Cyber - Palo Alto SecOps - Senior Consultant

About the role

Join our Cyber practice to help clients navigate a dynamic threat landscape through solutions and managed services that simplify complexity and strengthen resilience. In this role, you will support Next-Generation Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities, including platforms such as Cortex XSIAM, to help clients operate with confidence and proactively manage cyber risk.

Work you'll do

As a Palo Alto SecOps, Senior Consultant on the Cyber Defense & Resilience team, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the design and deployment of Next-Generation SOC platforms, including Cortex XSIAM, advanced detection rules, security information and event management (SIEM) ingestion, and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) playbooks
• Integrating log and telemetry sources to support data quality, normalization, and operational visibility
• Developing and optimizing automated response workflows for incident containment and remediation
• Advising clients on threat detection use cases, automation strategies, and SOC platform capabilities
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance solutions, incorporate threat intelligence, and present findings and recommendations to client stakeholders

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or another technical field
• 4+ years of experience in cloud, network, or identity security, including 3+ years working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and native security tools
• 3+ years of experience with Security Operations tools and platforms, including Cortex XSIAM, Cortex XDR, Splunk, or similar security information and event management (SIEM) technologies
• 3+ years of Security Operations Center experience in detection engineering, automation and playbook development, SOC maturity, log source management, data normalization, data ingestion, and data manipulation
• 3+ years of experience with endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms such as Microsoft Defender, Cortex XDR, or CrowdStrike, and governance, risk, or compliance work using established frameworks
• Palo Alto Networks PCNSE, Certified Cybersecurity Associate, or equivalent cybersecurity certification
• Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

Preferred:

• Experience with Palo Alto Networks solutions, including next-generation firewalls, Cortex, Prisma Cloud, Prisma Access, and XDR
• Experience evaluating differences among Security Operations vendor platforms and SIEM technologies
• Experience with scripting and playbook development in a SIEM, SOAR, or security platform
• Experience with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), equal-cost multi-path routing (ECMP), and network segmentation in on-premise and cloud environments
• Experience advising on solution design based on client use cases, requirements, and success criteria
• Previous consulting experience and/or advanced cybersecurity or network engineering certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), or Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

Skills

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $105,400 to $207,800. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.