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.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
At least 1+ years of experience as a Senior/Group Manager with a proven track record of leading managers.
At least 4 years of overall management experience.
At least 5 years of security research experience.
At least 3 years of Linux security research experience.
At least 3 years of experience in Linux internals (both user and kernel) and research.
At least 3 years of experience with reverse engineering (both static and dynamic) as well as assembly.
At least 2 years of programming experience in C/C++/Rust.
Experience with leading projects, working with other teams, and meeting high-quality standards and deadlines.
High research and coding standards and ability to think ahead of possible pitfalls and issues.
Hands-on approach
Passion for working with people: recruiting, leading, mentoring, and helping them grow.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present research results, processes, and ideas clearly and concisely.
The ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines and to prioritize projects.
Ability to take initiative and work under pressure.
Strong attention to detail.
A 'play-to-win' attitude.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with writing eBPF applications.
Experience finding your own vulnerabilities and figuring out how to exploit them.
Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
