Palo Alto Networks · 5 days ago
Principal Consultant, Incident Recovery Operations
Burbank, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$151K/yr - $208K/yr
6+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a leading cybersecurity company committed to protecting the digital way of life. The Principal Consultant, Incident Recovery Operations will lead incident response remediation engagements and work closely with various teams to develop cybersecurity controls and strategies for clients.
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Responsibilities
Lead and manage Incident Response remediation engagements for Unit 42 clients
Travel may be up to 70% and may include short notice travel
Ability to work in concert with an Incident Response Lead to address risks that are being identified during the course of an active investigation
Creation of detailed remediation workflows in preparation for coordinated remediation events
Develop recommendations and roadmaps of customer cybersecurity controls (e.g., NIST CSF, CIS, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR) in support of coordinated remediation events
Rebuild servers and workstations in an automated manor utilizing infrastructure as code tooling such as Terraform, Jenkins, Packer, Ansible, etc. or AWS CodeBuild
Architect network topologies, infrastructure hardening, and configuration modifications informed by modern security threats and attacker techniques
Creation of verbose reporting and presentations for both technical and leadership stakeholders
Communicate remediation strategies and workflows to Unit 42 clients, including IT staff, senior leadership, and both internal and external counsel
Qualification
Required
6+ years of prior management experience with technical teams including network engineering, system administration, and virtualization at an enterprise scale
Expertise in identity management, single sign-on (SSO), and authentication protocols
Thorough understanding of enterprise security controls in Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD environments – including scalable architectures, risk reduction strategies, and rebuilding AD
Expertise using security controls/frameworks to harden both Windows and Linux systems and cloud-based environments
Expertise in networking and related segmentation and isolation strategies
Management and integration of network and host-based firewall configurations
Possess a strong understanding of strategic logging for network devices, Windows and Linux hosts, and cloud-based environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a variety of audiences and stakeholders
Preservation of data in support of Unit 42's forensic investigative workflows
Ability to respond quickly, willingness to work on ad hoc assignments, work independently or leading teams as needed
Ability to develop unique and creative solutions to complex, technical problems
Ability to manage clients, lead meetings, and manage multiple project teams concurrently
Ability to quickly build and maintain rapport with new and existing clients
Ability to allocate staff to various projects quickly and efficiently
Preferred
Expertise with cloud computing concepts with a focus on securing cloud infrastructure including hybrid cloud environments desired
Experience with OSX is highly desired
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
Recent News
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