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
* Security clearance eligibility: Mandatory.
* 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
* 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.
* 10+ years of hands‑on experience in deploying and integrating SIEM/security analytics solutions within large enterprise environments.
* 8+ 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 (plus).
* Strong expertise in Regular Expressions (Regex).
* Relevant bachelor’s degree or industry‑recognized qualifications (CISSP, GIAC, etc.), plus.
* Must be able to travel up to 30 %.
The Team
Our professional services team is critical to our success and mission. As part of this team, you enable customer success by providing support to clients post‑sale. Our dedication to excellence shapes the client experience.
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
This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.
Job Description
As a Principal 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…
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