Palo Alto Networks · 7 hours ago
Sr. Staff Engineer (Product Security Incident Response)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $245K/yr
4+ years expPalo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting the digital way of life through innovation and impact. As a Senior Staff PSIRT Engineer, you will lead complex vulnerability investigations and response efforts, serving as a technical expert in the Product Security Incident Response Team and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance product security.
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Responsibilities
Lead the technical investigation of reported security vulnerabilities in products and cloud offerings, including reproduction, impact analysis, and severity scoring (e.g., CVSS)
Drive root cause analysis and partner with product engineering teams to develop, validate, and verify remediations
Collaborate closely with product, engineering, legal, privacy, support, sales, and threat intelligence teams to ensure aligned vulnerability handling and response strategies
Engage directly with customers, security researchers, and industry partners to discuss vulnerability details, mitigation steps, and disclosure timelines
Maintain deep familiarity with industry vulnerability handling standards and organizations such as CNA, NIST, FIRST, and OpenSSF
Contribute to the continuous improvement of PSIRT workflows, automation, and tooling to accelerate vulnerability detection, analysis, and remediation
Mentor junior engineers in vulnerability research, triage, and incident response methodologies
Produce high-quality technical documentation, incident reports, and executive summaries for both internal and external audiences
Stay up-to-date on emerging threats, exploitation techniques, and security research trends to proactively strengthen product security posture
Qualification
Required
4+ years in product security, application security, vulnerability research, or related fields, with significant hands-on experience in vulnerability investigation and exploitation analysis
Strong expertise in reverse engineering, debugging, and secure software development practices
Demonstrated ability to reproduce, analyze, and assess the exploitability of complex vulnerabilities in large-scale systems or cloud environments
Deep familiarity with CVSS, CVE, and public vulnerability databases
Experience handling responsible disclosure and coordinating with external researchers and industry partners
Practical knowledge of secure coding guidelines, memory corruption mitigation, and common vulnerability classes (e.g., buffer overflows, SQLi, XSS, deserialization)
Proven ability to script and automate tasks
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate technical risk to diverse audiences
Experience working in fast-paced environments with strict SLAs for vulnerability response
BS or MS Degree in Engineering or Computer Science, related to computer security, application security, information security, network security, or cryptography
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
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Funding
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$65MKey Investors
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2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
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