Breach Readiness Consultant

SentinelOne; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

ESPP

Competitive leave benefits

Gender-neutral parental leave

Medical benefits

EAP

Global home office allowance

Internet and mobile allowance

Flexible benefits allowance

Job summary

SentinelOne is seeking a Breach Readiness Consultant to support cutting‑edge cybersecurity incident preparation for global enterprises. You will facilitate tabletop exercises, breach simulations, war rooms, and purple team engagements that push customer preparedness while communicating clearly with diverse audiences.

Ideal candidates bring experience delivering IR exercises, strong presentation skills, and a client‑facing mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering incident response exercises or tabletop simulations.
• Ability to present technical information to diverse audiences including executives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; articulate SentinelOne's mission and offerings.
• Strong client management and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with delivery of Breach Readiness services: workshops, tabletops, war rooms, and purple team engagements.
• Design, facilitate, and execute incident response exercises tailored to customer environments.
• Develop detailed deliverables: lessons learned, security improvements, and incident playbooks.
• Collaborate with customers to gather requirements and translate findings into security actions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Breach Readiness services based on trends and feedback.
• Present findings and recommendations to frontline teams and C-level audiences.
• Stay informed on emerging threats, attacker techniques, and best practices in IR.
• Contribute to customer success stories and industry publications where appropriate.

Skills

Incident response

Tabletop exercises

War games

Client communication

Security best practices

NIST ISO knowledge

EDR/XDR experience

Security consulting

Certifications

Tools

SentinelOne platform

Job description

At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here.

About Us

SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.

Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.

What Are We Looking For?

We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.

As a Breach Readiness Consultant, you will be tasked with supporting the delivery of cutting‑edge cybersecurity incident preparation and knowledge‑building services to global enterprises. Working alongside senior consultants and engagement leads, you will facilitate tabletop exercises, breach simulations, war rooms, and purple team engagements that push the limits of customer preparedness. This is a role that blends technical acumen with strong communication skills to create lasting, measurable impact.

What Will You Do?

Primary responsibilities include:

• Assist with the delivery of industry‑leading Breach Readiness services, including workshops, tabletops, war rooms, and purple team engagements under the direction of senior consultants and engagement leads.
• Support the design, facilitation, and execution of realistic incident response exercises tailored to customer environments, threat landscapes, and organizational maturity levels.
• Contribute to the development of detailed and impactful deliverables, including lessons‑learned reports, security improvement recommendations, and incident response playbooks.
• Collaborate with customers to gather requirements, understand business objectives, and translate technical findings into actionable security improvements.
• Support the continuous improvement of Breach Readiness services based on evolving threat trends, threat intelligence, and customer feedback.
• Present technical findings and recommendations to diverse audiences, from frontline security teams to C-level executives, ensuring clarity and impact.
• Maintain awareness of emerging threats, attacker tactics, and industry best practices in incident response and breach readiness.
• Contribute to customer success and thought leadership through documentation, case studies, and industry publications where appropriate.

What Skills and Knowledge Will You Bring?

Ideal candidates will have:

• Experience delivering incident response exercises, tabletop simulations, war games, security awareness training, or similar preparedness engagements.
• Proven ability to present technical information clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences, from technical practitioners to executive leadership.
• Enthusiastic, driven, and confident, with the ability to clearly articulate SentinelOne's mission, product value, and business opportunity to customers and internal teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong interpersonal and client management skills, with the ability to build rapport and collaborate effectively with customers across all levels.
• Self-starter with intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, client‑facing services environment.
• Strong foundational knowledge of incident response processes, security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27035, etc.), and breach response best practices.
• Experience with EDR/XDR platforms (SentinelOne preferred) and security operations centers (SOCs) is preferred.
• Background in incident response, threat hunting, or security consulting is preferred.
• Relevant industry certifications such as GCIH, ECIH, CEH, or CISSP are a plus.

Why SentinelOne?

AI is redefining how the world operates and rewriting the rules of security in real time, and SentinelOne was built for this moment. From day one, we architected an AI-native platform designed to operate at machine speed, not as an add‑on to legacy systems but as the foundation itself. If you want to build where innovation and impact move together, this is that place.

We invest in our Sentinels with comprehensive, competitive benefits designed to support you and your family:

Equity & Rewards

• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Competitive leave benefits
• Gender-neutral parental leave

Insurance & Financial Security

• Medical and insurance benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Global home office allowance
• Internet and mobile phone allowance
• Flexible benefits allowance

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