Lead DFIR Incident Responder – Threat Hunting

Forensic Focus; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 95,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Forensic Focus Limited in Australia is seeking a senior responder to lead DFIR engagements, conduct forensic investigations, and deliver tabletop exercises for commercial and government clients across Australia and New Zealand.

You will perform compromise assessments and threat hunting, guiding incident response efforts and shaping defensive strategies in a fast-paced cybersecurity operations centre.

Qualifications

• Experience DFIR engagements and incident response
• Strong background in forensic investigations and evidence handling
• Ability to lead tabletop exercises and risk assessments
• Proven capability to coordinate security teams and stakeholders
• Strategic thinker with hands-on technical skills

Responsibilities

• Lead DFIR engagements for clients across Australia and New Zealand
• Conduct forensic investigations and preserve evidence
• Deliver tabletop exercises to test and improve incident response plans
• Perform compromise assessments and threat hunting
• Guide incident response activities and drive defensive strategies

Skills

DFIR experience

Forensic investigations

Threat hunting

Tabletop exercises

Cybersecurity leadership

Job description

Join a well-established Cybersecurity Defence Operations Centre as a senior responder, leading DFIR engagements, conducting forensic investigations, delivering tabletop exercises, compromise assessments, and threat hunting for commercial and government clients across Australia and New Zealand.

Typical advertised salary forIncident Response roles in Australia:A$95,000–A$129,000(median A$125,000 — from11 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).

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