Security Consultant - Engineering

Stratascale is seeking a highly skilled Security Consultant - Engineering with deep expertise in Palo Alto Networks XSIAM to join our dynamic and growing Managed Architecture SIEM team. In this remote role, you will serve as a Security Consultant - Engineering in Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), with a focus on the deployment, optimization, and ongoing management of Palo Alto's XSIAM platform for enterprise clients.

As a Security Consultant - Engineering, you will play a pivotal role in architecting, implementing, and continuously improving XSIAM-driven security solutions tailored to Fortune 1000 organizations. You will collaborate with sales and technical teams to design and deliver solutions that align with industry frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST, ensuring that clients achieve measurable improvements in their security posture.

This position is remote with a Home Office setup as determined by Stratascale Management.

Role Description

• Leading the deployment, configuration, and integration of Palo Alto Networks XSIAM across diverse enterprise environments.

• Advising clients on best practices for log management, threat intelligence integration, and security automation using XSIAM.

• Engaging with key stakeholders to understand business and security requirements and translating these into actionable XSIAM solutions.

• Developing and delivering technical enablement, workshops, and training content for both customers and internal teams.

• Staying ahead of industry trends, emerging threats, and advancements in XSIAM and related technologies to ensure continuous service improvement.

• Participating in the development of security governance models and cross-practice initiatives to drive innovation and value for clients.

Behaviors and Competencies

• Communication: Can effectively communicate complex ideas and information to diverse audiences, facilitate effective communication between others, and mentor others in effective communication.

• Relationship Building: Can take ownership of complex team initiatives, collaborate with diverse groups, and drive results through effective relationship management.

• Self-Motivation: Can take ownership of complex personal or professional initiatives, collaborate with others when necessary, and drive results through self-motivation.

• Negotiation: Can take ownership of complex negotiations, collaborate with others, and drive consensus.

• Impact and Influence: Can rally a team or group towards a common goal, creating a positive and persuasive influence.

• Business Development: Can take ownership of significant business initiatives, collaborate with various stakeholders, and drive business results.

• Emotional Intelligence: Can use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one's goal(s), and help others do the same.

• Detail-Oriented: Can oversee multiple projects, maintaining a high level of detail orientation, identifying errors or inconsistencies in work, and ensuring accuracy across all tasks.

• Follow-Up: Can take ownership of tasks, collaborate with others in managing follow-ups, and drive results through effective task completion.

• Presenting: Can effectively use visual aids, storytelling, and persuasive techniques to enhance presentations and engage audiences.

• Delegation: Can delegate responsibilities across a team, balancing workload, and ensuring all members understand their roles.

• Analytical Thinking: Can use advanced analytical techniques to solve complex problems, draw insights, and communicate the solutions effectively.

• Critical Thinking: Can integrate and synthesize information from various sources to inform strategic decision-making and problem-solving.

• Technical Troubleshooting: Can take ownership of complex technical problems, collaborate with others to manage solutions, and drive results in problem resolution.

• Palo Alto XSIAM certification with hands-on experience in enterprise deployments.

• In-depth knowledge of SIEM and SOAR platforms, including log ingestion, parsing, normalization, and advanced threat detection.

• Experience integrating XSIAM with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.

• Familiarity with SOC workflows, incident response, and security automation methodologies.

• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship management skills; ability to engage with both technical and executive audiences.

• Proven track record of driving successful security engineering projects in large organizations.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify and deliver value in complex, unstructured environments.

• Experience supporting pre-sales activities, including client presentations, technical demonstrations, requirements gathering, and assisting in the development of proposals and solution architectures

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to technical and non-technical audiences, including C-suite and executive leadership

• Strong relationship-building and client engagement skills with a consultative approach

• Proven ability to lead and resolve complex technical and business challenges

• Experience delivering training and enablement sessions to both internal teams and external clients

• Analytical and detail-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills

Other Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent relevant work experience required

• Palo Alto Networks XSIAM certification strongly preferred

• Advanced industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GIAC, GCIA, GCIH, CCSP) a plus

• 5+ years of experience delivering security engineering solutions in large, complex enterprise environments

• Demonstrated expertise in SIEM and SOAR platforms, including hands-on experience with Palo Alto XSIAM and Cortex XSOAR

• Strong understanding of SOC operations, incident response, threat detection, and security automation workflows

• Experience integrating security solutions with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Familiarity with industry security frameworks and standards (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, etc.)

• Ability to travel as required to SHI, partner, and customer events (up to 25%)

The estimated annual pay range for this position is $130,000 - $153,900 which includes a base salary and bonus. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.

**Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We've grown every year since, and today we're proud to be a $16 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.** **Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI's concierge approach to help them solve what's next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees - all 7,000 of them. If you join our team, you'll enjoy:** + **Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.** + **Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.** + **Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.** + **World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive - in our offices or yours.**