Principal Consultant, Incident Preparedness

🕒 March 19

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

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Palo Alto Networks

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10,000+ employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $1M Seed Round - Morta Security on 2013-02

Cybersecurity • Enterprise

Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company that provides AI-driven platforms, products, and services to protect networks, cloud workloads, endpoints, and applications. Its portfolio includes next-generation firewalls, SASE and Prisma Cloud (CNAPP) offerings, the Cortex security operations suite (XDR, XSOAR, XSIAM), and Unit 42 threat intelligence and incident response services. Palo Alto Networks helps enterprises secure AI deployments, automate SOC workflows, and prevent, detect, and respond to sophisticated threats across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

📋 Description

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of proactive incident preparedness projects, including Tabletop Exercises (TTX), Incident Response Plan development, and Response Maturity Assessments. • Critically review and analyze client documentation, such as Crisis Management, Incident Response, and Business Continuity plans, to identify gaps and provide actionable recommendations. • Design, plan, and facilitate a variety of TTXs for diverse audiences, from technical teams to C-suite executives, delivering detailed post-exercise reports with strategic insights. • Manage the full lifecycle of client engagements, from initial scoping and stakeholder alignment to final deliverable production, ensuring high-quality outcomes and customer satisfaction. • Proactively collaborate with clients and internal Unit 42 teams, serving as a trusted advisor to enhance their overall cyber resilience and preparedness posture. • Contribute to the continuous improvement of service delivery methodologies and internal team knowledge by sharing insights and applied learnings from client engagements. • Travel as required (approximately 20%) to meet client engagement needs and business demands.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. • 8+ years of combined experience in incident preparedness and incident response consulting. • Demonstrated experience leading and delivering complex, client-facing cybersecurity engagements from scoping through to completion. • Mandatory, hands-on experience in both incident response (IR) and incident preparedness, with a primary focus on preparedness. • Master's degree in a relevant field (Preferred). • Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, or CISM (Preferred). • Experience presenting complex security topics and findings to executive-level stakeholders (Preferred). • Familiarity with major cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and MITRE ATT&CK (Preferred).

🏖️ Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability • Commitment to diversity in the workplace