Cyber Security Junior Analyst - Detect Respond | Brisbane CBD | In office | 2 Year FTC | Contract Engagement About The Role We're seeking a Junior Cyber Security Analyst to support a Detect Respond function, focused on improving cyber security maturity through effective monitoring, triage and response.
You'll be responsible for monitoring and analysing events/alerts via the SIEM and service management tooling, maintaining strong queue hygiene, supporting initial investigation/containment activities, and contributing to SOPs and incident response playbooks.
You'll also support tabletop exercises, capture lessons learned and assist with post-incident review notes.
Skills (Requirements) Basic IT and cyber security literacy (endpoint, identity/access, email and user context) Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail Clear communication skills and confidence escalating when required Comfortable working in a queue-based environment (triage, updates, closure discipline) Curiosity and resilience, willingness to learn tooling and processes quickly Relevant qualification in cyber security / IT / information management (or similar) Desirables Exposure to SIEM monitoring and alert triage Experience using a service management platform (e.g.,
ServiceNow) Exposure to incident response concepts (containment, playbooks, PIRs) Interest in threat research / staying across trending threats and risks Role Responsibilities Monitor incident and alert queues across cyber toolsets Triage and classify alerts, escalating in line with documented procedures Perform initial checks (sign-in anomalies, device health, email header checks, user/context lookups) Recommend containment actions where appropriate and support response activities Maintain ticket quality and queue hygiene (correct categorisation, assignment, closure) Create/track remediation tasks for vulnerabilities identified by the team Contribute to and improve SOPs and incident response playbooks Participate in tabletop exercises, capturing lessons learned and supporting PIR notes Support continuous improvement and proactive risk identification/escalation Thank you for your application and interest.
We will only proceed with candidates who meet the key requirements of the role.
Please apply directly or, for a quicker response, contact Ethan Brown (Talenza) via LinkedIn.