Cortex XSIAM XSOAR SME Architect

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Momento USA is a global technology consulting talent acquisition and creative development firm that addresses clients most pressing needs and challenges. We are currently looking for Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM / XSOAR SME Architect

Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM / XSOAR SME Architect (Contract)

Location: United States (Hybrid or Remote EST preferred)

Contract Length: 12 months

Visa; independent candidates only

Some travel may be required (once a quarter)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM / XSOAR Subject Matter Expert (SME) Architect to lead the design implementation and optimization of a large-scale security operations platform for a major U.S. bank.

This role is hands-on and architecture-focused responsible for deploying Cortex XSIAM and XSOAR within a regulated enterprise banking environment integrating with existing SIEM EDR IAM cloud and network security tooling and building production-ready automation and response playbooks.

The ideal consultant has deep Palo Alto Cortex experience strong SOC transformation exposure and understands financial services security audit and regulatory constraints.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Implementation

Lead the end-to-end implementation of Cortex XSIAM and Cortex XSOAR in a complex enterprise environment
Design scalable architectures for log ingestion analytics automation and response aligned with bank security standards
Define onboarding strategy for data sources (EDR IAM firewalls cloud platforms email security vulnerability tools etc.)
Architect incident lifecycle workflows from detection through remediation and reporting

Automation & Orchestration

Design and implement XSOAR playbooks for:
Incident triage and enrichment
Alert deduplication and correlation
Automated containment and response
SOC efficiency and MTTR reduction
Customize scripts (Python preferred) and integrations where required
Establish best practices for playbook versioning testing and promotion across environments

SOC Transformation & Use Cases

Map existing SOC processes into XSIAM analytics and automation use cases
Tune detection logic behavioral analytics and alert fidelity
Support SIEM modernization / consolidation strategies where applicable
Define KPIs dashboards and executive-level SOC metrics

Security Compliance & Stakeholder Engagement

Ensure implementation aligns with banking regulatory requirements (e.g. auditability segregation of duties evidence collection)
Partner with SOC leadership security engineering risk and audit teams
Produce clear architecture documentation runbooks and implementation artifacts
Support internal teams with knowledge transfer and enablement

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical

Hands-on expert experience with Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM and Cortex XSOAR
Strong background in SOC architecture SIEM SOAR and security analytics
Experience integrating with:
EDR/XDR platforms
Network security (firewalls NDR)
IAM (Okta AD etc.)
Cloud security tools (AWS Azure GCP)
Vulnerability management platforms
Strong scripting experience (Python preferred)

Enterprise & Financial Services

Prior experience delivering security platforms in large regulated enterprises
Financial services / banking experience strongly preferred
Comfortable working within change control audit and compliance frameworks

Professional Skills

Proven ability to operate as a trusted SME and technical authority
Strong documentation and communication skills
Experience leading implementations while collaborating with internal teams and vendors

Certifications (Preferred)

Palo Alto Networks Cortex certifications (XSIAM / XSOAR / PCNSE)
CISSP GIAC or equivalent security certifications

HAVE A NICE DAY!

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