Principal Consultant

Palo Alto Networks•Detroit, MI

3d•Remote

About The Position

As an Identity Consultant within Unit 42, you will serve as a trusted advisor leading high-impact identity security assessments for enterprise clients. You will evaluate on-premises and cloud identity architectures (such as Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and Okta), expose critical misconfigurations, and deliver threat-informed remediation roadmaps. This role requires a balance of executive-level client facilitation, deep technical identity expertise, and close alignment with internal threat intelligence, incident response, and sales teams. 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.

Requirements

5+ years in cybersecurity consulting and/or identity and access management (IAM) engineering, or technical identity risk auditing.
Hands-on experience with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), Ping, Okta, and PAM architectures.
Familiarity with identity posture and security audit tools (e.g., BloodHound, PingCastle, Purple Knight, Idira, or Cortex).
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience translating complex technical identity flaws into business risk for executive audiences.

Nice To Haves

CISSP, CISM, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300), or equivalent industry credentials.

Responsibilities

Lead Identity Assessments: Direct end-to-end client engagements for Unit 42’s identity assessment offerings, leading discovery interviews, scoping technical reviews, and evaluating client IAM postures.
Client Engagement & Advising: Brief CISOs, IT leaders, and security operations teams on critical identity vulnerabilities, attack paths, and strategic mitigation steps from new Identity Assessment.
Identify Threat & Architecture Gaps: Perform technical reviews of Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, SAML/OAuth implementations, and Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions to identify privilege escalation paths, credentials that must be managed and weak controls.
Cross-Functional Incident Support: Partner closely with Unit 42 Incident Response and Threat Intelligence teams to integrate real-world threat actor TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) into assessment methodologies.
Internal Alignment & Scoping: Collaborate with internal account teams, solution architects, and service leads to support pre-sales scoping, refine service offerings, and ensure seamless delivery execution.
Deliverable Development: Produce executive-ready assessment reports, risk matrices, and actionable technical roadmaps tailored to client risk profiles.