Job Description

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- Melbourne or Sydney, Permanent, strong brand and team
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- $165,000 - $180,000 package + bonus + benfits
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- Lead incident response team, hybrid working
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- A major critical infrastructure business is seeking a Cyber Security Operations Manager to lead a team of 3 Incident Response Analysts in a high-pressure, highly visible environment.
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- This is a permanent hire for a leadership role sitting close to the Head of Cyber Defense. The position will suit either an established people leader or a strong senior incident response professional ready to step into management, provided they can demonstrate maturity, calm decision-making and strong technical credibility during live incidents.
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A major critical infrastructure business is seeking a Cyber Security Operations Manager to lead a team of 3 Incident Response Analysts in a high-pressure, highly visible environment.

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This is a permanent hire for a leadership role sitting close to the Head of Cyber Defense. The position will suit either an established people leader or a strong senior incident response professional ready to step into management, provided they can demonstrate maturity, calm decision-making and strong technical credibility during live incidents.

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About the role

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- Lead, coach and develop a team of 3 Incident Response Analysts in a quick-paced cyber operations environment
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- Take ownership of major cyber security incidents across assessment, containment, mitigation,



recovery and post-incident review
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- Provide calm, decisive leadership during live incidents and maintain clear direction when pressure is high
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- Improve incident response runbooks, playbooks, reporting and operational processes to strengthen team capability
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- Produce incident reports, root cause analysis and executive-ready updates for technical and business stakeholders
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- Partner with internal teams across security and technology to uplift response readiness in a critical infrastructure setting
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About you

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- Proven experience leading or managing significant cyber security incidents in complex enterprise environments
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- Previous people leadership experience preferred, or clear readiness to step into a first management role
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- Calm, level-headed and composed under pressure, with sound judgement during high-severity incidents
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- Strong background in cyber security operations, incident response or security engineering
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- Excellent stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to engage technical teams and senior leaders
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- Critical infrastructure or OT experience highly regarded, alongside a genuine ability to lead from the front
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This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly recognised critical infrastructure business in a role with real visibility, genuine responsibility and the chance to shape incident response capability.

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📌 Cyber Security Operations Manager (Victoria)
🏢 Emmbr
📍 Victoria