As a Principal Security Researcher (Antivirus Systems), we are looking for a motivated, intelligent, hardworking and creative individual to join our team that develops the content to power the Palo Alto Networks’ Next Generation Firewall. You will work with the best security team in the industry, who invented the well-known cloud-based security platform Wild. Fire. You will be responsible for a highly automated, 24/7 anti-virus signature generation and delivery system. You will have a deep understanding of the signature generation logic as well as create new detection features. Your Impact. 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. Qualifications BS/ MS/ PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent military experience required 6 to 8 years of relevant experience preferred. 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. Knowledge/experience with tools such as Docker, Elastic-Search, Kafka, Rabbit. MQ, MySQL, SQ - Lite, Redis is a big plus. Experience in implementing security solutions using AI is preferred.