Job Description
Estimated start date: Monday, 28 September ****
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Extension term: 12 months
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Number of extensions: 2
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Location of work: QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA, TAS
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Working arrangements: Hybrid
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Maximum hours: 40 hours per week
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Security clearance: Must be able to obtain NV1
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Job details
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Join our Cyber Security team as a Senior Security Operations Specialist. This is a hands-on technical role focused on monitoring, detecting, and responding to cyber threats using platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel and Defender, while helping strengthen the security posture of our cloud-hosted solutions. Reporting to the Cyber Security Lead, you'll play a key role in both the planning/design and operational phases of our security capability. This role operates on a hybrid basis, requiring a minimum of two (2) days per week in the office, with in-office days to be agreed with your supervising manager.
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Key duties and responsibilities
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Senior Security Operations Specialist willbe requiredto:
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Security Monitoring & Detection Engineering: Configure, manage and optimise security monitoring platforms including development and tuning of analytics rules, dashboards and alerting use cases to detect malicious activity.
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Incident Response: Lead and support the response to cyber security incidents, including investigation, containment, eradication and recovery. Conduct root cause analysis and implement remediation actions to prevent recurrence.
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Security Operations & Investigation: Perform detailed analysis of security events, logs and alerts across cloud and enterprise environments. Triage and prioritise incidents based on risk and business impact.
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Security Automation & Orchestration: Develop and maintain automation playbooks and scripts to improve response times and reduce manual effort in security operations.
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Vulnerability Management: Identify, assess and prioritise vulnerabilities across systems, applications and infrastructure.



Work with DevOps and development teams to ensure timely remediation.
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Security Tool Management: Configure, maintain and optimise security tools and platforms, identifying opportunities for improvement, integration and automation.
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Threat Intelligence & Use Case Development: Manage and utilise threat intelligence feeds, incorporating intelligence into detection use cases, analytics rules and threat hunting activities.
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Collaboration and Continuous Improvement: Work closely with DevOps, developers and security teams to improve detection coverage and feed operational learnings into system design and control implementation.
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Governance Support & Documentation: Maintain operational documentation, incident records and runbooks. Support alignment with WoAG policies through implementation and evidence collection.
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Criteria
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The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to **** characters.
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Hands-on cyber security operations, including security monitoring, incident response, threat analysis, and investigation in enterprise or cloud environments.
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Working with SIEM/SOAR platforms, preferably Microsoft Sentinel, including development of analytics rules, KQL queries, alert tuning and dashboards.
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Incident detection and response, including triaging alerts, investigating security events and performing root cause analysis.
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Security automation and scripting, using tools to support orchestration and response activities.
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Working in cloud environments (preferably Microsoft Azure), with understanding of logging, monitoring and security controls.
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Applying cyber security frameworks and best practices, including familiarity with Whole-of-Australian-Government (WoAG) policies such as ISM and Essential Eight
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Additional requirements
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"Due to the requirement for immediate access to sensitive information and systems, personnel proposed for this role must hold a current NV1 security clearance at commencement."

📌 Senior Security Operations Specialist (New South Wales)
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📍 New South Wales