Senior Security Researcher – Malware Research – Antivirus Systems
| Company | Palo Alto Networks |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Clara, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- BS/MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent military experience required
- Experience with Python/Golang programming language
- Strong core Computer Engineering skills such as databases, operating systems, algorithms
- Working knowledge and interest in learning common file formats (PE, Office, PDF etc)
- Experience with malware analysis
- Understanding of networking and core Internet protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP)
- Experience with a data pipeline based system with several moving components in a distributed cloud environment
- Experience with developing in a public cloud environment such as GCP, AWS
- Troubleshooting and virtualization experience in Linux
- Strong problem solving abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
Responsibilities
- Develop new features for the automated anti-virus signature generation and delivery system
- Research and implement signature algorithms for new file formats
- Identify limitations/issues in existing signature algorithms and improve them
- Research on and publish about innovations & emerging security trends
Preferred Qualifications
- 6-8+ years of relevant experience preferred
- Knowledge/experience with tools such as Docker, Elastic-Search, Kafka, RabbitMQ, MySQL, SQLite, Redis is a big plus
- Experience in implementing security solutions is highly desirable