[Hiring] Principal Consultant @Palo Alto Networks

Role Description

As a Principal Consultant for Proactive Services, you will be a key leader in assessing, challenging, and enhancing the security posture of a diverse client portfolio. You will serve as a strategic and technical advisor, guiding organizations through complex cybersecurity transformations. This is a generalist role that spans multiple domains including:

• AI Security
• Zero Trust
• Cloud Security
• Cyber Risk Management

You will leverage a variety of advanced tools and methodologies to act as the client's advocate for cybersecurity best practices, providing strong, actionable recommendations to defend against sophisticated threats.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of combined experience in information security, risk management, or professional cybersecurity consulting.
• Lead and deliver complex, client-facing proactive security engagements from scoping through to completion.
• Prior consulting experience, with a proven track record of leading complex engagements for enterprise-tier clients.
• Strong technical background as a generalist, with expertise spanning Network Security Architecture, Cloud Security, and Risk Management Frameworks.
• Perform comprehensive cyber risk assessments using industry frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and CIS Top 20.
• Manage the full lifecycle of client engagements, ensuring high-quality outcomes, stakeholder alignment, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead client engagements, clearly articulating testing approaches, methodologies, and strategic blueprints to both technical and C-suite executive audiences.
• Generate detailed, actionable reports that communicate identified risks, maturity gaps, and concrete remediation recommendations.
• Proactively collaborate with internal teams and clients, exchanging information to ensure alignment and accomplish shared security objectives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of service delivery methodologies, creating intellectual property, and sharing insights from client engagements.
• Mentor and guide junior consultants, helping them grow their technical and leadership capabilities.

Requirements

• Compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location.
• Starting base salary is expected to be in the range of $151,000.00 - $208,000.00/yr.
• Offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.

Benefits

• We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability.
• Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity in our workplace.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.