Revolutionizing protection.

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! 

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

• Build a startup-level security product within a corporate environment, blending agility with enterprise resources to deliver cutting-edge solutions.
• Explore how email threats evolve into Cloud, SaaS, Endpoint, and Network domains, developing detection mechanisms to counter complex attack vectors.
• Researchers will gain expertise across diverse domains, including endpoint, cloud, SaaS security, and more, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the threat landscape.
• Design advanced detection systems using machine learning and LLMs to identify and mitigate threats.
• Simulate and analyze sophisticated attacks to anticipate and counter evolving threats.
• Share insights with the security community through blogs, white papers, and conferences.
• Collaborate with a skilled team to innovate and enhance security offerings across domains.

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
  • Experience in email security

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.

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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  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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.