Threat Analyst Unit 42 MDR

Your Career

We are seeking a driven problem solver to join our Unit 42 MDR team. Our team is responsible for customers internal security monitoring threat hunting and incident response. As a MDR Analyst we will rely on you to detect and respond to cyber incidents facing customers internal business.

The ideal candidate is a quick learner and good communicator who will be able to follow established processes for analyzing threat alerts that fire from our Cortex XDR. The candidate should be a creative thinker who takes pride in solving tough problems.

Your Impact

• Join a new emerging team who is going to be part of Palo Altos Unit 42 Working closely with global customers providing the best security in the market
• Own an incident lifecycle from outbreak to full remediation
• Provide critical feedback to the different product research and engineering and threat hunting teams to help improve the products for the entire Palo Alto Networks customer base
• Work closely with Security Research Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting teams to remediate and detect new emerging threats

This position is a Shift Position (Saturday / Sunday shifts are expected to be part of the role). Shift time consists of US time EMEA time and APAC time.

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• 1 years of experience in a multi tiered SOC/IR is a must 
• Experienced with Technologies such as EDR SIEM SOAR FW
• A well established familiarity with attack trends and vectors
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Some degree of Malware Analysis An advantage
• CEH / CompTIA CYSA certifications An advantage
• Handson experience with Cortex XSOAR or Cortex XDR An advantage

Additional Information :

The Team

Unit 42 is the global threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Networks. We believe threat intelligence should be shared and available to all within the industry. We deliver highquality indepth research on adversaries malware families and attack campaigns. Our analysts uncover and document adversary behaviors and then share playbooks that give insight into the various tools techniques and procedures threat actors execute to compromise organizations.

If youre looking for a career with access to the brightest minds in cybersecurity youve found it. We have a hunger for researching hunting out the worlds newest threats and sharing them with our industry to make the digital world a safer place.

You will be part of a growing passionate and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world. We also strive to be the most peoplecentric company ever! That means were constantly working to make your experience amazing and you are part of the team breaking boundaries of what the workplace can be! 

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 nonsales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $87000 $139500/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

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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  .

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.