Cyber Defense Analyst: AI-Driven SOC & Threat Hunting

Motion Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a security professional in Sydney to join a hands-on cybersecurity team. You will work across monitoring, threat detection and incident response, developing technical skills while strengthening the organisation's security posture.

You will leverage Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel and other security platforms, contributing to process improvements and AI-assisted security capabilities to enhance detection and response.

Qualifications

• Experience in a SOC, cyber security, incident response or similar technical role.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Defender XDR (Endpoint, Identity and Cloud Apps).
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, Windows environments, Entra ID and cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security alerts using Defender XDR and other platforms.
• Analyze logs and network activity to identify threats.
• Perform investigations and threat analysis with KQL.
• Assist with incident response: containment and remediation.
• Coordinate incident response and recovery with IT teams.
• Develop security documentation and reports.

Skills

SOC operations

Threat hunting

Incident response

KQL proficiency

Windows/AD/Entra ID knowledge

MITRE ATT&CK

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Defender XDR

Microsoft Sentinel

SIEM/XDR technologies

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a security professional in Sydney to join a hands-on cybersecurity team. You will work across monitoring, threat detection and incident response, developing technical skills while strengthening the organisation's security posture.

You will leverage Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel and other security platforms, contributing to process improvements and AI-assisted security capabilities to enhance detection and response.