Security Analyst

CyberCX; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Retail & lifestyle discounts

Job summary

CyberCX is seeking a Security Operations professional with hands-on SOC experience to enhance our security monitoring and incident response capabilities. You will work across SIEM platforms, perform event analysis, and support client security environments.

You will mentor junior analysts, develop detections, and collaborate with internal and client teams to improve security posture in a fast-moving cyber landscape.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in a security operations, SOC, or incident response role.
• Practical experience with SIEM platforms and security monitoring tools.
• Understanding incident response workflows and threat analysis.
• Familiarity with SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, WAF or similar.
• Strong analytical skills to investigate and interpret security events.

Responsibilities

• Perform SIEM-based monitoring, event analysis, and incident triage.
• Coordinate and support security incident response activities.
• Participate in threat hunting and vulnerability assessment activities.
• Develop and tune detections, alerts, and security use cases.
• Provide operational support for customer and internal security platforms.
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to drive security improvements.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders during security investigations.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to improving team processes.

Skills

SIEM platforms

Security monitoring tools

Incident response

Threat analysis

Analytical skills

Security investigations

Education

Cyber security degree

SANS/OSCP/ISC2 certifications

Tools

IDS/IPS

EDR

WAF

Job description

You will:

• Perform SIEM-based monitoring, event analysis, and incident triage
• Coordinate and support security incident response activities
• Participate in threat hunting and vulnerability assessment activities
• Develop and tune detections, alerts, and security use cases
• Provide operational support for customer and internal security platforms
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to drive security improvements
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders during security investigations
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to improving team processes

About You

This role is suited to candidates who already have practical experience working in a security operations environment and are looking to further develop their technical capabilities.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• At least one year of experience in a security operations, SOC, or incident response role
• Practical experience working with SIEM platforms and security monitoring tools
• Understanding of incident response workflows and threat analysis
• Familiarity with security technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, WAF or similar
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to investigate and interpret security events

Highly regarded:

• Tertiary qualification in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or a related field
• Industry certifications such as SANS, OSCP, ISC2, or vendor security certifications
• Experience working within large or complex enterprise environments

Due to the nature of the work, Australian Citizenship and eligibility to gain security clearance is required.

Why CyberCX

• Flexible hybrid working – balance your time between home and office.
• Retail & lifestyle discounts through our corporate partners.
• Unmatched career development within Australia and New Zealand’s largest cyber community.
• Impactful consulting work across diverse industries, helping clients strengthen their security posture in a rapidly evolving cyber landscape.