Client-Facing Incident Response Lead (Remote)

Palo Alto Networks; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a client-facing Principal Consultant to lead reactive services engagements and guide customers through containment and remediation steps. You will work with diverse clients to manage incident response from start to finish, providing expert digital forensics guidance and long-term security posture improvements.

This remote role supports global teams, with travel up to 20%. The position emphasizes leadership, client-facing delivery, and the ability to mentor junior

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s with 8+ years, or Master’s with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years in Information Security or related field.
• Direct incident response or digital forensics consulting experience.
• Proficiency with host-based forensics and data breach response methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response engagements from scoping to remediation.
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve security posture.
• Mentor junior team members in forensics best practices.

Skills

Incident response

Digital forensics

Leadership

Client engagement

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Information Security

PhD related field (optional)

Tools

EnCase

FTK

X-Ways

SIFT

Splunk

Wireshark

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a client-facing Principal Consultant to lead reactive services engagements and guide customers through containment and remediation steps. You will work with diverse clients to manage incident response from start to finish, providing expert digital forensics guidance and long-term security posture improvements.

This remote role supports global teams, with travel up to 20%. The position emphasizes leadership, client-facing delivery, and the ability to mentor junior