Palo Alto Networks
Manager, MSIAM SOC Engineering
$175K–$284K
Remote - USA - CA · Yes · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of direct management experience and 5+ years of industry experience across Detection Engineering, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR/XDR platforms.
- Visa sponsorship
- Will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
About the job
Leads a team of SOC and Detection Engineers while contributing hands-on to detection engineering, automation playbooks, and managed XSIAM capabilities.
What you'll do
- Manage, mentor, and develop SOC and Detection Engineers, driving team performance and operational excellence.
- Lead detection and playbook engineering, including technical architecture, Python coding, quality standards, and delivery against KPIs.
- Coordinate with Unit 42 and Cortex Engineering to turn threat research into production-ready detections, automations, and platform improvements.
What they ask for
- 3+ years directly managing security engineering or SOC teams in an enterprise or managed services environment.
- 5+ years across Detection Engineering, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR/XDR platforms.
- Hands-on coding proficiency and practical experience with Detection-as-Code (DaC), CI/CD pipelines for playbook deployment, and SOC software development lifecycles.
- Strong understanding of APT attack lifecycles and ability to design advanced correlation logic and automated workflows.
Nice to have
- Practical experience using AI, LLMs, or Machine Learning in SecOps workflows.
- Experience with Incident Response or Threat Hunting; Cortex XSIAM or Cortex XSOAR; or MITRE ATT&CK.
Pay
$175,400.00 - $283,800.00 USD/year base salary
Tools
Python, Detection-as-Code (DaC), CI/CD, SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, Cortex XSIAM, Cortex XSOAR
AI focus
Preferred experience leveraging AI, LLMs, or Machine Learning to improve threat detection, playbook generation, or SOC workflow efficiency.
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