{"id":2598027,"url":"https://alion.io/job/cato-networks-research-engineer-cyber-security","title":"Research Engineer (Cyber security)","company":{"id":7240,"name":"Cato Networks","domain":"catonetworks.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/cato-networks","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":84,"open_postings":40,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.65,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":50,"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"}},"role":"Security","role_family":"Security","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Tel Aviv, Israel"],"countries":["IL"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":68000,"max_usd":193000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":575},"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"DNS","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Ruby","optional":false},{"name":"TCP/IP","optional":false},{"name":"Wireshark","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-03-18T12:42:57Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-20","last_verified_at":"2026-10-21T23:19:33Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":217,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":216},"description":"Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era. \nAs AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents. \nJoin us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide. \nCato Networks is looking for a high-energy, talented people to join the Cato Security team. As a Security Engineer, you will take part in product content development and build logics and signatures to mitigate emerging security threats. Your work outcome will feed Cato Cloud security products such as the IPS and Suspicious Activity Monitoring with the latest protections. You will analyze protocols and investigate various attacks utilizing network analysis tools and modern data analysis frameworks. Joining Cato is an excellent opportunity for network security enthusiasts who are passionate about the future of Networking and Security.\nResponsibilities:\nResearch and analyze new threats and develop product content such as IPS signatures and logic to provide the best protection for Cato’s customers.\nEnhance product accuracy and its ability to detect new threats in the dynamically-changed security landscape.\nMonitor your work using different monitoring tools and methods over the cloud.\nUtilize Cato Data Warehouse with big-data technologies to support your work.\n Requirements:\n2-4 years of hands-on experience in the cyber-security industry.\nKnowledge of networking architecture and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, SSL, HTTP).\nUnderstand the cyber-security landscape, and common attack scenarios: Malware C&C, Drive-by attacks, Phishing, Network scans, etc.\nExperience (Hands-on) with Wireshark and PCAP analysis.\nExperience with signature development for IPS and Firewall - Advantage\nExperience with at least one scripting language such as Python or Ruby - Advantage\nAnalytic spirit: define a thesis and validate it based on in-depth analysis and technical facts.\nExcellent English and communication skills.\nTeam player, responsible, and well-organized.\nB.Sc.. in Computer Science, Information technology or Mathematics","description_format":"text","description_chars":2409,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cybersecurity","Network Security","Cloud Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T07:44:41Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":6,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.2,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":216,"expected_fill_days":50,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-21T05:46:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cato-networks-research-engineer-cyber-security","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cato-networks-research-engineer-cyber-security.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-21T23:25:27Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":33328,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-22T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":7240},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=7240"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcato-networks-research-engineer-cyber-security"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcato-networks-research-engineer-cyber-security"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcato-networks-research-engineer-cyber-security"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/cato-networks-research-engineer-cyber-security\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcato-networks-research-engineer-cyber-security"}]}