Staff Red Team Engineer

Your Career Our Information Security organization is seeking a creative Staff Red Team Engineer with a penchant for critical analysis to join our Offensive Security team. The Red Team’s objective is to proactively identify and mitigate risk to improve the enterprise security posture. In this role, you will participate in Red Team engagements that will force you to think outside the box to identify weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations that real‑world threat actors may try to leverage. You will be required to develop tooling and build infrastructure to execute tactics, techniques, and procedures that can be used to evade security products, in support of covert operations. Your Impact Develop payloads and attack tools which bypass security controls for use in covert operations Execute Red Team operations to highlight gaps impacting enterprise security posture and readiness Simulate real‑world attacks that are relevant to the business Deliver detailed reports of technical findings to stakeholders and assist with mitigation plans Deliver executive technical outbriefs to leadership across the organization Assist with security investigations, root‑cause analysis and corrective measures as required Qualifications Experience with developing custom tools and payloads that bypass defensive products and remain undetected in a mature network environment Malware development experience across languages and platforms Ability to perform targeted attacks with or without automated tools Expertise in adversarial TTPs Experience performing adversarial simulation Experience in conducting surreptitious on‑premise and cloud‑based attacks Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to establish priorities, work independently and pursue objectives Highly organized, thrives in a fast‑paced environment, and approaches problems with an innovative, can‑do attitude Education Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university (or equivalent training, education, and experience in information / cyber security, computer systems, IT, etc.) or equivalent military experience required Compensation & Benefits The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non‑sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $119,000/yr to $192,500/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found on our website. EEO Statement 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. Accommodations 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 View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr 6AM City