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Principal Professional Services Consultant - SOC Transformation and XSIAM Deployment Full-time Department: Engineering Job Country: Australia Company Description Our Mission At our organization, everything begins and concludes with our fundamental purpose: becoming the premier cybersecurity ally, safeguarding our digital existence. Our aspiration is creating a world where each day becomes progressively more secure. We are an organization constructed upon challenging established norms, seeking innovators committed to revolutionizing cybersecurity. Who We Are We believe collaborative excellence emerges through in-person interactions. Most teams operate full-time from office environments, with flexibility when necessary. This approach supports immediate problem-solving, strengthens interpersonal connections, and drives exceptional outcomes. Your Career As a Principal Consultant for SOC Transformation & XSIAM Deployment, you'll be a seasoned leader spearheading our most critical customer engagements. You'll leverage a unique combination of consultative expertise, profound technical knowledge, and executive influence to guide customers through complex SOC transformations. Your primary objective involves driving large-scale programs, ensuring successful execution of foundational elements like seamless log migration and developing sophisticated detection strategies to deliver measurable security outcomes in dynamic enterprise environments. Your Impact - Serve as primary strategic advisor and subject matter expert for customers undertaking comprehensive SOC modernization with XSIAM - Lead multi-national SOC transformation programs, consolidating fragmented detection and response processes into unified, AI-driven platform - Direct enterprise-scale XSIAM deployments, navigating customers from initial strategy to complete operationalization - Design and oversee comprehensive log ingestion strategies ensuring high-quality data powers the XSIAM platform - Architect and implement advanced detection strategies and correlation rules to strengthen customer defenses against sophisticated threats - Optimize log sources and correlation rules to maximize system performance and detection effectiveness - Identify opportunities to enhance analyst alert management through automation - Transform ambiguous scenarios into structured action plans, driving accountability across customer engagement levels - Build and mentor high-performing professional services teams integrating consulting, engineering, and change management expertise - Collaborate with Product and R&D teams to incorporate field insights into roadmap priorities Qualifications Your Experience - Proven track record modernizing Security Operations Centers to achieve automation, AI-driven detection, and measurable MTTD/MTTR improvements - Exceptional executive presence with strong communication skills engaging stakeholders from SOC analysts to CISOs - Experience as trusted advisor to senior security leaders, diagnosing challenges and delivering strategic recommendations - 10+ years hands-on experience deploying and integrating SIEM/security analytics solutions in large enterprise environments - 8+ years experience with Security Operations Center tooling, processes, and workflows - Hands-on technical mastery across SIEM, SOAR, EDR, cloud security, and threat intelligence - Ability to conceive, architect, and develop effective correlation and detection rules - Familiarity with SIEM technologies like Splunk and IBM QRadar - Strong expertise in Regular Expressions - Relevant bachelor's degree or industry-recognized qualifications preferred - PreSales experience a plus - 20% Travel required Additional Information The Team Our technical services team is crucial to achieving our mission. You'll enable customer success by providing post-sale support. Our commitment extends beyond initial sales, continuously evolving alongside technological advancements. Our Commitment We're problem solvers taking calculated risks and challenging cybersecurity's conventional approaches. We recognize diverse teams drive innovation. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and are an equal opportunity employer celebrating workplace diversity.