Senior Consultant,, Offensive Security (Unit 42)
Role Overview
The Senior Consultant joins Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks’ global threat intelligence team of security researchers, incident responders, and consultants.
The role assesses and challenges client security postures and provides actionable recommendations to strengthen defenses.
The role is described as remote; travel may be needed to meet business demands.
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The Senior Consultant joins Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks’ global threat intelligence team of security researchers, incident responders, and consultants.
The role assesses and challenges client security postures and provides actionable recommendations to strengthen defenses.
The role is described as remote; travel may be needed to meet business demands.
Key responsibilities
- Conduct network, web application, cloud, and mobile penetration tests to identify and exploit vulnerabilities.
- Deliver assessments using Palo Alto Networks Frontier AI Defense test harnesses and platforms with frontier models.
- Develop custom scripts, tools, and methodologies for offensive security engagements and internal processes.
- Explain testing approaches to technical and executive client audiences and report findings, risks, and remediation recommendations.
- Collaborate with clients and internal teams, help scope new opportunities, and develop infrastructure for offensive security research and development.
- Travel as needed to meet business demands.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 3 years of professional information security experience focused on penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
- Expertise with tools including Metasploit, Burp Suite Pro, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, and BloodHound.
- Proficiency in scripting or programming with Python, PowerShell, Ruby, or C++.
- Penetration-testing experience across Windows, Linux, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Preferred qualifications
- Interest in LLM-driven offensive security.
- Certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GWAPT, or GXPN.
- Experience with public speaking, publishing research, or contributing to the security community.
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