Innovate Consulting is seeking an experienced Professional Technical Consultant to join one of our clients in the cybersecurity industry for a remote opportunity!

Key Responsibilities

1. Automation & Playbook Development

• End-to-End Automation: Design, build, and maintain complex automation playbooks to standardize and accelerate incident response and security operations.
• Workflow Engineering: Analyze manual SOC processes and transform them into automated, scalable workflows.
• Content Management: Manage and deploy content packs, custom layouts, and automated dashboards tailored to customer use cases.

2. Integration & Development

• Custom Integrations: Develop and maintain custom integrations using Python to connect XSIAM with third-party security tools and internal systems.
• API Utilization: Leverage RESTful APIs and JSON data structures to facilitate seamless communication between security platforms.
• Troubleshooting: Perform health checks and troubleshooting for integration scripts and automation flows.

3. Technical Consulting & Strategy

• Subject Matter Expertise: Act as a technical authority on XSIAM and XSOAR automation best practices.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with customer security teams to define automation roadmaps and success metrics.

Knowledge Transfer: Conduct technical workshops and sessions to enable customers to manage and expand their automation capabilities.

Qualifications

Technical Skills & Qualifications

Required Skills

• Cortex XSOAR/XSIAM: Proven experience in building playbooks and managing integrations within the Cortex ecosystem.
• Python Programming: Strong proficiency in Python for security tool development and automation scripting.
• Security Operations: Deep understanding of incident response cycles and SOC workflows.

Preferred Experience

• API Development: Extensive experience working with security tool APIs.
• Certifications: Palo Alto Networks certifications (e.g., PCNSE, PCDRA, or specialized XSOAR/XSIAM credentials).

Professional Attributes

• Problem Solving: Ability to navigate and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written skills for documenting designs and advising customers.

Autonomy: Proactive and capable of managing technical workstreams independently.