SOC Engineer | Based in Perth | Initial Contract till end of December 2026 Your new company
Are you a technically strong SOC Engineer with hands-on experience in modern security operations environments? We're working with a large, enterprise-scale organisation in Perth seeking a cyber professional to strengthen their detection and response capability.
Your recent role
You'll operate within a mature Security Operations Centre (SOC), focused on real-time threat monitoring, detection engineering, and incident response. This role will play a key part in evolving the organisation's SIEM capability, with a strategic shift from Splunk to Microsoft Sentinel.
- Perform continuous security event monitoring, triage, and analysis across enterprise environments
- Engineer and tune use cases, correlation rules, and analytics within Microsoft Sentinel (Azure-native SIEM/SOAR)
- Conduct incident detection, investigation, and response (IR), including root cause analysis and remediation
- Monitor and optimise security controls, including endpoint, network, identity, and cloud telemetry
- Leverage threat intelligence to enhance detection capability and reduce false positives
- Support the migration and optimisation of SIEM pipelines from Splunk to Sentinel




- Align SOC processes with NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and incident response best practices
What you'll need to succeed
- Proven experience in a SOC
- Strong hands-on expertise with SIEM platforms (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, or similar)
- Solid understanding of incident response lifecycle, including containment, eradication, and recovery
- Exposure to MITRE ATT&CK; framework, threat hunting, and adversary tactics/techniques
- Familiarity with security monitoring across hybrid/cloud environments (Azure preferred)
- Working knowledge of NIST frameworks and defensive security controls
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact Ravindu Tharuka on (08) 7221 4181 or [email protected] for further information. At Hays, we value diversity and are passionate about placing people in a role where they can flourish and succeed. We actively encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.#2998677

📌 Cyber SOC Engineer (Perth)
🏢 Nameless
📍 Perth