Lead Cyber Threat Analyst - Govt Security Ops (Contract)

Hitech Asia Pacific; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Job summary

The Australian Federal Government department is seeking 3 Senior Cyber Threat Analysts (Lead Cyber Threat Analysts) to strengthen its cyber security operations in Canberra, offering hybrid arrangements and rewarding hourly rates.

The roles will lead threat hunting, incident response, malware analysis and threat intelligence across complex ICT environments, with an initial 12-month contract and extensions up to 3 years, supported by a competitive remuneration package.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in cyber threat hunting, intrusion analysis, incident response and security operations within complex ICT environments.
• Strong technical capability with Microsoft Defender, Advanced Hunting (KQL), Elastic/Kibana, ExtraHop and security log analysis.
• Experience investigating indicators of compromise, attacker tactics and techniques, malware activity and network-based threats.
• Knowledge of Australian Government security frameworks including the ISM, PSPF and Essential Eight, with strong stakeholder engagement and technical reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading proactive cyber threat hunting activities to identify suspicious behaviour, intrusion attempts and emerging threats.
• Investigating cyber security incidents, analysing malicious activity and supporting incident response and containment.
• Conducting threat intelligence research, malware analysis and threat modelling to identify vulnerabilities and attack techniques.
• Producing technical investigation reports, recommending remediation strategies and supporting cyber security capability uplift.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Malware analysis

Threat intelligence research

Threat modelling

Technical reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Security operations

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Advanced Hunting (KQL)

Elastic/Kibana

ExtraHop

Security log analysis

Job description

The Australian Federal Government department is seeking 3 Senior Cyber Threat Analysts (Lead Cyber Threat Analysts) to strengthen its cyber security operations in Canberra, offering hybrid arrangements and rewarding hourly rates.

The roles will lead threat hunting, incident response, malware analysis and threat intelligence across complex ICT environments, with an initial 12-month contract and extensions up to 3 years, supported by a competitive remuneration package.