Principal Consultant

Job Summary

You will be a key leader in assessing, challenging, and enhancing the security posture of a diverse client portfolio. You will serve as a strategic and technical advisor, guiding organizations through complex cybersecurity transformations. This is a generalist role that spans multiple domains including AI Security, Zero Trust, Cloud Security, and Cyber Risk Management.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of combined experience in information security, risk management, or professional cybersecurity consulting.
• Lead and deliver complex, client-facing proactive security engagements from scoping through to completion.
• Prior consulting experience, with a proven track record of leading complex engagements for enterprise-tier clients.
• Strong technical background as a generalist, with expertise spanning Network Security Architecture, Cloud Security, and Risk Management Frameworks.
• Manage the full lifecycle of client engagements, ensuring high-quality outcomes, stakeholder alignment, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead client engagements, clearly articulating testing approaches, methodologies, and strategic blueprints to both technical and C-suite executive audiences.
• Generate detailed, actionable reports that communicate identified risks, maturity gaps, and concrete remediation recommendations.
• Proactively collaborate with internal teams and clients, exchanging information to ensure alignment and accomplish shared security objectives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of service delivery methodologies, creating intellectual property, and sharing insights from client engagements.
• Mentor and guide junior consultants, helping them grow their technical and leadership capabilities.

Compensation

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/commissioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. $151,000.00 - $208,000.00/yr

Our Commitment

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