Technical Consulting Director, OffSec JAPAC (Unit 42)

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That's why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it's needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Your Career

The Technical Consulting Director is a unique services role where you will be part of a collaborative team of innovators sharing their knowledge and expertise to progress the goal of securing Unit 42's clients. You will help shape the future of Unit 42 products and services and advocate for features that will improve the client's experience and reduce their cybersecurity risk. You will integrate client perspectives from a wide array of industries, geographies, and organizational structures.

Your Impact

• Lead red and purple team assessments, assumed breach assessments (red team engagements with a pre-deployed implant), ransomware resilience assessment (assessing susceptibly to modern ransomware threats) and social-engineering assessments.
• Deep technical expertise within three or more of the following subjects

• Artificial intelligence,
• Telecommunications infrastructure,
• Cloud, Devops, and Application security,
• Operating systems (Windows, Linux, and macOS),
• Active directory, Entra ID Hybrid-Identity related attacks, or
• Exploit & malware development.

• 12+ years of professional experience with cyber security tools, technologies, and methodsfocused on Red/Purple Teaming.
• Clarify understanding of how malicious software works (i.e.malware, trojans, rootkits, etc.)
• Ability to author custom exploits manually without dependence on commercial tools.
• Ability to weaponize payloads for delivery on social-engineering engagements.
• Experience with Active Directory, Entra ID, and cyber kill chain
• Experience with penetration testing, administering, and troubleshooting major flavours of Linux, Windows, and major cloud IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS providers (i.e., AWS, GCP, and Azure)
• Demonstrable experience with scripting and editing existing code and programming using one or more of the following - Powershell, C/C++, Python, Javascript, and C#.
• Demonstrable experience of threat-intelligence led red teaming frameworks such as CORIE, TLPT, and AASE
• Track record of championing innovation and improvement initiatives for your area of expertise, identifying emerging trends and technologies and developing leading solutions to address client needs
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, or equivalent years of professional experience or equivalent military experience to meet job requirements and expectations
• Holds three or more established professional industry certifications such as:
  
  
  • Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)
  • Certified Red Team Leader (CRTL)
  • Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE)
  • Offensive Security Experience Professional (OSEP)
  • Offensive Security macOS Researcher (OSMR)
  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • CREST Registered Tester (CREST CRT)
  • GIAC Red Team Professional (GRTP)
  • CREST Certified Simulated Attack Specialist (CCSAS), and
  • Published CVE's, published research, or published tooling in alignment to offensive security and red teaming.