1 Senior Cyber Analyst

1 Senior Cyber Analyst

Location

Canberra

Discipline

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Negotiable

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Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Canberra ACT

12 Month Contract + 2 x 12 Month Extension Options

Full Time Onsite | APS6 Equivalent

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join a high performing Cyber Operations team responsible for monitoring, detecting and responding to cyber threats across a large and complex enterprise environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a security professional who enjoys incident response, threat hunting and security operations, and is looking to contribute to the protection of critical systems and networks.

About the Role

As a Senior Cyber Security Analyst, you will be responsible for identifying, investigating and responding to cyber security incidents while supporting the ongoing improvement of security operations capabilities.

Working within a collaborative team environment, you will analyse security events, investigate potential threats and provide recommendations to strengthen the organisation's security posture.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to, investigate and triage cyber security alerts and incidents
• Analyse security logs and events to identify anomalous or suspicious activity
• Perform incident response activities, including containment, remediation and recovery support
• Assist with proactive threat hunting activities
• Collaborate with threat intelligence teams to operationalise threat intelligence
• Recommend security improvements based on investigation outcomes and emerging threats
• Maintain technical documentation, incident records and operational procedures
• Work closely with team members to share knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years' experience working as a Cyber Security Analyst or similar cyber security role
• Hands on experience performing incident response activities
• Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
• Excellent written communication skills with experience producing and maintaining technical documentation
• Ability to work effectively within a team and contribute to a collaborative culture
• Current NV1 clearance

Desirable

• Experience administering or working with Microsoft Defender XDR
• Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud in an enterprise environment
• Experience using Splunk Enterprise Security
• Experience working within Security Operations Centre (SOC) environments
• Threat hunting and cyber threat detection experience

Qualifications & Certifications

Highly regarded qualifications include:

• Tertiary qualifications in Cyber Security, Information Technology or a related discipline
• Microsoft Security certifications
• Splunk certifications
• CISSP
• GCIH
• GCIA
• Other relevant industry recognised cyber security certifications

Working Arrangements

• Canberra ACT location
• Full time onsite role, 5 days per week in the office
• 40 hours per week
• Remote and interstate working arrangements are not available
• Initial 12 month contract with 2 x 12 month extension options
• Expected commencement in August 2026

Security Clearance

Applicants must hold an active NV1 Security Clearance

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Cyber Security Analyst with a passion for cyber operations, incident response and threat hunting, we would love to hear from you.

Submit your CV outlining your relevant cyber security experience, security clearances and certifications.

Linda Jona
Consultant

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