Hiring: Senior Consultant, Proactive Services. Cloud & AI (Unit 42)

Overview Senior Consultant in Unit 42, working across proactive cyber security domains including Cloud Security, Security Operations, Cyber Risk Management and Artificial Intelligence in cyber security. We are seeking an individual who is passionate about cyber security, curious with a demonstrated track record of continuous learning, and has the technical acumen to embrace data, technological and innovative approaches to deliver the best consulting outcomes for clients as they address today’s cyber threat landscape.

Your Career As a Senior Consultant in Unit 42 you will have the opportunity to work across a number of proactive cyber security domains including Cloud Security, Security Operations, Cyber Risk Management and Artificial Intelligence in cyber security.

Your Impact SOC Advisory:

• 4+ years of consulting experience in SOC, security engineering, SIEM administration, and incident management with demonstrable success serving large, multinational organisations in designing and implementing an organisation’s security operations program, organisational structures, and capabilities.
• Deep technical knowledge in SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, Next Gen Firewalls, Threat Intelligence and Hunting platforms.
• Defensive Security Skills (desired).
• Experience in security operations design, engineering and/or analysis and investigations in complex environments with correlations across cloud, network, endpoint, and logs.
• Ability to assess, identify improvements, and recommend enhancements to protect, detect and rapidly respond to modern threats.
• Experience improving security operations capabilities such as asset visibility, threat detection, automation, case management, and compliance support.
• Threat hunting and/or compromise assessments to identify IoCs or unknown threats.
• Certifications including GIAC GDSA, GCIA, GMON, CISSP.
• Understanding of frameworks such as 800-53, ISO 27001/2, PCI, CIS 18, CMMC.

Principal Cloud Security:

• 4+ years of cloud security advisory and risk assessment experience.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, GCP or similar.
• Experience with Cloud Access Security Broker solutions (e.g., MCAS, Netskope).
• Knowledge of CASBs, Cloud Platforms and related dependencies (WAF, SSO, API Security, Cloud Security Posture Management).
• Experience with cloud migrations (cloud to cloud or on-prem to cloud).
• CLI or scripting knowledge in cloud environments is a plus.
• Cloud Security skills (desired).
• Secure software development practices (SecDevOps).
• Knowledge of OWASP, MITRE ATT.
• Ability to collaborate across internal and external stakeholders.

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security or equivalent professional experience.

Additional Information 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, cyber risk management, and digital forensics services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. We have a track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions with incident response, readiness, and remediation plans, focusing on long-term security improvements.

Our Commitment We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com. Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of age, ancestry, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.