Consulting Director

14 Hours ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

The Consulting Director on the Offensive Security team will assess and challenge the security posture of clients. They will utilize various tools, act as a key team member and leader in client engagements, and advocate for cybersecurity best practices. Responsibilities include performing red and purple team assessments, developing scripts and tools, conducting cloud penetration testing, leading client conversations, determining processes, leading communications, managing engagement economics, mentoring team members, and traveling as needed. The role requires a strong understanding of cybersecurity and the ability to lead and deliver high-quality results.
Must have:
  • Perform red and purple team assessments.
  • Develop scripts, tools, and methodologies.
  • Conduct cloud penetration testing engagements.
  • Lead scoping and services overview conversations.
  • Lead communications with clients on engagements.

Job Details

The Consulting Director on the Offensive Security team is focused on assessing and challenging the security posture across a comprehensive portfolio of clients. The individual will utilize a variety of tools developed and act as a key team member and leader in client engagements. They will be the client’s advocate for cybersecurity best practices and will provide strong recommendations in this domain.

Your Impact

  • Perform red and purple team assessments (with and without industry regulator oversight), assumed breach assessments (red team engagements with a pre-deployed implant), ransomware readiness reviews (assessing susceptibly to modern ransomware threats), threat analysis and social-engineering assessments
  • Develop scripts, tools, and methodologies to automate and streamline internal processes and engagements - Examples include Terraform and Ansible, custom payload generators / loaders
  • Conduct cloud penetration testing engagements to assess specific workloads (i.e., AWS, GCP, Azure, containers, or other PaaS and SaaS instances) for vulnerabilities and subsequently attempt to exploit identified weakness after receiving permission from client stakeholders
  • Lead scoping and services overview conversations with clients for prospective engagements in area of expertise, presenting with credibility and authority, clearly articulating various testing approaches and methodologies to audiences ranging from highly technical to executive personnel
  • Determines processes and procedures to be followed on assignments - On large and complex engagements, lead technical workstreams with guidance and oversight as required
  • Leads communications with clients on engagements, including highly technical matters, ensuring client inquiries are responded to promptly
  • Ability to lead engagement delivery through to completion, manage engagement economics to deliver projects on time and on budget and uphold high standards of quality
  • Mentor and coach new team members and lead by example, demonstrating technical skills and procedures during engagements - Delegate tasks and provide feedback to empower team members to produce high-quality results
  • Ability to perform travel requirements as needed to meet business demands 

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About The Company

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.


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