[Hiring] Principal Consultant, Incident Preparedness @Palo Alto Networks

Role Description

As a client-facing Principal Consultant, you will be a key leader in our proactive services engagements. You will work directly with a diverse range of customers and their key stakeholders to manage and deliver high-impact incident preparedness services. This role is pivotal in helping clients strengthen their cyber resilience by leading proactive assessments and providing expert advisory.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of proactive incident preparedness projects, including Tabletop Exercises (TTX), Incident Response Plan development, and Response Maturity Assessments.
• Critically review and analyze client documentation, such as Crisis Management, Incident Response, and Business Continuity plans, to identify gaps and provide actionable recommendations.
• Design, plan, and facilitate a variety of TTXs for diverse audiences, from technical teams to C-suite executives, delivering detailed post-exercise reports with strategic insights.
• Manage the full lifecycle of client engagements, from initial scoping and stakeholder alignment to final deliverable production, ensuring high-quality outcomes and customer satisfaction.
• Proactively collaborate with clients and internal Unit 42 teams, serving as a trusted advisor to enhance their overall cyber resilience and preparedness posture.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of service delivery methodologies and internal team knowledge by sharing insights and applied learnings from client engagements.
• Travel as required (approximately 20%) to meet client engagement needs and business demands.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of combined experience in incident preparedness and incident response consulting.
• Demonstrated experience leading and delivering complex, client-facing cybersecurity engagements from scoping through to completion.
• Mandatory, hands-on experience in both incident response (IR) and incident preparedness, with a primary focus on preparedness.

• Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, or CISM.
• Experience presenting complex security topics and findings to executive-level stakeholders.
• Familiarity with major cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and MITRE ATT&CK.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t 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 [email protected].

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.

Immigration Sponsorship

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes