Principal Security Researcher (Cortex - AgentiX)
Palo Alto Networks1 month ago
Tel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelStaff+
Responsibilities
- Develop specialized in-product agents for detection, real-time threat response, risk prioritization, investigation, and remediation.
- Establish guardrails, continuous evaluation metrics, and deterministic controls for agentic AI workflows.
- Drive product development from definition and design through implementation and testing.
- Collaborate with product management, engineering, and research teams.
Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on experience securing enterprise organizations.
- Proven DFIR and threat-hunting experience, including containing and remediating complex incidents using numerous tools.
- Practical experience with security frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK for threat modeling.
- Coding proficiency, preferably in Python.
- Advanced expertise applying AI capabilities to cybersecurity.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with agentic AI SOC and SOAR platforms, particularly Cortex XSOAR/XSIAM, and relevant certifications such as CISSP.
Benefits
- Most teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when needed.
- Palo Alto Networks provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or special needs.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks builds cybersecurity products for enterprises and governments, including next-generation firewalls, cloud security (Prisma Cloud/Prisma Access), and SOC tools (Cortex). It sells subscriptions and appliances with cloud-delivered threat intelligence, securing networks, endpoints, and applications across data centers and public clouds. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker PANW.