Staff Product 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.

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!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Job Description

Your Career 

These days, the threat landscape is fluid and always changing. Cyber bad-actors are constantly finding new and diabolically creative ways to get to your data and there’s just no telling what door they’ll knock on next. As a Sr. Staff Product Security Researcher, you will be helping Palo Alto Networks in a high visibility role to stay ahead of the curve in addressing these latest threats, overseeing vulnerability response and remediation across all of Palo Alto Networks offerings. As part of the Palo Alto Networks Product Security Assurance team, the highly visible Sr. Staff Product Security Research & Vulnerability Engineer was created to address these latest threats, overseeing vulnerability response and remediation across all of Palo Alto Networks offerings. 

Your Impact

• Research security vulnerabilities identified in our products or cloud offerings
• Work with exceptional security professionals from across the company as well as across the industry
• Ensure appropriate vulnerability remediation - developing and reviewing solutions
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the company and beyond including executives, engineering, infosec, privacy, legal, support, sales, customers, security researchers, and industry partners
• Work with a growth mindset and learn about the latest trends in cybersecurity

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Familiarity with secure programming concepts
• Familiarity with Linux, Operating System Concepts, Networking, Cloud computing
• Good understanding of web/application security threats and defenses (code injection, XSS, etc.,)
• Familiarity with OWASP guidelines - Participation in Capture the Flag (CTF) events, a local OWASP chapter, or similar security-focused communities is a plus
• Familiarity with agile software development/continuous integration/automation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An existing public blog entry on a technical issue, comment on a mailing list or open-source issue, or other technical comments on social media
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to work independently
• Ability to collaborate across functional teams as well as external partners, security researchers, and other security teams
• Demonstrated experience (such as academic projects) in Javascript, NodeJS, Java, C - Relational and NoSQL databases - Ability to read and understand multiple programming languages
• Experience in a red/blue/purple team would be a plus

Education

• BS or MS Degree in Engineering or Computer Science related to computer security, application security, information security, network security, or cryptography or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

The Team

Think about it, security for an information security company. Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within the product Security team is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll be joined with the brightest minds in technology, our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks. We’re joined by one mission – but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team that feels excitement at the prospect of a challenge and feels a thrill at resolv