Principal Consultant, SOC Advisory, Proactive Services

🕒 February 22

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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

• This role is client-facing and requires the Principal Consultant to lead and produce deliverables based on cyber risk management (CRM) client engagements. • The Principal Consultant will work directly with multiple customers and key stakeholders (Admins, C-Suite, etc) to drive the security priorities of the security operations management, security operations center (SOC) staff, and Information Security team. • Principal Consultants will help drive Proactive Consulting Services with SOC assessments. • This individual will be the trusted advisor to grow partnerships and assist customers to get and stay healthy from a cyber security perspective • Lead security audits of client’s security operations program, to include security organization and functions, processes, and technology • Analyze the current level of monitoring and alerting within the enterprise and provide a gap analysis on visibility of assets, log coverage, and detection effectiveness • 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. • Utilize command-line interfaces or graphical user interfaces (GUI) of security tools to conduct technical and control set validation • Assess client security architecture, implementations and integration of security monitoring and endpoint/network and cloud protection tooling to understand the technical implementations of security controls • Assess SOC effectiveness of Vulnerability Management and threat exposure mitigation • Advise and develop SOC initiative roadmaps and recommendations for clients to further secure their environments. • Scope new opportunities with prospective clients, including drafting statements of work and proposals

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, or related degree, OR equivalent years of professional experience to meet job requirements and expectations. • 6-9+ years of experience performing information security advisement and risk assessments based upon industry-accepted standards. • 3+ years of consulting experience in SOC, security engineering, SIEM administration, or and incident management serving large, multinational organizations. • Deep technical knowledge of SIEM platforms, EDR/XDR tools, Next-Gen Firewalls, Vulnerability Management solutions and Threat Intelligence and Hunting Platforms. • Experience serving as a security advisor and managing relationships with client stakeholders. • Ability to scope new opportunities with prospective clients, including drafting statements of work and proposals • Experience managing a team of consultants and large engagements • Ability to travel as needed to meet business demands, averaging approximately 30%.

🏖️ Benefits

• Restricted stock units • Bonuses