Cyber Security Incident Response Lead

UNSW International; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Options

Career development opportunities

17% Superannuation contributions and 2

Additional leave during festive period

Job summary

University of New South Wales is seeking a Manager, Cyber Security Incident Response to lead a CSIRT in a hybrid Sydney-based role. You will manage major incidents, drive threat intelligence and forensics, and coordinate with partners and MSSPs to safeguard systems.

The role reports to the Head of Cyber Security Operations, with a team of specialists reporting to you. Excellent communication and leadership are essential for a proactive security program.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence.
• Minimum ten years of industry experience in cyber security incident response, with a minimum three years of management experience in a cyber security environment or in a senior support role.
• Strong technical skills in security controls including network, endpoint, application security, data protection and identity management.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with initiative and proactive solution development.
• Strong written and verbal communication with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of incident response specialists across major incidents, threat hunting, threat intelligence and forensics.
• Ensure resources are appropriately allocated and incidents are coordinated with stakeholders.
• Maintain incident reports, playbooks, procedures, escalation processes and response plans.

Skills

Cyber security incident response

Threat intelligence

Threat hunting

Interpersonal communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Job description

University of New South Wales is seeking a Manager, Cyber Security Incident Response to lead a CSIRT in a hybrid Sydney-based role. You will manage major incidents, drive threat intelligence and forensics, and coordinate with partners and MSSPs to safeguard systems.

The role reports to the Head of Cyber Security Operations, with a team of specialists reporting to you. Excellent communication and leadership are essential for a proactive security program.