Principal Consultant, AI Assessments, Proactive Services (Unit 42) - Remote

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place. Who We Are In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us! 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. Job Summary Job Summary This client-facing role requires the Principal Consultant to lead and produce deliverables for cyber risk management (CRM) engagements. You will work directly with multiple customers and key stakeholders, from administrators to the C-suite, to define and drive security priorities for their security operations center (SOC) and broader information security teams, acting as a trusted advisor to help them achieve and maintain a strong cybersecurity posture. Key Responsibilities Conduct comprehensive security assessments of AI systems and tools using frameworks such as: MITRE ATLAS for adversarial tactics and techniques. OWASP Top 10 for LLMs to identify vulnerabilities in AI/ML models. NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) for risk analysis and mitigation. Analyze model architectures, training data pipelines, and deployment environments to identify potential security gaps and vulnerabilities. Provide expert guidance on securing AI systems, including: Adversarial ML defenses. Data poisoning prevention. Privacy-preserving AI techniques (e.g., differential privacy). Evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, or emerging AI-specific regulations). Collaborate with the client’s cross-functional teams, conducting stakeholder interviews, interactive workshops, and meetings with technical teams (data scientists, developers, DevOps engineers) and leadership teams to ensure a thorough understanding of system architecture, security requirements, and business objectives for the assessment. Stay up-to-date on the evolving threat landscape in AI and contribute to the development of innovative security solutions.Assisting Unit 42 Consulting Leadership in the development of Risk Management, Compliance, and Security standards within professional services Maintaining industry knowledge of and experience with cybersecurity best practices within theGovernance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) field to provide recommendations to proactively improve our client’s security posture and maturity Maintaining an understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms and security best practices as well as threat to foundational, base, and other AI models and tools Managing the team, monitoring progress, tracking budget, mitigating risks, and ensuring key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes while defining potential impacts and creating an effective mitigation strategy for multiple projects at a given time Identifying security risks and vulnerabilities while eliminating cybersecurity threats via stakeholder interviews, documentation review, and deep-dive testing and control validation Effectively  communicating with external stakeho ... (truncated, view full listing at source)