Principal Consultant, Threat Intelligence Advisory (Unit 42)

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place. Who We Are In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us! This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters. Job Summary The Principal Consultant, Threat Intelligence Advisory is a senior-level consulting position within Unit 42 Proactive Services team. The individual will work alongside the Consulting Director of Threat Intelligence Advisory EMEA in providing threat intelligence insights to clients via threat assessments, in support of cyber risk management engagements (i.e. threat landscape assessments, intel-led red teaming, table top exercises, SOC assessments) and advising enterprise clients on how to improve their threat intelligence capabilities. The Principal Consultant should have a hands-on mentality, ability to work on complex engagements independently, and flexibility to be involved in various work streams depending on their skills and business needs. You will be a clear self-starter who understands how to complete high-level tasking and uses your knowledge and skills to meet goals and deadlines. While the individual will be given time to pursue their research interests and to work alongside Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team, for the majority of their time they will be involved in client engagements. What you will do - Work within the Unit 42 Threat Intelligence Advisory team to develop and deliver threat-informed services to international clients. - Lead Threat Intelligence Advisory engagements such as: threat assessments, threat intelligence maturity assessments, threat intelligence capability building, threat-led offensive security testing. - Provide intelligence input for risk management consulting engagements (e.g. SOC Assessments, Cloud Assessment, AI Security Assessments). - Leverage internal Unit 42 datasets and finished intelligence, as well as OSINT, to identify relevant threats to organisations across sectors and geographies. - Work with security teams at clients (i.e. TI, CISO, SOC, threat hunting, red team) to help them operationalise threat intelligence into measurable outcomes. - Amplify Unit 42s’ presence and credibility in the marketplace through thought leadership, including via speaking engagements, and blog articles on threat intelligence topics. - Leverage in-house AI platforms to optimise and streamline existing methods and processes. Qualifications Required Qualifications - Excellent English written and verbal communications skills, with a proven ability to tailor messaging for audiences ranging from highly technical analysts to executive leadership - Demonstrable experience in directly improving CTI processes and procedures of large enterprises, whether in house or as a consultant. - Deep understanding of cybercriminal and state-sponsored groups, their TTPs and high level mitigations. - Understanding and practical application of intelligence tradecraft, adhering to Analytic Standards (ICD 203) in the production of finished intelligence. - Strong familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework. - Demonstrated ability to engage with business and security stakeholders, understand their requirements and their key decision-making processes. - Ability to travel up to 30% of the time. Preferred Qualifications While we do not expect you to tick all the boxes, a successful candidate will have a combination of some of the following: - Experience in intelligence led-red team exercises like CBEST, TIBER, iCAST, Corie. - Knowledge of threat actors hunting tools and techniques. - Experience in incident response, digital forensic, or security operations. - Experience in risk management consulting advising clients on appropriate security controls. - Additional language skills to interface with regional clients (i.e. Arabic, Spanish). - Experience with, or demonstrable curiosity about, AI agentic workflows in threat intelligence - Cybersecurity industry certifications suc