Senior Consultant, Security Operations, Proactive Services (Unit 42) - Remote

Your Career

This role is client-facing and requires the Senior Consultant to produce deliverables based on cyber risk management (CRM) client engagements.  The Senior Consultant will work directly with multiple customers to drive the security priorities of the security operations management, security operations center (SOC), and Information Security team.

Your Impact

• Assist with security audits of client’s security operations program, processes, and technology
• Analyze the current level of monitoring and alerting within the enterprise and provide a gap analysis on log coverage
• Conduct general cyber risk assessments using framework or standards like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST 800-61r2, NIST CSF, ISO 27001/2, PCI, CIS Top 2, CMMD, or other industry measurement tools
• Assist with client implementations of security monitoring and endpoint/network protection tooling to understand the technical implementations of security controls
• Assist with the team developing SOC initiative roadmaps for clients to further secure their environments
• Scope new opportunities with prospective clients, including drafting statements of work and proposals

Your Experience

• 3+ years of experience performing information security advisement and risk assessments based upon industry-accepted standards
• 1+ years of consulting experience in SOC, security engineering, SIEM administration, and incident management serving large, multinational organizations
• Former professional services and/or consulting experience preferred
• Possess technical knowledge in Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) platforms, Endpoint Protection and Response/Next Gen Protection and Response (EDR/XDR) tools, Next GenFirewalls, Threat Intelligence and/or Hunting platforms
• Ability to scope new opportunities with prospective clients, including drafting statements of work and proposals
• Ability to perform travel requirements as needed to meet business demands (on average 30%)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security OR equivalent years of professional experience to meet job requirements and expectations

The Team

Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Network's security advisory team.  Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response, risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with a focus on providing long-term support to improve our clients’ security posture. 

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

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 [email protected].

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.

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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be between $151,400/yr to $208,100/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. 

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.