Research Engineer (Network)
Cato Networks Open · verified Oct 22, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level AI Research role at Cato Networks. Tel Aviv District.
Pay not stated Research Engineer salary
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What you'll do
- Investigate how network protocols and applications behave, then turn your findings into content for security products
- Drive cross-team work with Engineering and Product to deliver product development outcomes
- Propose research questions and test them through detailed technical analysis
- Use AI coding agents and data warehouse technologies to automate research and support your analysis
- Keep customer impact and business needs in view as you shape research and product work
What you bring
- At least five years of hands-on work in cybersecurity, security or networking
- You understand network architecture, the OSI model and protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS and TLS
- You have worked with SQL or data analysis tools, and can script in Python or another language
- You have practical experience using Wireshark for PCAP analysis, or comparable tools
Who this fits
This role suits a network security researcher who can form a clear hypothesis and test it against technical evidence. You’ll work across teams with Engineering and Product, with the role based in Israel.
From the employer
Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era.
As 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.
Join 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.
We are looking for proactive, analytical, talented people to join the Cato Security Content team.
As a Research Engineer (Security Network & Apps), you will add content to Cato’s security and network products such as NGWF, CASB, DLP, and more.
Using agentic AI tools (Claude code, Cursor) and modern big data analysis frameworks (Redash, Athena), and network and web analysis tools to analyze network protocols and application traffic.
Joining Cato is an excellent opportunity for network security enthusiasts who are passionate about the future of Networking and Security.
Responsibilities:
- Research and analyze network and application behavior as part of Cato Networks security products (NGFW, CASB, DLP, and more).
- Lead cross-team projects to deliver product development outcomes in partnership with Engineering and Product.
- Focus on the customer’s impact and understand the business perspective.
- Suggest and conduct new research vectors.
- Work with AI tools and coding agents to automate your work and improve efficiency.
- Utilize Cato’s Data Warehouse with big-data technologies to support your work.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in the cyber/security/network industry.
- Knowledge of networking architecture, OSI model, and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, HTTP).
- Experience with SQL or data analysis tools (Kibana, Elastic,etc).
- Experience with at least one scripting language, such as Python.
- Experience (Hands-on) with Wireshark and PCAP analysis or similar tools.
- Used AI tools and coding agents for research, development, and validation- Big advantage.
- Experience with signature development for IPS, Firewall, iOT protection, etc - Big advantage
- Researcher mindset: define a thesis and validate it based on in-depth analysis and technical facts.
- Team player, responsible, critical thinker, and well-organized