Senior Email Security Researcher (Cortex XDR)

Company Description

Our Mission

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

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

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

Job Description

Your Career

If you are an innovator at heart and want to rethink the way SOCs do security we are looking for you. Be a part of the analytics research group and build our analytics module by defining the detection use cases, data and content.

You will be part of an amazing team of researchers, collaborating to protect our customers focusing on multiple domains such as Cloud, Kubernetes, SAAS, and Email security. This is an opportunity to work on a startup-level product within the biggest security company and revolutionize the security market.

Your Impact

• Conduct research to identify new and emerging email-based threats, such as phishing, BEC attacks, and malware distribution
• Stay up to date with the latest threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to ensure we stay ahead of attackers
• Develop innovative detection mechanisms and data we need to stop attackers
• Simulate attacks in the lab and conduct a deep analysis of their behavior
• Share findings with the community through blog posts, white papers, and presentations
• Collaborate with other security researchers, engineers, and product teams to drive innovation and improve our email security offerings

• Join an experienced, diverse, and friendly group of researchers and engineers to share and drive innovative ideas

Qualifications

Your Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in security research generally
• Excellent communication skills - the ability to present research results, processes and ideas clearly and concisely
• Proficient hands-on coding skills (e.g. Python) Experience with SQL or related query languages
• Advantages
  • Experience with big data platforms (e.g. GCP)
  • Experience with XDR/EDR/NDR/CDR products Advantages Experience in email security

Additional Information

The Team

The analytics research group is in the frontier of stopping attackers using advanced analytics. We are a group of experienced researchers and engineers focused on building the right product for our customers and reducing the effort they need to invest to detect attacks. We always help each other and build every product as a team.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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 care 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.

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Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.