Cyber Threat Defense Analyst | Incident Response & Threat Hunting

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

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave

Flexible working arrangements

Salary packaging options

Job summary

Macquarie Bank Limited is seeking a Cyber Threat Defense Analyst in Sydney to detect, triage, and mitigate threats across our global cyber landscape. You will actively respond to advanced threats and support proactive defense strategies in a complex enterprise environment.

The role requires hands-on experience with log analysis, EDR platforms, malware analysis, and understanding of threat actor patterns. A minimum of five years in security within large organizations is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience with aggregate log analysis using Splunk or similar tools.
• Operational experience with an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platform.
• Understanding of threat actor TTPs and adversarial mindset.
• Ability to perform malware analysis (manual, static, dynamic).
• Minimum 5 years in security or technology roles within large enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Actively triage and respond to advanced cyber threats targeting Macquarie's global infrastructure.
• Analyse attack trends and define proactive defensive measures.
• Assess critical vulnerabilities and provide defensive recommendations.

Skills

Log analysis (Splunk)

EDR experience

Threat actor TTPs

Malware analysis

Enterprise security experience

Tools

Splunk

EDR platform

Job description

Macquarie Bank Limited is seeking a Cyber Threat Defense Analyst in Sydney to detect, triage, and mitigate threats across our global cyber landscape. You will actively respond to advanced threats and support proactive defense strategies in a complex enterprise environment.

The role requires hands-on experience with log analysis, EDR platforms, malware analysis, and understanding of threat actor patterns. A minimum of five years in security within large organizations is expected.