Palo Alto MDR Analyst - Shift Position Unit US Citizen 

United States, California 

715307740

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

This role requires a trusted technical advisor who can bridge the gap between strategic vision and technical execution — collaborating with vCISOs, Unit 42 engagement leads, and client stakeholders to design and deliver transformation blueprints and pragmatic roadmaps towards threat led resilience

You’ll work at multiple levels: partnering with Unit 42 peers and client senior decision makers to influence transformation direction, embedding into delivery teams to guide execution, and engaging in activities to elevate Unit 42’s voice in the market.

You bring a deep understanding of applying threat context to shape and drive transformation programmes. This role blends delivery, technical advisory, thought leadership, and enablement — ensuring our clients achieve measurable security outcomes while unlocking the benefits of a platform adoption strategy.

Your Impact

Client Engagement and Programme Delivery:

• Embed into key Unit 42 client engagements to design and deliver security transformation roadmaps

• Partner with vCISOs and engagement leads to translate high-level strategy into actionable, resilience-building programmes

• Contribute to blueprint generation, architecture reviews, and post-incident transformation programme design

• Identify opportunities for platform adoption, particularly across Cortex, Prisma, and NGFW portfolios

Thought Leadership & Industry Collaboration:

• Represent Unit 42 and Palo Alto Networks in technical workshops, industry roundtables, or conferences

• Maintain expertise in AI, cloud security, Zero Trust, SOC transformation, and platformization strategies

• Co-author technical thought leadership content, micro-briefs, and transformation guides for clients.

• Serve as an internal technical SME, supporting GTM campaigns and enablement initiatives across EMEA

Technical Excellence & Enablement:

• Ensure transformation recommendations are pragmatic, achievable, and aligned to client operating realities

• Maintain awareness of industry best practices, emerging technologies, and regulatory shifts impacting transformation

• Provide technical mentoring and knowledge sharing across Unit 42 teams to strengthen delivery capability

Your Experience

• Proven experience delivering large-scale security transformation programmes in enterprise environments

• Background in architecture, presales, professional services, or platform strategy

• Strong understanding of cloud-native security, AI applications, Zero Trust, and SOC modernisation

• Skilled communicator — able to engage confidently with both technical teams and senior executives

• Experience in the EMEA market, with understanding of local delivery and sales ecosystems

Highly Desired

• Hands-on expertise with Palo Alto Networks technologies, particularly Cortex and Prisma; NGFW experience highly valued

• Recognised expertise in a specialist technical topic and the ability to present it at industry events.

• Professional certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CCSK, PCNSE).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.