Full-Time Principal Consultant – SOC Transformation & XSIAM
Palo Alto Networks is hiring a remote Full-Time Principal Consultant – SOC Transformation & XSIAM. The career level for this job opening is Senior Manager and is accepting Santa Clara, CA based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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Role summary: As Principal Consultant for SOC Transformation & XSIAM Deployment you will lead strategic customer engagements to drive enterprise-scale SOC modernization, log migration, and AI-driven detection to deliver measurable security outcomes.
- Lead multi-national SOC transformation programs and enterprise XSIAM deployments from strategy to operationalization.
- Design log ingestion strategies and optimize log sources to ensure high-quality data for detection.
- Architect and implement detection strategies, correlation rules, and fine-tune systems for performance and efficacy.
- Drive automation to improve analyst alert handling and response workflows.
- Build and mentor professional services teams and partner with Product and R&D to inform roadmap priorities.
Experience & requirements:
- 10+ years deploying and integrating SIEM/security analytics in large enterprises; 8+ years with SOC tooling, processes, and workflows.
- Hands-on expertise across SIEM (XSIAM), SOAR, EDR, cloud security, and threat intelligence; familiarity with Splunk or IBM QRadar a plus.
- Skilled at authoring correlation/detection rules and using Regular Expressions (Regex).
- Proven track record modernizing SOCs to achieve AI-driven detection and measurable MTTD/MTTR improvements; strong executive presence.
- Bachelor's degree or industry certifications (CISSP, GIAC) preferred; ability to travel up to 30%.