Principal Competitive Intelligence Analyst - Automation & SOC AI (Cortex Agentix)

Skip to main content Saved Jobs (0) Job Alerts EN Deutsch (German) English (English) 日本語 (Japanese) Search Jobs Keywords Location Search Jobs Close Button Security Awareness! Read more to learn about how we're keeping job seekers safe. Palo Alto Networks is on a mission to keep the digital world safe, and this extends to job seekers as well. Please be mindful of a current bad actor practice of recruiters impersonating us. If you receive an email from someone who does not have a @paloaltonetworks.com email address, please do not respond or engage. Job Details Revolutionizing protection. Define what’s next in cybersecurity. Principal Competitive Intelligence Analyst – Automation & SOC AI (Cortex Agentix) Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Product Engineering Ref ID: JR-014619 Apply Save Job Current Employees, apply here Our MissionAt 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 AreIn 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 SummaryYour CareerAs the Principal for Competitive Intelligence Analyst focused on Automation and AI, you are the strategic lead for the most rapidly evolving segment of the Cortex portfolio. Sitting within the Product Management organization, you will lead Competitive Strategy for our Automation and AI-driven security initiatives. Your mission is to move beyond the "AI hype" by applying Structured Analytic Techniques (SATs) to technical competitive evidence. You will ensure that our roadmap for the "Autonomous SOC" is grounded in reality and that our field teams can effectively dismantle competitor claims regarding AI-led security operations.Your ImpactApply SATs (such as Alternative Futures Analysis) to forecast the evolution of AI in the SOC. You will identify "Signposts" for competitor moves into Generative AI, LLM-based triage, and low-code/no-code automation to guide our long-term R&D.Bridge the gap between deep research results and PM by conducting deep-dive technical validations of competitor AI claims. You will separate "Marketing AI" from "Functional AI" to identify where PANW has a structural advantage in model efficacy and data gravity.Partner with the Enablement Lead to create "Kill" campaigns specifically targeting legacy SOAR vendors and emerging "AI-first" startups. You define the "Inconvenient Truths" regarding competitor playbooks, integration fragility, and AI hallucinations.Perform deep-dive assessments of competitor "copilots" and automation engines. You will identify where our automation "moat" is shrinking and prioritize feature gaps that reduce "Mean Time to Respond" (MTTR) for our customers.Lead post-mortems on high-stakes automation...