Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Palo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life through innovative technology. As a Principal Consultant for Proactive Services, you will lead and enhance the security posture of clients, serving as a strategic advisor in complex cybersecurity transformations.
Responsibilities
- Assess, challenge, and enhance the security posture of a diverse client portfolio
- Serve as a strategic and technical advisor, guiding organizations through complex cybersecurity transformations
- Lead and deliver complex, client-facing proactive security engagements from scoping through to completion
- 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
Skills
- 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
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