Senior Staff Security Researcher

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 Who We Are We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included As a member of our team you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity We work fast value ongoing learning and we respect each employee as a unique individual Knowing we all have different needs our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1 000 eligible items selected by employees our mental and financial health resources and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few At Palo Alto Networks we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed This setup fosters casual conversations problem-solving and trusted relationships Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision Your Career Cortex Cloud a part of the Palo Alto Networks family is at the forefront of protecting cloud applications As cloud adoption rapidly expands so do its threats Our mission is to ensure every business can operate securely in the cloud As a Senior Security Researcher at Cortex Cloud you will be an integral part of our journey to identify research and develop security and compliance detection rules to safeguard customers from threats and misconfigurations in the cloud Are you passionate about using cutting-edge technology to help protect the world against cyber threats Do you live and breathe the cyber security world Join our dynamic team focused on research development release and maintenance of risk and incident detection rules to safeguard customers from threats and misconfigurations in the cloud Lead and perform groundbreaking cyber security research while working side by side with top-notch engineering and product management teams Your Impact Designing developing and maintaining detection rules to protect against attacks and ensure cloud security compliance Conducting research on emerging cloud services and potential misconfigurations from a security perspective Investigating cloud attack techniques tactics and identifying detection methods and mapping them to security frameworks and compliance standards Proposing and implementing security detection rules to enhance our defense mechanisms Actively contributing to ongoing process enhancements in security content development automation and deployment practices Engaging in public outreach forums to advocate for best practices and represent our company s commitment to excellence Bonus - Establishing industry thought leadership by publishing insightful blogs on security research Qualifications Your Experience Ideal - 5 years of experience in the security compliance and threat research domain Must have - At least 2 years of hands-on experience in public cloud security and compliance AWS GCP or Azure Must have - Strong command-line skills and troubleshooting experience in Linux environments Highly desirable - Proficiency in Python programming and knowledge of GenAI LLM based automations Highly desirable - Familiarity with Git version control CI CD pipelines bug tracking tools etc Highly desirable - Experience with BigQuery SQL JSON REST APIs Terraform and similar technologies Additional Information The Team You ll be working in a top-tier cybersecurity company and collaborating with some of the brightest minds in technology Our team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks We are constantly innovating challenging the way we and the industry think about cybersecurity Our engineers don t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before We define the industry instead of waiting for directions We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity excited by the prospect of a challenge and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment Our Commitment We re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity s status quo It s simple we can t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating 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 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 All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines