Security Consultant - Engineering

About Us

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.

Job Summary

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.

Skill Level Requirements

• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status