Principal Consultant, Incident Response (Unit 42)

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to 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 you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re 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 As a client-facing Principal Consultant, you will lead and produce deliverables for reactive services engagements. You will work directly with a variety of customers and key stakeholders to manage incident response engagements from start to finish, providing expert guidance on immediate containment and long-term remediation to enhance their security posture. Key

Responsibilities Manage and lead incident response engagements, including scoping work, guiding clients through forensic investigations, and containing security incidents. Perform reactive incident response and host-based analysis on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs). Examine firewall, web, database, and other log sources to identify evidence of malicious activity and attack vectors. Investigate data breaches using forensic tools like EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, SIFT, and Splunk to determine the source and scope of compromises. Provide clients with clear, actionable recommendations for long-term remediation and security posture improvement. Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and deliver comprehensive solutions. Act as a mentor for junior team members, sharing expertise in incident response and digital forensics best practices.