Cyber Threat Defense Analyst – Hybrid, Global IR

Macquarie Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Service bonus leave

Parental leave

Transition leave

Volunteer leave

Gender affirmation leave

Wellbeing benefits

Salary packaging options

Learning and development opportunities

Hybrid work arrangements

Reimbursement for home office

Job summary

Macquarie is seeking a Cyber Threat Defense Analyst in Sydney to actively triage and respond to advanced cyber threats across the global infrastructure. You will analyze attack trends and vulnerabilities to inform proactive defensive measures and improve overall security posture.

The role requires hands-on experience with log analysis tools like Splunk, EDR platforms, and malware analysis. You will work within a global threat defense team to reduce risk and protect critical assets.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of related security or technology experience in large enterprise environments.
• Experience in aggregate log analysis (Splunk or others).
• Knowledge and operational experience with an Endpoint detection and response (EDR) platform.
• Offensive security/adversarial mindset and knowledge of threat actor TTPs.

Responsibilities

• Actively triage and respond to advanced cyber threats targeting Macquarie’s global infrastructure and businesses.
• Analyze attack trends facing the organization to define proactive defensive measures.
• Analyse critical vulnerabilities and their threat potential against Macquarie, making defensive recommendations.

Skills

Log analysis (Splunk)

EDR tooling

Threat hunting

Malware analysis

Security operations

Tools

Splunk

EDR platform

Job description

Macquarie is seeking a Cyber Threat Defense Analyst in Sydney to actively triage and respond to advanced cyber threats across the global infrastructure. You will analyze attack trends and vulnerabilities to inform proactive defensive measures and improve overall security posture.

The role requires hands-on experience with log analysis tools like Splunk, EDR platforms, and malware analysis. You will work within a global threat defense team to reduce risk and protect critical assets.