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

Palo Alto Networks; Heber (UT); Teletrabalho; USD 140 000 - 190 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a highly experienced Professional Services Consultant (Cortex XSIAM) to lead end-to-end SOC modernization for enterprise customers. You will guide log migration, design detection strategies, and engineer advanced automation playbooks within Cortex XSIAM.

You will build rules, tune data ingestion, and deliver automated workflows across SIEM and SOAR to elevate incident response capabilities.

Qualificações

• 6+ years deploying, integrating, and managing enterprise SIEM solutions.
• ~4+ years of direct experience with SOC tooling, incident response lifecycles, and security analysis.
• Proven experience building playbooks, configuring correlation rules, and managing Cortex content/integrations.
• Proficiency in Python for security tool integration and automation scripting, with Regex for log parsing.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON data structures, and third‑party security integrations.
• Proactive, consultative approach to translating customer challenges into engineering requirements.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for on‑site meetings and workshops.

Responsabilidades

• Build and fine‑tune correlation and detection rules across endpoint, network, and cloud environments.
• Monitor and tune log source performance and ingestion rates; optimize detection logic.
• Transform manual SOC processes into automated, scalable Cortex XSIAM workflows.
• Write Python integrations to connect Cortex XSIAM with third‑party security tools and RESTful APIs.
• Deploy and manage content packs, layouts, and automated dashboards for customer use cases.
• Serve as SME on Cortex XSIAM, SIEM log architecture, correlation logic, and SOAR best practices.
• Collaborate with security stakeholders to define metrics and automation roadmaps.
• Conduct technical workshops and produce design documentation to enable customer autonomy.

Conhecimentos

SIEM tooling

Python scripting

RESTful APIs

Regex parsing

Automation playbooks

Content/Integrations

Customer consulting

SOC tooling experience

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Cybersecurity / IT

Ferramentas

Cortex XSIAM

Splunk

IBM QRadar

Microsoft Sentinel

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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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