Principal Professional Services Engineer

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks were united by a shared missionto 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. Here everyone has a voice and every idea counts. If youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are youre in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption Collaboration Execution Integrity and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest we invite you to join us!

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. You will be part of a culture that values trust accountability and shared success where your work truly matters.

Job Summary

Your Career As a Principal Consultant for SOC Transformation & XSIAM Deployment you will be a seasoned leader at the forefront of our most strategic customer engagements. You will leverage a rare blend of consultative presence deep technical mastery and executive influence to guide our customers through complex SOC transformations. Your primary role is to drive these large-scale programs ensuring the successful execution of foundational elements like seamless log migration and the development of sophisticated detection strategies to deliver measurable security outcomes in highly dynamic enterprise ImpactSECURITY CLEARANCE Eligibility MandatoryServe as the lead strategic advisor and subject matter expert for customers undertaking a full-scale SOC modernization with XSIAMLead multi-national SOC transformation programs consolidating fragmented detection and response processes into a unified AI-driven platformDirect enterprise-scale XSIAM deployments guiding customers from initial strategy to full operationalizationDevise and oversee comprehensive log ingestion strategies to ensure high-quality data fuels the XSIAM platformArchitect and implement sophisticated detection strategies and correlation rules to fortify customer defenses against advanced threatsFine-tune and optimize log sources and correlation rules to maximize system performance and detection efficacyIdentify opportunities to enhance analyst alert handling and response through ambiguity into structured action plans driving accountability at every level of a customer engagementBuild and mentor high-performing professional services teams that blend consulting engineering and change management expertisePartner with Product and R&D teams to incorporate field insights into roadmap priorities

Qualifications

Your Experience A proven track record in modernizing Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to achieve automation AI-driven detection and measurable improvements in MTTD/MTTRExceptional executive presence with strong verbal and written communication skills to engage with stakeholders from the SOC analyst to the CISOExperience acting as a trusted advisor to senior security leaders with the ability to diagnose challenges and deliver strategic recommendations10 years of hands-on experience in deploying and integrating SIEM/security analytics solutions within large enterprise environments8 years of experience with Security Operations Center (SOC) tooling processes and workflowsHands-on technical mastery across SIEM SOAR EDR cloud security and threat intelligenceAbility to conceive architect and develop effective correlation and detection rulesFamiliarity with a range of SIEM technologies such as Splunk and IBM QRadar is a expertise in Regular Expressions (Regex)Relevant bachelors degree or industry-recognized qualifications (CISSP GIAC etc.) is a plusMust be able to travel up to 30%

Our Commitment

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

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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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Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.