Senior Manager Security Research - Linux Low Level (Cortex)
About the role
Our Mission 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.
Who We Are 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. Job Summary We are looking for a Linux Low Level Security Research group manager for our Tel Aviv R&D center. You will manage and lead a group that is responsible for researching the most recent Malwares, Kernel mitigations, EBPF, vulnerabilities, exploits and advanced cybersecurity threats, as well as designing, developing and improving our Linux Agent ability to protect against different threats. The position includes researching Linux internals, Reverse engineering, malware analysis, vulnerability analysis, diving into internals of the Linux kernel and user-mode code, java, javascript and more. The group consists of two Linux Low Level researcher teams. Key
Responsibilities Leading the existing employees as well as hiring future employees to join your group. Be a thought leader around Linux detection and protection; designing, planning, and improving our anti-exploit, as well as anti-malware detection and prevention capabilities. Lead the rapid response and find ways to prevent new critical vulnerabilities and malware. Figure out different ways to generally catch entire bug-classes or exploitation building blocks to prevent exploits. Respond to different breach and security events arriving from customers. Stay up to date with current vulnerabilities, exploitation techniques and malware.