MDR Analyst: Incident Response & Threat Hunting

Palo Alto Networks; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a dedicated SOC/IR Analyst to join our Australian operations. You will follow established processes to analyze threat alerts from Cortex XDR, applying creative problem-solving to incidents and remediation efforts.

The role emphasizes collaboration with global customers, incident lifecycle ownership, and feedback to product and threat-hunting teams to strengthen our security solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a multi tiered SOC/IR is a must.
• Experienced with Technologies such as EDR, SIEM, SOAR, FW.
• A well established familiarity with attack trends and vectors.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Some degree of Malware Analysis or equivalent military experience - An advantage.
• CEH / CompTIA CYSA+ certifications - An advantage.
• Hands‑on experience with Cortex XSOAR or Cortex XDR - An advantage.

Responsibilities

• Join a new emerging team who is going to be part of Palo Alto’s Unit 42, Working closely with global customers providing the best security in the market
• Own an incident lifecycle from outbreak to full remediation
• Provide critical feedback to the different product, research and engineering and threat hunting teams to help improve the products for the entire Palo Alto Networks’ customer base
• Work closely with Security Research, Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting teams to remediate and detect new emerging threats

Skills

SOC/IR experience

English communication

Tools

EDR

SIEM

SOAR

Firewall

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a dedicated SOC/IR Analyst to join our Australian operations. You will follow established processes to analyze threat alerts from Cortex XDR, applying creative problem-solving to incidents and remediation efforts.

The role emphasizes collaboration with global customers, incident lifecycle ownership, and feedback to product and threat-hunting teams to strengthen our security solutions.