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# Professional Services Consultant, XSIAM

- **Company:** Palo Alto Networks
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $144,000.0 - $198,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, ARM Architecture, Software Design Documents, Internet Security, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Regular Expressions, Security Information and Event Management, Systems Integration, Scripting, QRadar, Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft Sentinel, Cortex XSOAR Platform, Restful APIs, Splunk
- **Published:** November 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/professional-services-consultant-xsiam-austin-tx--fc8ae151-517f-463e-9899-219a10189638

## About the Role

Professional Services, Consulting, Leading Edge Technology, Internet Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Problem Solving Skills, Automation, Consulting, Strategic Planning, Continuous Improvement, * 4+ years of hands-on experience deploying, integrating, and managing enterprise SIEM solutions like Splunk, IBM QRadar, or Microsoft Sentinel.

 * Proven experience building playbooks, configuring correlation rules, and managing content and integrations within the Cortex ecosystem.
 * Proficiency in Python for security tool integration and automation scripting, combined with strong Regex capabilities for log parsing.
 * Experience working with RESTful APIs, JSON data structures, and third-party security integrations.
 * Exceptional written and verbal presentation skills, with a track record of authoring clear technical design documentation.
 * Strong analytical mindset capable of troubleshooting complex technical workstreams and integration flows independently.
 * Proactive, consultative approach to understanding customer challenges and translating them into actionable engineering requirements.
 * Ability to travel occasionally (up to 10%) for on-site customer meetings, strategic workshops, and technical kickoffs.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Palo Alto Networks credentials (e.g., PCNSE, PCDRA, or specialized XSOAR/XSIAM certifications).

## Description

As an Professional Services Consultant, you'll play a critical role in enabling customers to securely integrate and automate their cloud environments, leading the adoption of the Cortex XSIAM platform. You will serve as a trusted consultant, guiding complex deployments, developing strategic automation workflows, and driving continuous improvement through real-time support. Collaborating closely with stakeholders from SOC analysts to CISOs, you will ensure successful adoption and long-term value., * Design and execute step-by-step strategies for onboarding, ingesting, and parsing log sources into Cortex XSIAM.

 * Build and fine-tune correlation and detection rules to identify emerging threats across endpoint, network, and cloud environments.
 * Monitor and tune log source performance, ingestion rates, and detection logic to enhance system efficiency.
 * Analyze manual SOC processes and transform them into automated, scalable workflows using XSIAM automation playbooks.
 * Deploy and manage content packs, custom layouts, and automated dashboards tailored to customer security use cases.
 * Serve as a trusted SME on Cortex XSIAM, SIEM log architecture, correlation logic, and SOAR automation best practices.
 * Partner with security stakeholders to define security metrics and strategic automation roadmaps.
 * Conduct technical workshops and produce technical design documentation to enable long-term customer autonomy.