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We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes. Job Summary
SOC Security Engineer (InfoSec)
Team and Role:
Palo Alto Networks Information Security team is looking for a SOC Security Engineer to join the Global Security Operations team and support threat detection and incident response in our internal environments. The scope of the Security Operations team spans both the Enterprise and Product environments.
You will join a team of analysts and engineers who protect the enterprise that aims to protect the world from cyberattacks. In this role, you will quickly become an expert in Palo Alto Networks security products; primarily XSIAM, Next Generation Firewalls and Cortex Cloud. You will also provide feedback to the engineering teams to continually improve our world leading security products.
Many SOCs are drowning in false positive alerts, but Palo Alto Networks SOC changed the game and re-invented how Security Operations should function. Our vigilant focus on automation, prevention and high-fidelity alerts enables our analysts to be more proactive. You will not spend your day sifting through alerts. Instead, your day will be split evenly between (1) analyzing and responding to high fidelity alerts (2) proactive threat hunting and (3) contributing to a variety of different projects aligned to your personal interests.
Continuous learning is also key to our Security Operations team’s philosophy. We offer many channels for learning to ensure our teammates are up to speed with the latest TTPs.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and analyze alerts to confirm security incidents
- Perform analysis of true positive alerts to determine root cause and impact
- Own and lead individual incident response activities by analyzing security alerts and coordinating responses. Perform in-depth event review and analysis where appropriate. Analyze events, research the potential cause, and recommend a course of action.
- Hunt for indications of compromise across multiple technology platforms
- Continuously improve our alerting use cases and the threat hunting program
- Collaborate with SOC Automation team to automate tedious, boring activities
- Contribute to proof-of-concept assessments of new security products
- Generate reports detailing security incidents for security leaders and the business
- Show off your excellent communication skills in post mortem reviews of incident response activities, to facilitate continuous improvement
- Research security trends with the goal of improving our own processes and tools
Qualifications:
- Minimum 1+ years working in a Security Operations role
- Familiarity with the principles of network and endpoint security, current threat and attack trends, and have a working knowledge of security principles such as defense in depth.
- Familiarity with performing security Incident Response activities in complex organizations, with familiarity in at least one of the following three core areas:
- Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) or Endpoint Forensics
- Network Log Analysis
- Public Cloud Defense (AWS, GCP etc)
- Threat hunting experience
- Hands-on working knowledge of a SIEM
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong communication skills, both spoken and written
- Strong familiarity with technologies commonly seen in Enterprises. (i.e. AD, Cloud, VMs etc)
Qualifications
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
$106,100.00 - $171,600.00/yr Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
