Work withcutting edgeAI technology, making the world a safer and more secure place.
DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some ofworld'smost challenging technical problems in the rapidly growingcounter-dronesector.
Our customersoperatein some of the most challenging and high-stakes environments in the world, including militaryorganisations, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure operators, and law enforcement.
Protecting airspace in these settings requires technology that performs under pressure and teams that understandwhat'sat stake.
At DroneShield, employees work at the leading edge ofcounter-drone innovation, helping to address real-world security challenges as drone threatscontinue to evolveglobally.
With one of the largest listeddefencecompany marketcapitalisationsin Australia, now part of the ASX200 index, DroneShield is experiencing a period of hypergrowth.
Revenue has surged from A$57 million in **** to over A$217 million in ****,representingrecord profitability and cashflow.
The total addressable global market forcounter-droneis assessed at approximately$100 billion, andis currently at the nascent stage with much of the growth still tocome, with DroneShield well positioned as a global market leader, and the only public listed pure-play business in this sector.
Thecompany has grown from 11 employees in **** to over 450 staff globallytoday, andis on track to reach around 550 by the endof****.
This expansion includes investment of over A$50 million annually in R&D;, a global pipeline exceeding A$2.5 billion, andcontinuous scaling of production capacity to meet accelerating demand.
The role is based atDroneShield'scentral Sydney headquarters.
Overseas on-the-ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Netherlands, Denmark,Mexicoand Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70countries worldwide.
About the role




DroneShield is seeking a Detection and Response Engineer with relevant experience to join the Security team in Sydney, NSW.
The Security team is a nimble team responsible for protecting DroneShield's assets and users.
Our adversaries are sophisticated and use state-of-the-art tooling.
To protect DroneShield, we need to focus on the biggest risks, eliminate threats, focus on automation to scale our efforts and continually increase the cost for the attackers.
Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations
Detection & Monitoring
Develop, tune, and maintain detection rules across SIEM and security tooling
Improve signal-to-noise ratio by reducing false positives and enhancing alert fidelity
Leverage threat intelligence, vulnerability data, and attacker techniques to build new detections
Incident Response
Investigate and respond to security incidents across endpoints, cloud, and SaaS environments
Support incident handling from detection through containment, eradication, and recovery
Participate in incident response rotations and follow established runbooks
Assist in coordinating cross-team response efforts during incidents
Automation & Tooling
Contribute to automation of detection and response workflows (e.g. scripts, playbooks)
Work with security orchestration tools to improve response efficiency
Support development and improvement of internal security tools
Continuous Improvement
Conduct post-incident reviews (RCA) and contribute to lessons learned
Identify gaps in detection and response capabilities and propose improvements




Maintain and improve incident response documentation and runbooks
Collaboration & Communication
Work closely with engineering, IT, and security teams on investigations and improvements
Communicate findings and incident updates clearly to stakeholders
Contribute to building a robust security culture across the organization
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
3-6 years of experience in security operations, incident response, or detection engineering
Hands-on experience investigating security incidents in cloud or enterprise environments
Familiarity with SIEM platforms and log analysis
Basic scripting or programming experience (Python, Bash, KQL, Go or Powershell)
Understanding of common attack techniques, malware behaviour, and threat lifecycle
Experience with Linux/macOS command line environments
Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or similar)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
Experience with detection-as-code or infrastructure-as-code
Exposure to malware analysis or digital forensics
Experience with automation frameworks or SOAR platforms
Understanding of threat modelling and attacker methodologies
Familiarity with modern security tools (EDR, IDS, cloud security tools)
Interest in leveraging AI/LLMs for security operations
What Success Looks Like
Effectively triaging and responding to security alerts with minimal supervision
Contributing meaningful improvements to detection coverage and response speed
Building automation that reduces manual workload
Demonstrating growth toward owning incident response and detection strategy
Why This Role
Hands-on exposure to real-world security incidentsOpportunity to grow into a senior D&R; or security engineering roleWork in a fast-paced, high-impact security environmentContribute to protecting critical systems and users
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📌 Detection And Response Engineer (Au) (New South Wales)
🏢 Droneshield
📍 New South Wales