Senior Consultant, Proactive Services. Cloud & AI (Unit 42)

Palo Alto Networks; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in London is seeking a Senior Consultant to advise on various cybersecurity domains and implement effective security strategies for clients. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of consulting experience and a strong background in cloud security and incident management. Join us to help improve the digital security landscape through innovative solutions and expert guidance.

Benefits

Equal opportunity workplace

Diversity and inclusion

Support for individuals with disabilities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of consulting experience in SOC and security engineering.
• Deep technical knowledge in SIEM, SOAR, and threat intelligence.
• Hands-on experience with cloud providers and migrations.

Responsibilities

• Advise on cybersecurity domains and implement security programs.
• Perform assessments and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with clients on risk management strategies.

Skills

Consulting experience

Cybersecurity knowledge

Communication skills

Cloud security

Technical acumen

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security or equivalent

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR/XDR

AWS

Azure

Job description

Overview

Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Networks' security advisory team. Our mission is to create a more secure digital world by providing high-quality incident response, cyber risk management, and digital forensics services to clients of all sizes. We are a team of recognized experts with deep technical expertise and a track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions, including incident response, attack readiness, remediation plans, and long-term support to improve clients’ security posture.

As a Senior Consultant in Unit 42 you will have the opportunity to work across proactive cybersecurity domains including Cloud Security, Security Operations, Cyber Risk Management, and Artificial Intelligence in cybersecurity.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about cybersecurity, curious, with a demonstrated track record of continuous learning, and who have the technical acumen to embrace data-driven, technological, and innovative approaches to deliver the best consulting outcomes for clients as they address today’s cyber threat landscape.

Your Career

As described above, your career will involve advising on multiple cybersecurity domains and collaborating with clients to design and implement security operations programs, risk management strategies, and cloud security practices in line with industry standards.

Your Impact

• SOC Advisory
• 4+ years of consulting experience in SOC, security engineering, SIEM administration, and incident management with success serving large multinational organisations in designing and implementing an organization’s security operations program, organizational structures, and capabilities
• Deep technical knowledge in SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, Next Gen Firewalls, Threat Intelligence and Hunting platforms
• Defensive Security Skills (desired)
• Experience in security operations design, engineering and/or analysis and investigations, ideally in complex environments with security event correlations across cloud, network, endpoint, and logs
• Ability to perform detailed assessments, identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to transform an organization\'s cybersecurity operations
• Experience in improving security operations capabilities such as asset visibility, threat detection, automation techniques, case management, and regulatory compliance enablement
• Experience in threat hunting and/or compromise assessments to identify IoCs or evidence of threats
• Relevant certifications including GIAC GDSA, GCIA, GMON, CISSP
• Understanding of cyber risk frameworks or standards such as 800-53, ISO 27001/2, PCI, CIS 18, CMMC
• Principal Cloud Security: 4+ years of cloud security advisory experience
• Hands-on experience with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc)
• Experience with a Cloud Access Security Broker (MCAS, Netskope)
• Knowledge of CASBs, Cloud Platforms, and related dependencies (WAF, SSO, Cloud Threats, API Security, Cloud Security Posture Management)
• Experience with cloud migrations (cloud-to-cloud or on-prem to cloud)
• Proficiency with command-line interfaces or scripting in cloud environments (a plus)
• Cloud Security skills (desired): Secure software development practices, including SecDevOps
• Familiarity with frameworks and standards such as OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK, D3FEND, CIS, NIST CSF, CSA CCM, ISO 271007
• Certifications including CSCP
• Understanding of cyber risk frameworks or standards such as 800-53, ISO 27001/2, PCI, CIS 18, CMMC
• Cyber Risk Management: Experience in threat and risk assessments to support cyber security strategies and roadmaps
• Technical proficiency in cyber risk management services, including threat, risk and control assessments, secure software development, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments
• Knowledge of privacy, security, and compliance laws and standards
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK & D3FEND, CIS, NIST CSF, CSA CCM
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Cyber Risk Management skills (desired): threat modelling & application security risk assessments, secure software development practices including SecDevOps
• FAIR Open certification and experience applying FAIR for cyber risk quantification
• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA

Your Experience

• 4+ years of experience performing cyber security consulting in at least two of the three domains above, with SME experience in one domain
• Demonstrates ability to strengthen existing and develop new client relationships
• Ability to thrive in a startup environment
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed
• Capacity to become a valuable contributor to the practice
• Credibility, presence, and gravitas
• Ability to deliver meaningful and rapid contributions
• Understanding of PANW products and the business context
• Collaborative mindset and ability to build relationships across internal and external stakeholders, including the sales team
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security or equivalent professional experience or equivalent military experience

Additional Information

The Team

Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Networks\'s security advisory team. Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response, cyber risk management, and digital forensics 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. We have a proven track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions and work quickly to provide incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with long-term support to improve 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 [e-mail].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will be considered 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, or other legally protected characteristics.

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