Full-Time

Professional Services Consultant

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Posted on 9/30/2025

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks

10,001+ employees

Firewall and cloud security provider

No salary listed

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Plano, TX, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role—on-site in Plano, TX; travel up to 10%.

Category
IT & Security (1)
Requirements
  • 6+ years hands-on experience deploying and integrating SIEM solutions within enterprise to large enterprise-level environments
  • Proficiency in coordinating and conducting event collection, log management, event management, compliance automation, and identity monitoring using SIEM platforms
  • Ability to conceive and develop correlation and detection rules in SIEM systems to enable effective alerting
  • Familiarity with a range of SIEM technologies, such as Splunk and IBM QRadar
  • Proven experience in providing consultative services to end customers within cybersecurity, particularly in SIEM and SOC domains
  • Demonstrated ability to comprehend customer requirements, analyze complex security environments, and deliver strategic recommendations that align with their goals
  • Strong expertise in Regular Expressions (Regex)
  • Skill in understanding logs and locating relevant third-party documentation when required
  • Knowledge of generating reports on SIEM status, including metrics like logging source count, log collection rate, and other performance indicators
  • Proficient in comprehending and creating technical design documentation
  • 4 years of experience with Security Operations Centers (SOC) tooling and processes
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the technical lead to devise a comprehensive log ingestion strategy
  • Contribute to the development of detection strategies based on industry best practices
  • Articulate a step-by-step process to ensure the ingestion of high-quality log sources
  • Monitor and optimize log sources for optimal performance
  • Create meticulous and effective correlation rules
  • Fine-tune log sources and correlation rules to enhance system efficiency
  • Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) in SIEM, correlation, and log source ingestion
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to end customers, offering consultative guidance and expertise in optimizing the utilization of Cortex XSIAM
  • Leverage your in-depth knowledge of SIEM and SOC practices to assess customer needs, provide tailored recommendations, and assist in the formulation of effective security strategies
  • Collaborate closely with customers to understand their unique challenges and objectives, translating them into actionable steps that enhance their security posture
  • Identify opportunities to enhance analyst alert handling through automation
  • Foster collaboration with internal and external teams to drive product adoption
  • Produce technical documentation detailing SIEM aspects of the engagement
  • Occasionally travel to customer meetings and workshops (up to 10% of the time)
Desired Qualifications
  • Understanding of Security Analysis & Response, encompassing endpoint, network, and cloud-based environments
  • Relevant bachelor's degree or industry-recognized qualifications (CISSP, GIAC, SIEM Vendor Qualification, etc.)

Palo Alto Networks provides hardware, software, and subscription-based security solutions to protect organizations from cyber threats. Its products include network firewalls (Strata), cloud security (Prisma Cloud), and AI-powered security operations (Cortex), which work together to secure on-premises and cloud environments, manage identity and access, and detect threats. The company differentiates itself by offering an integrated, end-to-end security stack that combines hardware, software licenses, and ongoing services across enterprises, SMBs, and government clients. Its goal is to deliver comprehensive protection for networks, data, and applications as organizations move between data centers and cloud environments.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 FY2026 revenue hit $2.594 billion with Next-Gen Security ARR up 33% YoY.
  • CEO Arora bought $10M shares March 27, 2026, lifting stock 5% to $154.35.
  • Portkey acquisition at $120M-$140M bolsters autonomous AI defenses in 2026.

What critics are saying

  • CrowdStrike Falcon erodes NGFW share with 40% faster endpoint detection in 12-24 months.
  • Zscaler captures 25% Prisma Access migrations via 30% cheaper SASE in 6-12 months.
  • CyberArk integration fails, causing Fortune 100 breach and 20-30% stock drop in 12-18 months.

What makes Palo Alto Networks unique

  • Prisma Cloud unifies proactive artifact scanning and reactive runtime protection across code to cloud.
  • Cortex Cloud integrates Prisma CNAPP with cloud detection for real-time threat response.
  • Prisma AIRS 3.0 discovers and protects agentic AI lifecycles launched April 2026.

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Wellness

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Financial: Traditional & Roth 401(k) options

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Headcount

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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