At our cybersecurity organization, everything revolves around our core mission:
"We aim to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, safeguarding our digital way of life."
Our vision entails a world where each passing day is safer and more secure than the last. We pride ourselves on challenging norms and fostering innovation within the cybersecurity landscape. We seek individuals who share our commitment to shaping the future of cybersecurity.
Work Environment:
In our organization, flexibility and choice are integral to our approach in all aspects of our people programs. We've redefined the conventional belief that all employees have identical needs and desires.
We prioritize personalization, empowering our team members to select what suits them best - from wellness support to personal growth opportunities and beyond!
Emphasizing the power of collaboration, we value face-to-face interactions. Thus, our employees typically spend three days per week working from our office, granting two days for personal choice and flexibility to work from environments where they feel most productive.
This arrangement fosters informal discussions, problem-solving, and nurtures trusted relationships. While specifics may adapt, our objective remains consistent: to cultivate an environment where innovation thrives, with in-person teamwork three days a week to spark collaboration and growth, collectively!
Career Opportunity:
This role involves client interaction, necessitating the Principal Consultant to spearhead and deliver outcomes based on reactive services client engagements.
The Principal Consultant will directly engage with various clients and key stakeholders (such as Administrators and C-Suite executives) to oversee incident response engagements and offer guidance on longer-term remediation strategies.
Impact Responsibilities:
Conduct reactive incident response tasks, including host-based analysis across Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
Analyze firewall, web, database, and other log sources to detect signs of malicious activity.
Investigate data breaches utilizing forensic tools like Encase, FTK, X-Ways, SIFT, Splunk, and custom Crypsis investigation tools to determine the source of compromises and malicious activity in client environments.
Lead incident response engagements by defining scope, guiding clients through forensic investigations, containing security incidents, and offering recommendations for longer-term remediation.
Willingness to travel as required (averaging 20%).
Mentor team members in incident response and forensic best practices.
Experience Required:
Minimum 6 years of incident response or digital forensics consulting experience with a strong passion for cybersecurity.
Demonstrated leadership abilities, including team management experience.
Proficiency in leading complex engagements, including scoping, client interaction, and technical execution.
Skilled in host-based forensics and data breach response.
Familiarity with tools such as EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, SIFT, Splunk, Redline, Volatility, WireShark, TCPDump, and open-source forensic tools.
Previous incident response consulting experience is a must.
Demonstrated potential to become a valuable contributor to the practice, with an external presence through public speaking, conference participation, or publications.
Collaborative nature with the ability to build relationships internally, externally, and across all organizational functions.
Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, or related field, or equivalent military experience.
Team Overview:
Unit 42 Consulting comprises Palo Alto Networks' security advisory team. Our mission is to foster a more secure digital world by delivering top-tier incident response, risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes.
Our team consists of acknowledged experts and incident responders with profound technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security.
With a proven track record of providing critical cybersecurity solutions, we excel in delivering prompt incident response, readiness for attacks, and remediation plans, with a focus on offering ongoing support to enhance our clients' security posture.
Diversity and Inclusion:
We are pioneers who dream big, take risks, and challenge the conventional norms in cybersecurity. We understand that our mission cannot be accomplished without diverse teams innovating together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. Should you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please reach out to us at our email.
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity in our workplace. 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.
Rest assured, all your information will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines.
Compensation and Benefits:
The compensation offered for this position will be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates receiving 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 range from $151,400/yr to $208,100/yr.
The offered compensation package may include restricted stock units and a bonus. Further details on our employee benefits can be found to our benefits page).
Immigration Sponsorship:
This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Please note that we do not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $ 151,000.00 209,000.00 Per Year
