Lead Security & Threat Analyst — Incident Response

Effective People; South Australia; On-site; AUD 193,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Effective People is seeking a Lead Security Analyst to join the National Security/Defence sector in Australia. The role is hands‑on, focusing on threat analysis, monitoring, and incident response to safeguard critical government systems.

Onsite with flexible arrangements and a requirement for a current security clearance. You will work closely with security leadership and technical teams to strengthen controls, develop response playbooks, and support security test and evaluation activities while

Qualifications

• You have worked in a SOC as a Security Analyst.
• You are an Australian citizen.
• You must hold a current security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform threat‑driven analysis of system security.
• Analyse threat intelligence for system‑specific threats.
• Monitor security events and information for security incidents.
• Develop and use incident response plans and playbooks.
• Analyse security vulnerabilities and propose solutions.
• Review existing security controls for vulnerabilities.
• Develop procedures for monitoring and analysing security information and events.
• Support security test and evaluation activities for systems and products.
• Support technical leadership as required.

Skills

Threat‑driven analysis

Threat intelligence analysis

Monitor security events

Incident response plans

Vulnerability analysis

Review security controls

Monitoring procedures

Security test & evaluation

Technical leadership support

Job description

Effective People is seeking a Lead Security Analyst to join the National Security/Defence sector in Australia. The role is hands‑on, focusing on threat analysis, monitoring, and incident response to safeguard critical government systems.

Onsite with flexible arrangements and a requirement for a current security clearance. You will work closely with security leadership and technical teams to strengthen controls, develop response playbooks, and support security test and evaluation activities while