Remote MDR Shift Analyst — Night/Weekend Security Ops

Palo Alto Networks; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an MDR Shift Analyst to join our Unit 42 MDR team, focusing on overnight and weekend security operations. You will monitor customer environments, investigate alerts, and respond to threats using Cortex XDR in a 24x7 global SOC.

This role suits analysts who thrive under pressure, enjoy solving complex security challenges, and can work night shifts within a remote, distributed team across geographies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of SOC, Incident Response, MDR, or Managed Security Services experience.
• Hands-on experience with EDR, SIEM, SOAR, and firewall technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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

SOC experience

IR/MDR experience

EDR

SIEM

SOAR

Firewall

Strong communication

Tools

Cortex XDR

Cortex XSOAR

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an MDR Shift Analyst to join our Unit 42 MDR team, focusing on overnight and weekend security operations. You will monitor customer environments, investigate alerts, and respond to threats using Cortex XDR in a 24x7 global SOC.

This role suits analysts who thrive under pressure, enjoy solving complex security challenges, and can work night shifts within a remote, distributed team across geographies.