Security Specialist

Paxus; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxus in Brisbane seeks a Security Specialist – Operations to join its high-performing Information Security team. This hands-on role focuses on security monitoring, incident detection and response, and maintaining security controls.

You will monitor events, support incident response, contribute to security improvements and uplift the operations function, with on-call duties when rostered.

Qualifications

• Hands-on security monitoring and incident response experience.
• Experience with SOC tools and threat detection.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001, and NIST frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security events.
• Support incident response activities.
• Identify improvements to security controls and uplift of security operations.

Skills

Security Operations

Microsoft Defender

SIEM (Splunk/Sentinel)

Cloud security

EDR/XDR

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

IAM

PAM

Vulnerability mgmt

Threat hunting

Incident response

MITRE ATT&CK

ISO 27001

NIST

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

On-call support

Job description

Security Specialist – Operations | Brisbane

We’re seeking a Security Specialist – Operations to join a high-performing Information Security team within a large and complex organisation.

This is a hands‑on role focused on security monitoring, incident detection and response, and maintaining security controls.

Key skills:

• Security Operations / SOC experience
• Microsoft Defenderand SIEM– Splunk and/or Sentinel
• Cloud and network security
• EDR/XDR, firewalls and IDS/IPS
• IAM, PAM and vulnerability management
• Threat hunting and security incident response
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001 and NIST
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to participate in 24/7 on-call supportwhen rostered

You’ll be responsible for monitoring and investigating security events, supporting incident response, identifying security control improvements and contributing to the ongoing uplift of security operations.

Brisbane | Contract Opportunity

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.