Customer Focus Analyst (Unit 42 MDR) - Remote Weekend Shift
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Company Description
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Who We Are
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 Description
Your Career
Unit 42’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service is growing fast — and we’re building a customer-centric team that blends technical expertise with direct customer engagement. As a Customer Focus Analyst, you’ll act as the front line of communication between our MDR analysts and our customers, helping bridge the gap between incident response and customer understanding.
You’ll not only support investigations and incident triage, but also help onboard customers, answer technical questions about reports, alerts, and the service, and manage ongoing communications to ensure clarity, alignment, and satisfaction.
This role is ideal for someone who is technical at their core, but enjoys customer interactions, driving clarity, and ensuring our partners feel confident and supported in their cybersecurity journey.
Your Impact
Be part of a customer-focused sub-function of the Unit 42 MDR team, dedicated to proactive communication and technical guidance
Support onboarding activities for new customers
Monitor incoming communication from customers (e.g., via email, comments), triage and route issues as needed, and answer technical questions around reports, alerts, and recommendations
Collaborate with MDR analysts to ensure the customer’s technical questions about incidents or threats are fully addressed
Own the customer communication lifecycle during ongoing incidents — ensure timely updates, clarity, and alignment on next steps
Help drive consistency and quality in how incidents and threat intelligence are communicated externally
Escalate and advocate for customer issues internally across Product, Engineering, and the broader Unit 42 team
Qualifications
Your Experience
1+ years of experience in a customer-facing cybersecurity role such as professional services, customer success, or customer support — must, Tier 1/2 SOC analyst experience
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
Experience onboarding new security services or clients
Additional Information
The Team
Unit 42 is the global threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Networks. We believe threat intelligence should be shared and available to all within the industry. We deliver high-quality, in-depth research on adversaries, malware families, and attack campaigns. Our analysts uncover and document adversary behaviors and then share playbooks that give insight into the various tools, techniques, and procedures threat actors execute to compromise organizations.
If you’re looking for a career with access to the brightest minds in cybersecurity, you’ve found it. We have a hunger for researching, hunting out the world’s newest threats and sharing them with our industry to make the digital world a safer place.
You will be part of a growing, passionate, and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects — centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world. We also strive to be the most people-centric company ever! That means we’re constantly working to make your experience amazing, and you are part of the team breaking boundaries of what the workplace can be!
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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $104,500 - $169,100/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
