Principal Consultant, Cloud Security, Proactive Services (Unit 42)- Remote - Palo Alto Networks : Job Details

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Our MissionAt 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 AreWe 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 contributes 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.

Job Description

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

The Principal Consultant will lead engagements delivering Proactive Consulting Services for consulting clients. This individual will be a trusted advisor tasked with fostering partnerships and assisting customers with their cybersecurity posture.

Your Impact

• Understanding the cloud threat intelligence landscape, including threat actors in cloud environments and common attacks in the cloud
• Conducting security configuration audits of client cloud administration consoles against industry-standard frameworks and best practices
• Performing architectural overviews of client cloud environment networking edge protections
• Analyzing the current level of monitoring and alerting within cloud-hosted infrastructure and environments and provide a gap analysis on log coverage
• Conducting reviews of cloud identity management methodologies including federation, delegation of rights, conditional access, and multi-factored authentication
• Conducting general cyber risk assessments using frameworks or standards like NIST CSF, ISO 27001/2, PCI, CIS Top 2, CMMD, or other industry measurement tools
• Using command-line interfaces of cloud-hosted environments to conduct technical and control set validation
• Assessing client implementations of multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments by understanding the technical implementations of both on-premises infrastructure and other cloud environment dependencies
• Advising on and develop cloud security initiative roadmaps for clients further to secure their cloud environment and interactions with on-premises infrastructure

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 6+ years of experience performing cloud security advisement and risk assessments based upon industry-accepted standards
• Former professional services and consulting experience preferred
• Experience managing a team of consultants
• Cloud Security-related certifications preferred
• Hands-on experience with a cloud hosting provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Experience with a Cloud Application Security Broker - MCAS, Netskope
• Possess a deep technical knowledge in CASBs, Cloud Platforms and the dependencies around such an environment (WAF, SSO, Cloud Threats, API Security, Cloud Security Posture Management)
• Former experience with cloud migrations (cloud to cloud, or on-prem to cloud)
• Demonstrates a track record in strengthening existing and developing new client relationships
• Knowledge of command-line interfaces or scripting tools in cloud environments is a plus
• Ability to scope new opportunities with prospective clients, including drafting statements of work and proposals
• Ability to perform travel requirements as needed to meet business demands (on average 30%)
• Identified ability to grow into a valuable contributor to the practice
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security OR equivalent years of professional experience or equivalent military experience to meet job requirements and expectations

Additional Information

The TeamUnit 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.

Compensation DisclosureThe 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 $151000 - $208000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.

Our CommitmentWe'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.

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.

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