Senior Professional Services Consultant - Cortex XSIAM (SIEM & Automation)

Palo Alto Networks; Clayton (NC); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Professional Services Consultant (Cortex XSIAM) to lead end-to-end SOC modernization for enterprise customers. You will design detection strategies, build playbooks, and automate security workflows using Python and Cortex XSIAM.

This remote role travels up to 10% for on-site workshops and alignment with customer teams, delivering technical design docs and hands-on guidance to elevate security postures.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on experience deploying, integrating, and managing enterprise SIEM solutions.
• ~4+ years of direct experience with SOC tooling, incident response lifecycles, and security analysis across cloud, endpoint, and network.
• ~ Proven experience building playbooks and managing Cortex content and integrations.
• ~ Proficiency in Python for security tool integration and automation, with strong Regex for log parsing.
• ~ Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON data structures, and third-party integrations.
• ~ Proactive, consultative approach to understanding customer challenges and translating them into requirements.
• ~ Ability to travel occasionally (up to 10%).

Responsibilities

• Build and fine-tune correlation and detection rules to identify threats across endpoint, network, and cloud environments.
• Monitor log source performance, ingestion rates, and detection logic to enhance system efficiency.
• Analyze manual SOC processes and transform them into automated, scalable workflows using XSIAM automation playbooks.
• Write custom Python integrations to connect Cortex XSIAM with third‑party security tools and RESTful APIs.
• Deploy and manage content packs, custom layouts, and automated dashboards tailored to customer security use cases.
• Serve as a trusted SME on Cortex XSIAM, SIEM log architecture, correlation logic, and SOAR automation best practices.
• Partner with security stakeholders to define security metrics and strategic automation roadmaps.
• Conduct technical workshops and produce technical design documentation to enable long‑term customer autonomy.

Skills

SIEM experience

Python scripting

RESTful APIs

Regex

Consultative approach

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

Microsoft Sentinel

Cortex XSIAM

Job description

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion.

This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together.

The Professional Services Consultant (PSC) – Cortex XSIAM is a high-impact technical and consultative role responsible for delivering end-to-end Security Operations Center (SOC) modernization across both SIEM and SOAR capabilities. In this role, you will guide enterprise customers through seamless log migration, design robust threat detection strategies, and engineer advanced security automation playbooks within the Cortex XSIAM platform. By combining deep expertise in SIEM log ingestion, detection engineering, and Python-based automation, you will empower customers to optimize their incident response capabilities and elevate their overall security posture.

• Build and fine-tune correlation and detection rules to identify emerging threats across endpoint, network, and cloud environments.
• Monitor and tune log source performance, ingestion rates, and detection logic to enhance system efficiency.
• Analyze manual SOC processes and transform them into automated, scalable workflows using XSIAM automation playbooks.
• Write custom Python integrations to connect Cortex XSIAM with third‑party security tools and RESTful APIs.
• Deploy and manage content packs, custom layouts, and automated dashboards tailored to customer security use cases.
• Serve as a trusted SME on Cortex XSIAM, SIEM log architecture, correlation logic, and SOAR automation best practices.
• Partner with security stakeholders to define security metrics and strategic automation roadmaps.
• Conduct technical workshops and produce technical design documentation to enable long‑term customer autonomy.

Requirements

• 6+ years of hands‑on experience deploying, integrating, and managing enterprise SIEM solutions like Splunk, IBM QRadar, or Microsoft Sentinel.
• ~4+ years of direct experience with SOC tooling, incident response lifecycles, and security analysis across cloud, endpoint, and network layers.
• ~ Proven experience building playbooks, configuring correlation rules, and managing content and integrations within the Cortex ecosystem.
• ~ Proficiency in Python for security tool integration and automation scripting, combined with strong Regex capabilities for log parsing.
• ~ Experience working with RESTful APIs, JSON data structures, and third‑party security integrations.
• ~ Proactive, consultative approach to understanding customer challenges and translating them into actionable engineering requirements.
• ~ Ability to travel occasionally (up to 10%) for on‑site customer meetings, strategic workshops, and technical kickoffs.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.

Palo Alto Networks credentials (e.g., 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/com‑missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. 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 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.

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