Remote MDR Night-Shift Analyst for Security Ops

Palo Alto Networks; United States; On-site; USD 105,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an MDR Shift Analyst to join the Unit 42 MDR team. The role focuses on overnight and weekend security operations, monitoring customer environments and investigating alerts using Cortex XDR.

You will respond to threats and document outcomes in a fast-paced SOC setting. Ideal candidates thrive in 24x7 global operations, enjoy solving complex security challenges, and are flexible to night shifts, weekends, and holidays as business needs evolve.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of cyber threats and incident response processes.
• Experience with SOC, MDR, or managed security services is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security alerts across customer environments
• Triage, investigate, and respond to security incidents from detection through resolution
• Analyze endpoint, network, and log data to identify malicious activity
• Communicate findings and remediation recommendations to customers and internal teams
• Document investigations, response actions, and incident outcomes
• Partner with Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, and Security Research teams to improve detections and response capabilities

Skills

Excellent written and verbal通信 skills

Tools

EDR

SIEM

SOAR

Firewall technologies

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an MDR Shift Analyst to join the Unit 42 MDR team. The role focuses on overnight and weekend security operations, monitoring customer environments and investigating alerts using Cortex XDR.

You will respond to threats and document outcomes in a fast-paced SOC setting. Ideal candidates thrive in 24x7 global operations, enjoy solving complex security challenges, and are flexible to night shifts, weekends, and holidays as business needs evolve.