Technical Consulting Director, OffSec

Your Career

The Technical Consulting Director is a unique services role where you will be part of a collaborative team of innovators sharing their knowledge and expertise to progress the goal of securing Unit 42s clients. You will help shape the future of Unit 42 products and services and advocate for features that will improve the clients experience and reduce their cybersecurity risk. You will integrate client perspectives from a wide array of industries geographies and organizational structures.

Your Impact

• Lead red and purple team assessments assumed breach assessments (red team engagements with a pre-deployed implant) ransomware resilience assessment (assessing susceptibly to modern ransomware threats) and social-engineering assessments.

• Deep technical expertise within three or more of the following subjects

  • Artificial intelligence

  • Telecommunications infrastructure

  • Cloud Devops and Application security

  • Operating systems (Windows Linux and macOS)

  • Active directory Entra ID Hybrid-Identity related attacks or

  • Exploit & malware development.

• Leads service line improvements and capability development - tooling and automation and improves methodologies to streamline internal processes and engagements 

• Conduct cloud penetration testing engagements to assess specific workloads (i.e. AWS GCP Azure containers or other PaaS and SaaS instances) for vulnerabilities and subsequently attempt to exploit identified weakness after receiving permission from client stakeholders

• Lead scoping and services overview conversations with clients for prospective engagements in area of expertise presenting with credibility and authority clearly articulating various testing approaches and methodologies to audiences ranging from highly technical to executive personnel

• Determines processes and procedures to be followed on assignments - On large and complex engagements leads technical workstreams with guidance and oversight as required

• Leads communications with clients on engagements including highly technical matters ensuring client inquiries are responded to promptly

• Leads multi-staged engagements through to completion manages engagement economics to deliver projects on time and on budget and uphold high standards of quality.

• Mentors new team members and leads by example demonstrating technical skills and procedures during engagements - delegates tasks and provides feedback to empower team members to produce high-quality results.

• Travel as needed to meet business demands (up-to 30% International within JAPAC)
   

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• 12 years of professional experience with cyber security tools technologies and methods focused on Red/Purple Teaming.

• Clarify understanding of how malicious software works ( trojans rootkits etc.)

• Ability to author custom exploits manually without dependence on commercial tools.

• Ability to weaponize payloads for delivery on social-engineering engagements.

• Experience with Active Directory Entra ID and cyber kill chain

• Experience with penetration testing administering and troubleshooting major flavours of Linux Windows and major cloud IaaS PaaS and SaaS providers (i.e. AWS GCP and Azure)

• Demonstrable experience with scripting and editing existing code and programming using one or more of the following - Powershell C/C Python Javascript and C#.

• Demonstrable experience of threat-intelligence led red teaming frameworks such as CORIE TLPT and AASE

• Track record of championing innovation and improvement initiatives for your area of expertise identifying emerging trends and technologies and developing leading solutions to address client needs

• Bachelors 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

• Holds three or more established professional industry certifications such as: 

  • Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)

  • Certified Red Team Leader (CRTL)

  • Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE)

  • Offensive Security Experience Professional (OSEP)

  • Offensive Security macOS Researcher (OSMR)

  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)

  • CREST Registered Tester (CREST CRT)

  • GIAC Red Team Professional (GRTP)

  • CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialist (CCSAS) and 

  • Published CVEs published research or published tooling in alignment to offensive security and red teaming.

Additional Information :

The Team

Unit 42 is Palo Alto Networks security advisory team.  Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response risk management digital forensics and proactive services to clients of all sizes. Our team comprises recognized experts with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations pentesting threat intelligence data breach response digital forensics and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions we are experienced in working quickly to provide effective incident response attack readiness and remediation plans with a focus on providing long-term support to improve our clients security posture. 

Our Commitment

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

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  .

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time