Sr MSIAM SOC Engineer (Unit 42)

As a Senior SOC Engineer within Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks, you will drive the creation, validation, and optimization of custom detection rules and automated playbooks across our global customer base. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will collaborate closely with clients to maximize their security posture using Cortex XSIAM and Unit 42 expertise. This highly analytical role leverages your deep understanding of detection lifecycles, proactive automation, and threat intelligence to secure enterprise environments. You will architect end-to-end security lifecycles that seamlessly connect data ingestion with high-fidelity detection engineering.
Key Responsibilities
Own the full lifecycle of custom detections and response automations, deploying them as high-fidelity Cortex XSIAM correlation rules and playbooks through a rigorous engineering process of development, testing, staging, and soft implementation.
Drive the continuous refinement of correlation rules to ensure strict standards fo

דרישות:

5+ years of hands-on experience in a Senior SOC, Detection Engineering, or Security Architecture role utilizing SIEMs, firewalls, EDR, sandboxes, and SOAR platforms in complex enterprise environments.
Proven mastery of the Detection Engineering lifecycle, including experience with rule testing frameworks, soft-deployment strategies, and continuous tuning.
Demonstrated experience reviewing and QA-ing detection logic written by others, with the ability to provide constructive optimization feedback.
Exceptional consultative and communication skills, with the confidence to guide enterprise customers through complex architectural and workflow decisions.
Proactive engineering mindset with a track record of designing complex automation playbooks (Cortex XSOAR or similar) based on anticipated threat vectors, not just reactive requests.
Strong background in incident response, threat hunting, and translating threat intelligence into actionable defense mechanisms.
Software development experience