information and producing, reporting, and sharing intelligence
• Broad knowledge of nation-state linked APT groups with emphasis on differences in Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
• Knowledge of the Intelligence Community, US Government, and federal cyber centers
• Experience using tools such as nmap, nessus, dsniff, netcat, network sniffers and fuzzers
• Ability to concisely communicate complex subject matter to technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Protect our customers against malicious actors on the Internet
• Develop novel techniques and approaches for understanding the internet and characterizing data for insights relevant to cyber threat intelligence
• Collaborate with US government partners in investigating and reporting malicious cyber activity for analysts and senior leaders
• Aid in developing software to better leverage Palo Alto Networks datasets in the various missions of threat hunting, vulnerability discovery, and as-yet undetermined missions
• Grow our library of datasets and integrate new capabilities into our tools
• Build prototypes that generate insights for customers and help to operationalize them towards cyber threat hunting
• Discover the emergent properties of the Internet so we start to expect the unexpected
• Mentor junior staff, share best practices and technical expertise with a multidisciplinary team

Benefits

• FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees
• Mental and financial health resources
• Personalized learning opportunities