Job Description

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6 month contract with multiple extensions
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Upto $122 p/h including super
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Enterprise Organisation
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Must be Brisbane Based and be an Australian Citizen

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We're partnering with a large Queensland Government organisation seeking a Principal Cyber Security Analyst to join a high-performing Cyber Defence team responsible for strengthening cyber resilience across multiple government agencies.

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This is an prospect to lead incident response, threat hunting and security operations while mentoring analysts and driving the maturity of a contemporary Security Operations Centre.

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Position responsibilities

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Lead and coordinate responses to complex cyber security incidents across a large enterprise setting.
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Act as the senior technical escalation point for the Security Operations Centre.
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Perform threat hunting, incident investigations and root cause analysis.
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Develop and optimise Microsoft Sentinel detection rules, workbooks, playbooks and KQL queries.
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Enhance SOC capability through improved processes, automation and Standard Operating Procedures.
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Mentor and support junior analysts while promoting operational excellence.
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Work closely with security,



infrastructure and technology teams to strengthen cyber resilience.
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Contribute to vulnerability management, threat intelligence and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Required skills & experience

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Security Operations Centre (SOC) environments.
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Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR and KQL.
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Incident response, threat hunting and security investigations.
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SIEM technologies, vulnerability management and threat intelligence.
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MITRE ATT&CK;, NIST and contemporary cyber security frameworks.
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Security automation, playbooks and detection engineering.
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Python or PowerShell scripting (highly regarded).
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Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to mentor technical teams.
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What we offer

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High-profile Queensland Government cyber security program.
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Opportunity to lead and influence Whole of Government cyber defence capability.
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Up-to-date Microsoft security technologies.
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Collaborative, highly skilled cyber security team.
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Long-term contract opportunity with potential extension.
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📌 Principal Cyber Security Analyst Queensland
🏢 Aspirante
📍 Queensland