Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Who We Are
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday – from disruptive innovation and collaboration to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.
Our Career
This role is client‑facing and requires the Principal Consultant to lead and produce deliverables based on reactive services client engagements. The Principal Consultant will work directly with multiple customers and key stakeholders (Admins, C‑Suite, etc.) to manage incident response engagements and provide guidance on longer‑term remediation.
Your Impact
* Weekend work schedule: Friday‑Monday (10 hr work day/ 40 hr work week)
* Perform reactive incident response functions, including host‑based analysis of Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs)
* Examine firewall, web, database, and other log sources to identify evidence of malicious activity
* Investigate data breaches using forensic tools such as Encase, FTK, X‑Ways, SIFT, Splunk, and custom Crypsis tools to determine the source of compromises and malicious activity in client environments
* Manage incident response engagements to scope work, guide clients through forensic investigations, contain security incidents, and provide guidance on longer‑term remediation recommendations
* Travel as needed to meet business demands (average 20%)
* Mentor team members in incident response and forensics best practices
* 8 years of incident response or digital forensics consulting experience with a passion for cyber security
* Strong leadership skills, including experience managing a team or individuals
* Experience leading complicated engagements, including scoping, interfacing with the client, and executing on a technical front
* Proficiency with host‑based forensics and data breach response
* Extensive knowledge of forensic tools such as EnCase, FTK, X‑Ways, SIFT, Splunk, Redline, Volatility, WireShark, TCPDump, and open‑source forensic tools
* Incident response consulting experience required
* Ability to grow into a valuable contributor to the practice and, specifically, a public presence via conferences, speaking, and/or publications
* Credibility, executive presence, and gravitas
* Ability to deliver meaningful and rapid contributions
* Potential and capacity to understand all aspects of the business and an excellent understanding of PANW products
* Collaborative and able to build relationships internally, externally, and across all PANW functions, including the sales team
* Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security or related field or equivalent military experience (required)
Qualification
Please note that this role requires eligibility for UK Security Check (SC) Clearance. Eligibility includes having spent the last five years in the UK and holding British citizenship. Unfortunately, if you do not meet these requirements, we will be unable to proceed with your application.
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, risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission‑critical cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with a focus on providing long‑term support to improve our clients’ security posture.
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: We can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.
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.
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