Principal Consultant

1 Month ago • 8 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Principal Consultant on the Offensive Security team will assess and challenge the security posture across a comprehensive portfolio of clients. They will use various tools and act as a key team member and leader in client engagements. They will be the client’s advocate for cybersecurity best practices and provide strong recommendations in this domain. Responsibilities include performing red and purple team assessments, developing scripts and tools, conducting cloud penetration testing, leading client conversations, managing engagement economics, and mentoring new team members.
Must have:
  • 8+ years of experience with cybersecurity tools and methods
  • Deep understanding of how malicious software works
  • Ability to modify and craft custom exploits
  • Experience with Active Directory and attack killchain
  • Experience with penetration testing and cloud platforms
  • Experience with scripting languages like Python or Perl
Good to have:
  • Experience of evasion techniques
  • Experience with threat-intelligence led red teaming frameworks
  • Professional industry certifications

Job Details

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

Job Description

The Principal Consultant 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 

Qualifications

Your Experience 

  • 8+ years of professional experience with cyber security tools, technologies, and methods focused on Red/Purple Teaming
  • Demonstrate a deep understanding of how malicious software works (i.e.malware, trojans, rootkits, etc.)
  • Ability to modify known and/or craft custom exploits manually without dependence on consumer tools
  • Ability to create bypasses to security tools, and weaponize payloads for delivery on social-engineering engagements
  • Demonstrable experience of evasion techniques
  • Strong experience with Active Directory and attack killchain
  • Experience with penetration testing, administering, and troubleshooting major flavours of Linux, Windows, and major cloud IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS providers (i.e., AWS, GCP, and Azure)
  • Experience with scripting and editing existing code and programming using one or more of the following - Perl, Python, ruby, bash, C/C++, C#, or Java
  • Ability to read and use the results of mobile code, malicious code, and anti-virus software
  • Demonstrable experience of threat-intelligence led red teaming frameworks such as CORIE, CBEST, TIBER-EU 
  • Track record of championing innovation and improvement initiatives for your area of expertise, identifying emerging trends and technologies and developing leading solutions to address client needs
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, or equivalent years of professional experience or equivalent military experience to meet job requirements and expectations
  • Professional industry certifications such as
    • Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)
    • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
    • CREST Registered Tester (CREST CRT)
    • GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
    • CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialist (CCSAS)

Additional Information

The Team

Unit 42 brings together our world-renowned threat researchers with an elite team of security consultants to create an intelligence-driven, response ready organization. The Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team provides threat research that enables security teams to understand adversary intent and attribution, while enhancing protections offered by our products and services to stop advanced attacks. As threats escalate, Unit 42 is available to advise customers on the latest risks, assess their readiness, and help them recover when the worst occurs.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Our enterprise security platform detects and prevents known and unknown threats while safely enabling an increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications. Come be part of the team that redefined the firewall industry and is now the fastest-growing security company in history. 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.

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