Principal Consultant, Cloud DFIR, Reactive Services (Unit 42) - Remote

Palo Alto Networks

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 151,000 - 208,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account

Mental health resources

Financial health resources

Personalized learning opportunities

Restricted stock units

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Consultant in Cloud DFIR, where you will lead client engagements and drive security priorities across major cloud platforms. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of cybersecurity, requiring a blend of technical expertise and leadership skills. You'll work closely with clients to manage incident response, investigate breaches, and mentor team members. With a commitment to continuous learning and a diverse work environment, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in the cybersecurity landscape while enjoying a supportive and innovative workplace.

Qualifications

6+ years in incident response or digital forensics consulting.
3+ years in a cloud environment as an administrator or consultant.

Responsibilities

Lead incident response engagements in public cloud environments.
Investigate data breaches and provide remediation recommendations.

Skills

Incident Response

Digital Forensics

Cloud Security

Leadership

Cloud Environment Management

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

CSPM Solutions

Scripting

Job description

Principal Consultant, Cloud DFIR, Reactive Services (Unit 42) - Remote

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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
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contribute to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us every day - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

Job Description

Your Career
This role is client-facing and requires the Principal Consultant to lead and produce deliverables based on reactive services client engagements. The Principal Consultant will work directly with multiple customers and key stakeholders (Admins, C-Suite, etc) to drive the security priorities of the Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and Cloud Related Applications/Services (CASB).

Your Impact

Perform reactive incident response functions in public cloud environments, primarily Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and AliCloud.
Examine compute, storage, IAM, network traffic, serverless, and other log sources to identify evidence of malicious activity.
Investigate data breaches leveraging traditional forensic tools, cloud-specific tools, and custom Unit 42 techniques to determine the source of compromises and malicious activity that occurred in client environments.
Manage incident response engagements to scope work, guide clients through forensic investigations, contain security incidents, and provide guidance on longer-term remediation recommendations.
Ability to perform travel requirements as needed to meet business demands (on average 20%).
Mentorship of team members in incident response and forensics best practices.

Qualifications

Your Experience

6+ years of incident response or digital forensics consulting experience with a passion for cyber security.
3+ years in a cloud environment as an administrator, security operator, or consultant - DevOps experience welcome.
Hands-on experience with architecting, building, operating, investigating, and troubleshooting large and complex cloud environments.
Understand and demonstrate best practices for architecting and operating in a cloud environment.
Experience with large-scale application administration and debugging, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions, or automation via scripting or cloud-native approaches.
Strong leadership skills including experience managing a team or individuals.
Experience with leading complicated engagements including scoping, interfacing with the client, and executing on a technical front.

Additional Information

The Team
Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Network's 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.

Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $151,000/YR - $208,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.

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

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