Senior Professional Services Consultant

Palo Alto Networks
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Business Analytics Applications
Cloud Computing Security
Computer Security
Regular Expressions
Security Information and Event Management
Systems Integration
Mttr
QRadar
Cyber Threat Analysis
Splunk
Security Orchestration, Automation & Response

Job description

As a Senior Consultant for SOC Transformation & XSIAM Deployment, you will be a seasoned leader at the forefront of our most strategic customer engagements. You will leverage a rare blend of consultative presence, deep technical mastery, and executive influence to guide our customers through complex SOC transformations. Your primary role is to drive these large-scale programs, ensuring the successful execution of foundational elements like seamless log migration and the development of sophisticated detection strategies, to deliver measurable security outcomes in highly dynamic enterprise environments.

Your Impact

Serve as the lead strategic advisor and subject matter expert for customers undertaking a full-scale SOC modernization with XSIAM.

Lead multi-national SOC transformation programs, consolidating fragmented detection and response processes into a unified, AI-driven platform.

Direct enterprise-scale XSIAM deployments, guiding customers from initial strategy to full operationalization.

Devise and oversee comprehensive log ingestion strategies to ensure high-quality data fuels the XSIAM platform

Architect and implement sophisticated detection strategies and correlation rules to fortify customer defenses against advanced threats.

Fine-tune and optimize log sources and correlation rules to maximize system performance and detection efficacy.

Identify opportunities to enhance analyst alert handling and response through automation.

Transform ambiguity into structured action plans, driving accountability at every level of a customer engagement

Build and mentor high-performing professional services teams that blend consulting, engineering, and change management expertise

Partner with Product and R&D teams to incorporate field insights into roadmap priorities

Requirements

Do you have experience in Splunk?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, A proven track record in modernizing Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to achieve automation, AI-driven detection, and measurable improvements in MTTD/MTTR

Exceptional executive presence, with strong verbal and written communication skills to engage with stakeholders from the SOC analyst to the CISO

Experience acting as a trusted advisor to senior security leaders, with the ability to diagnose challenges and deliver strategic recommendations

8+ years of hands-on experience in deploying and integrating SIEM/security analytics solutions within large enterprise environments

6+ years of experience with Security Operations Center (SOC) tooling, processes, and workflows

Hands-on technical mastery across SIEM, SOAR, EDR, cloud security, and threat intelligence

Ability to conceive, architect, and develop effective correlation and detection rules

Familiarity with a range of SIEM technologies, such as Splunk and IBM QRadar, is a plus.

Strong expertise in Regular Expressions (Regex)

Relevant bachelor's degree or industry-recognized qualifications (CISSP, GIAC, etc.), is a plus

Must be able to travel up to 25%

SECURITY CLEARANCE Eligibility Mandatory (5 years in the country required to be eligible)

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