Sr. Security Architect / CISO

Job Title:

Senior Security Architect Duration:

18

Months Contract Location:

Santa Ana, CA ( Onsite )

Note:

Looking for ONLY California locals who can commute to client location

Top Must-Have Skills :

Broad range of skills that requires deep tech knowledge and tooling in Palo Alto (hands on) Recent hands-on experience in network Looking for some understanding of SEIM technology but working knowledge is preferential Need security level architect; hands on and has some certs Cisco networking (switches, routers, firewalls, WLCs, VPNs) Security and compliance (CJIS, NIST, NAC, incident response, audit readiness) Network monitoring & management (SolarWinds, NetFlow, SNMP, ACLs, QoS) Leadership and mentoring (SME guidance, staff training, documentation) Key Focus Areas Recent security architecture experience Hands-on Palo Alto expertise Strong documentation abilities Other skills are considered nice-to-haves A Security Architect with a strong foundation should cover 80 90% of the requirements SIEM Discussion & Environment Context Our client is a Palo Alto XSIAM customer. XSIAM is relatively new and less common than Splunk or traditional

SIEM/XDR

tools.

Client Preference:

Strong architecture and documentation skills are more important than direct XSIAM experience. Experience with security operations (XDR/XSIAM) is a plus, but not mandatory.