Palo Alto Networks

Customer Security Analyst, MDR (Unit 42)

Palo Alto Networks • $105K — $170K *
US-AnywhereRemote in California, US
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in customer-facing cybersecurity roles (professional services, customer success, or support)
  • Understanding of attack trends and threat detection services
  • Experience with EDR, SIEM, SOAR, or XDR tools
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical topics
  • Ability to review, draft, or present incident reports
  • Familiarity with Cortex XDR or Cortex XSOAR is a plus
  • Experience with onboarding security services or clients is advantageous
  • U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the communication link between MDR analysts and customers
  • Facilitate onboarding for new customers to ensure smooth transitions
  • Monitor and route customer inquiries regarding alerts and incidents
  • Collaborate with MDR analysts to address customer questions
  • Manage customer communication during incidents for updates and clarity
  • Ensure consistent and quality communication of incidents and findings
  • Advocate for customer issues with internal teams for resolution.

Benefits

  • Proactive communication and technical guidance to customers
  • Engaging, customer-focused work environment
  • Opportunity to work with industry-leading cybersecurity tools
  • Chance to influence customer satisfaction and security posture
  • Development opportunities through on-the-job learning and training.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Job Summary

As a Customer Security Analyst on the Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team, you will act as the primary communication bridge between our MDR analysts and customers. You will help translate technical incident response activity into clear, actionable communication while ensuring customers feel informed, supported, and confident throughout their cybersecurity partnership with Unit 42.

This role is ideal for a technical professional who thrives in customer-facing environments and enjoys combining cybersecurity knowledge with strong communication and relationship management skills.

U.S. citizenship is required for this role based on business and customer needs.

Your Impact
  • Serve within the customer-focused function of the Unit 42 MDR team, providing proactive communication and technical guidance to customers.
  • Support onboarding activities for new customers to ensure a smooth setup and transition experience.
  • Monitor, triage, and route incoming customer communications while answering technical questions related to alerts, reports, incidents, and recommendations.
  • Partner closely with MDR analysts to ensure customer questions regarding incidents, threats, and investigations are fully addressed.
  • Own the customer communication lifecycle during active incidents, ensuring timely updates, clarity, and alignment on next steps.
  • Drive consistency and quality in how incidents, findings, and threat intelligence are communicated externally.
  • Escalate and advocate for customer issues internally across Product, Engineering, and broader Unit 42 teams to ensure effective resolution.


Qualifications

Qualifications
  • 2+ years of experience in a customer-facing cybersecurity role such as professional services, customer success or customer support - must , Tier 1/2 SO analyst experience - advantage
  • Deep understanding of attack trends and threat detection services
  • Hands-on experience with tools such as EDR, SIEM, SOAR, or XDR
  • Strong customer communication skills - verbal and written - with the ability to explain complex technical details clearly
  • Experience reviewing, drafting, or presenting incident reports and security findings
  • Familiarity with Cortex XDR or Cortex XSOAR - a strong advantage
  • Experience onboarding new security services or clients - an advantage
  • U.S. citizenship is required for this role based on business and customer needs.


Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$105,400.00 - $170,500.00/yr

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is an American multinational cybersecurity company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Its core products are a platform that includes advanced firewalls and cloud-based offerings that extend those firewalls to cover other aspects of security. The company serves over 70,000 organizations in over 150 countries, including 85 of the Fortune 100. It is home to the Unit 42 threat research team and hosts the Ignite cybersecurity conference.
Learn more about Palo Alto Networks
Size
11,870 employees
Market Cap
$42.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$368.2 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+25.7%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
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