Purpose and Impact: As a Cyber Defense Analyst, you will provide strategic guidance and technical analysis to detect incident response of adversarial cyber activity.
Work Schedule: Day shift – 5 days per week, 8 hours per day Essential Responsibilities: Monitors and ensures proper functionality of network security devices across the enterprise, responding to Tiered alerts and escalating incidents as necessary.
Conducts network traffic analysis using raw packet data, net flow, IDS/IPS, custom sensor output, and other tools to detect and mitigate cybersecurity threats in communications networks.
Identifies and assesses security risks/exposures, analyzes root causes of security violations, and develops strategies/procedures to prevent future incidents.
Develops and maintains documentation for processes and procedures to ensure effective and repeatable incident response activities.




Creates comprehensive incident reports and post-incident briefs that provide in-depth technical details and situational analysis for investigations and decision-makers.
Collaborates with DoD/Government Leaders and cross-functional teams to develop, maintain, and improve Cybersecurity Defense and Incident Response strategies.
Monitors and analyzes intrusion detection and defense appliances using security tools like Splunk, Elastic, and related platforms, generating actionable intelligence and trends.
Researches, evaluates, and tracks emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and advanced threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) to strengthen the network's overall security posture.
Provides expertise in the analysis of packet captures, software exploits, and obfuscated code to support incident handling/response activities.
Develops insights based on cybersecurity frameworks such as MITRE ATT

📌 Cyber Defense Analyst Alice Springs (Australia)
🏢 Amentum
📍 Australia