Consulting Director, Cloud Security, Proactive Services (Unit 42) - Remote

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

Your Career

The Consulting Director will help drive Proactive Consulting Services across the cloud security domain. This senior-level consultant will serve as a trusted advisor and key contributor to helping our customers strengthen cybersecurity resilience and advance their overall security maturity.

Your Impact

Serve as a key contributor to the development, maturation, and innovation of Unit 42’s cloud security consulting services.

Lead and deliver complex cloud security assessments covering architecture, configuration, identity, monitoring, and threat detection across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid / multi-cloud environments.

Evaluate cloud network architectures, including perimeter protections, VPC / VNet segmentation, API gateways, ingress / egress controls, and cloud-native security services.

Analyze cloud logging, telemetry, and monitoring coverage; identify gaps in detection and alerting; and provide actionable recommendations to improve visibility, SIEM / XDR integration, and threat-hunting effectiveness.

Assess cloud identity and access management (IAM) design, including federation, least privilege models, role delegation, conditional access, privilege escalation paths, and MFA enforcement across cloud providers.

Utilize cloud-native CLIs, SDKs, and APIs to perform deep technical validation of configurations, controls, and security posture.

Assess multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud deployments by reviewing interoperability, dependencies, and security impacts between cloud services and on-prem infrastructure.

Develop strategic cloud security roadmaps that align technical recommendations with a client’s broader business objectives, resource constraints, and long‑term security transformation initiatives.

Integrate Palo Alto Networks cloud platforms (Prisma Cloud, Prisma SASE, Cortex XSIAM, and Precision AI) into consulting engagements to drive differentiated value and help customers enhance their security posture.

Engage with prospective clients in a pre‑sales capacity to uncover cloud security pain points, evaluate architectural weaknesses, and position Unit 42 solutions to key outcomes.

Support delivery teams in overcoming technical objections and effectively tying cloud security recommendations to business risk, operational impact, and customer strategic goals.

Build and maintain long‑term executive relationships, serving as a trusted strategic advisor for cloud security and Zero Trust transformation initiatives.

Lead the development and delivery of cloud security enablement content to elevate consulting capabilities across Unit 42.

Partner with Palo Alto Networks product development teams to provide structured feedback on features, customer patterns, and cloud security trends that influence the roadmap and delivery experience.

Your Experience

4+ years of experience performing cloud security advisement and risk assessments based upon industry-accepted standards.

6+ years of professional services and consulting experience and 3+ years of Director (or equivalent Senior Manager) experience leading consulting delivery teams is highly preferred.

Experience managing a diverse team of business and technical consultants.

Cloud Security-related certifications preferred.

Hands‑on experience with a cloud hosting provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc).

Deep experience within the cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) technology or advisory / consulting space.

Strong fluency in the application of Virtual Machines, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, FaaS and other public cloud technical infrastructure concepts.

Possess a deep technical knowledge in Cloud Platforms and the dependencies around such an environment (WAF, SSO, Cloud Threats, API Security, Cloud Security Posture Management).

Former experience with cloud migrations (cloud to cloud, or on‑prem to cloud).

Knowledge of the technical nuances related to SD‑WAN and SASE solutions and their application to Cloud Environment access solutions.

10+ years in developing, strengthening and expanding client relationships.

Knowledge of how to integrate command‑line interfaces or scripting tools as a part of a risk assessment or remediation in cloud environments is a plus.

Rich understanding of how Enterprise’s use and struggle using infrastructure as code and continuous integration tools such as Ansible, Chef, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Packer, Pulumi, Puppet, Saltstack and Terraform or CSP tools such as CloudFormation, Resource Manager or Deployment Manager.

Ability to scope new opportunities with prospective clients, including drafting statements of work and proposals.

Ability to perform travel requirements as needed to meet business demands (on average 25%).

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security OR equivalent years of professional experience to meet job requirements and expectations.

The Team

Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Network's security advisory team. Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response, risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission‑critical cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with a focus on providing long‑term support to improve our clients’ security posture.

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 / commissioned roles) is expected to be between $183,000 / YR - $252,000 / YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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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