Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting. Cybersecurity Services & Education for CISO’s, Head of Infrastructure, Network Security Engineers, Cloud Architects & SOC Managers. Backed by Greylock, Sequoia and Felicis.
About the role
This is a research-heavy role for a self-directed researcher-builder. The ideal candidate can independently identify high-impact security problems, build reliable harnesses and evaluation pipelines, analyze large-scale vulnerability data, and drive projects toward concrete outcomes such as improved harness capabilities, validated findings, technical reports, benchmarks, responsible disclosures, open-source tools, CVEs where appropriate, or production-impacting security workflows.
What they're looking for
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Demonstrated ability to independently drive a technical research project from problem formulation to implementation, evaluation, and written results
- 7+ years of experience in vulnerability research, offensive security research, reverse engineering, fuzzing, exploit development, program analysis, security automation, or a closely related security research role
- Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following: vulnerability research, reverse engineering, fuzzing, exploit development, root-cause analysis, exploitability assessment, PoC development, patch analysis, program analysis, or security tooling
- Experience designing or building reproducible security experiments, including target setup, harness development, validation logic, oracle design, evaluation metrics, false-positive analysis, or reporting workflows
- Strong programming skills. Strong knowledge of modern operating systems, network protocols, application security, software vulnerability classes, and common exploitation or validation techniques
More about this role
At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.
In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!
We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.
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