Cyber Security Engineer – Automation & Incident Response

Harrison Mcmillan; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrison McMillan in Canberra is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer (EL1 equivalent) to join a Federal Government Department. The role focuses on defensive operations, incident response, and automation to uplift SOC capabilities and protect networks from threats.

You will develop playbooks, analyze security events, and contribute to threat hunting initiatives while collaborating with a skilled team and documenting technical processes for operational clarity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years practical experience as a Cyber Security Engineer.
• Experience building and maintaining integrations between SIEM platforms and enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of log ingestion from hybrid hosting platforms including Azure and AWS.
• Experience designing, implementing and testing security automation playbooks and workflows.
• Ability to work well in a team and document technical processes clearly.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to longer-term security operations uplift initiatives and capability roadmaps.
• Develop and maintain playbooks and automated workflows to assist Cyber Security tasks.
• Analyse security events and logs to identify patterns of potential anomalous activity and recommend improvements.
• Undertake incident response and remediation functions.
• Assist with Threat Hunt activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Technical writing

Analytical thinking

Incident response

Education

Technical certifications (CISSP/GCIH/GCIA)

Technical tertiary qualifications

Tools

Azure

AWS

Splunk SOAR

Nuix

Job description

Harrison McMillan in Canberra is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer (EL1 equivalent) to join a Federal Government Department. The role focuses on defensive operations, incident response, and automation to uplift SOC capabilities and protect networks from threats.

You will develop playbooks, analyze security events, and contribute to threat hunting initiatives while collaborating with a skilled team and documenting technical processes for operational clarity.