# Sr. MSIAM SOC Engineer (Unit 42) at Palo Alto Networks

- Company: Palo Alto Networks
- What the company does: Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting. Cybersecurity Services & Education for CISO’s, Head of Infrastructure, Network Security Engineers, Cloud Architects & SOC Managers. Backed by Greylock, Sequoia and Felicis.
- Company website: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Charlotte, United States of America
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-12-12
- Apply: https://paloaltonetworks.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/panwexternalcareers/job/Charlotte-United-States-of-America/Sr-MSIAM-SOC-Engineer--Unit-42-_JR-023580-1?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-sr-msiam-soc-engineer-unit-42/

## About the role

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of hands-on experience in a Senior SOC, Detection Engineering, or Security Architecture role utilizing SIEMs, firewalls, EDR, sandboxes, and SOAR platforms
- 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
- 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, with a strong proficiency in Python for security automation


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