Principal Consultant, Incident Preparedness Proactive Services (Unit 42)

Palo Alto Networks; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 387,000 - 484,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity firm in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Principal Consultant to lead incident preparedness projects. This role requires a minimum of 8 years of consulting experience in incident response and preparedness. You will work directly with clients and stakeholders, providing critical insights and recommendations. This position offers full-time employment and remote work options, fostering a collaborative and inclusive atmosphere.

Qualifications

• 8 years of incident preparedness and/or incident response related consulting experience.
• Experience with leading and delivering complicated engagements.
• Incident response consulting experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive incident preparedness projects including TableTop Exercises.
• Review Crisis Management and Incident Response Plans.
• Plan and deliver a range of TTXs including writing post-exercise reports.
• Manage and contribute incident preparedness engagements from initial scoping to delivery.

Skills

Incident preparedness

Incident response

Cyber security

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Cyber Security or related field

Job description

Your Career

This role is client-facing and requires the Principal Consultant to lead and produce deliverables based on proactive services engagements. The Principal Consultant will work directly with multiple customers and key stakeholders (security teams, system and network administrators, owners, C‑Suite, etc.) to manage and deliver proactive incident preparedness engagements as well as wider proactive assessments and services.

Your Impact

• Lead proactive incident preparedness projects including but not limited to TableTop Exercises (TTX), Incident Response Plans and Response Maturity Assessments
• Review Crisis Management, Incident Response, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans and other relevant documents that support holistic business resilience
• Plan and deliver a range of TTXs including writing post‑exercise reports that provide detailed analysis and recommendations on areas for improvement
• Manage and contribute incident preparedness and other cyber security engagements from initial scoping through to delivery
• Ability to perform travel requirements as needed to meet business demands (on average 20%)

Qualifications

• 8 years of incident preparedness and/or incident response related consulting experience with a passion for cyber security
• Experience with leading and delivering complicated engagements including scoping interfacing with the client and having executed incident preparedness or Incident Response related projects
• Incident response consulting experience required; incident preparedness experience is a must as it will be a core focus of the position
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Cyber Security or related field / equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Networks’ 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.

Remote Work

Yes

Employment Type

Full‑time

Equal Opportunity

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.

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.