We are seeking an XSIAM Extended Expert consultant for Palo Alto Networks, this is a 12 month contract with strong potential to extend. Remote working with occasional onsite visits.
Job Summary
Your Career:
As a Senior Consultant for SOC Transformation & XSIAM Deployment, you will be a seasoned leader at the forefront of our most strategic customer engagements. You will leverage a rare blend of consultative presence, deep technical mastery, and executive influence to guide our customers through complex SOC transformations. Your primary role is to drive these large-scale programs, ensuring the successful execution of foundational elements like seamless log migration and the development of sophisticated detection strategies, to deliver measurable security outcomes in highly dynamic enterprise environments.
Your Impact
Serve as the lead strategic advisor and subject matter expert for customers undertaking a full-scale SOC modernization with XSIAM.
Lead multi-national SOC transformation programs, consolidating fragmented detection and response processes into a unified, AI-driven platform.
Direct enterprise-scale XSIAM deployments, guiding customers from initial strategy to full operationalization.
Devise and oversee comprehensive log ingestion strategies to ensure high-quality data fuels the XSIAM platform
Architect and implement sophisticated detection strategies and correlation rules to fortify customer defenses against advanced threats.
Fine-tune and optimize log sources and correlation rules to maximize system performance and detection efficacy.
Identify opportunities to enhance analyst alert handling and response through automation.
Transform ambiguity into structured action plans, driving accountability at every level of a customer engagement
Build and mentor high-performing professional services teams that blend consulting, engineering, and change management expertise
Partner with Product and R&D teams to incorporate field insights into roadmap priorities
Qualifications
Your Experience
A proven track record in modernizing Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to achieve automation, AI-driven detection, and measurable improvements in MTTD/MTTR
Exceptional executive presence, with strong verbal and written communication skills to engage with stakeholders from the SOC analyst to the CISO
Experience acting as a trusted advisor to senior security leaders, with the ability to diagnose challenges and deliver strategic recommendations
8+ years of hands-on experience in deploying and integrating SIEM/security analytics solutions within large enterprise environments
6+ years of experience with Security Operations Center (SOC) tooling, processes, and workflows
Hands-on technical mastery across SIEM, SOAR, EDR, cloud security, and threat intelligence
Ability to conceive, architect, and develop effective correlation and detection rules
Familiarity with a range of SIEM technologies, such as Splunk and IBM QRadar, is a plus.
Strong expertise in Regular Expressions (Regex)
Relevant bachelor's degree or industry-recognized qualifications (CISSP, GIAC, etc.), is a plus
Must be able to travel up to 25%
SECURITY CLEARANCE Eligibility Mandatory (5 years in the country required to be eligible)