Senior Security Researcher - AI-Driven Exploit Discovery

Lux Capital; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Security Researcher to lead vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and exploit development. You will use AI models to build defenses and autonomous systems for vulnerability discovery, validation, and remediation across Web, OS, Kernel, and OT/IoT domains.

You will contribute to bug bounties, CVEs, and the global security community while advancing cutting‑edge techniques and collaboration with cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in offensive security, vulnerability research, or similar.
• Demonstrated experience in reverse engineering, fuzzing, exploit development, or vulnerability root‑cause analysis.
• Familiarity with penetration testing tools and methodologies, emphasizing vulnerability discovery, exploitability assessment, and validation.
• Strong knowledge of modern operating systems, network protocols, and application security.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced vulnerability research, reverse engineering, fuzzing, root‑cause analysis, and exploit development across platforms.
• Leverage LLMs and ML techniques to automate bug hunting across domains (Web, OS/Kernel, Software Supply Chain, OT/IoT, Browser Security).
• Use AI agents to accelerate PoC generation, exploitability analysis, and finding validation, reducing false positives.
• Design and deploy AI‑guided fuzzers, static/dynamic analysis tools, and autonomous workflows for vulnerability research.
• Develop and utilize agent harnesses for vulnerability discovery, PoC validation, patch validation, and defensive security research workflows.
• Publish research, document findings, and contribute to responsible vulnerability disclosure (CVEs).

Skills

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering

Exploit development

Fuzzing

AI/ML in security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

Penetration testing tools

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Security Researcher to lead vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and exploit development. You will use AI models to build defenses and autonomous systems for vulnerability discovery, validation, and remediation across Web, OS, Kernel, and OT/IoT domains.

You will contribute to bug bounties, CVEs, and the global security community while advancing cutting‑edge techniques and collaboration with cross‑functional teams.