Senior Cyber Analyst

Compas PTY; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Compas PTY in Canberra, ACT, is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join a critical incident response and threat hunting team. You will respond to alerts, investigate incidents, and help strengthen monitoring of a large-scale ICT network.

The role emphasizes incident response, log analysis and collaboration with threat intel to operationalise findings; minimum 2 years’ experience is required, NV2 clearance preferred, 12-month contract with potential extensions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Cyber Security Analyst or equivalent.
• Experience performing incident response activities.
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to share knowledge effectively.
• Well-developed writing skills and experience maintaining technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Respond to, investigate and triage cyber security alerts.
• Analyse security events and logs to identify anomalous activity.
• Assist with incident response, remediation and threat hunt activities.
• Collaborate with threat intelligence teams to operationalise relevant intel.

Skills

Incident response

Security monitoring

Log analysis

Threat hunting

Teamwork

Technical writing

Job description

Cyber Security Analyst – Incident Response & Threat Hunting

Join a critical cyber operations environment protecting a large-scale global ICT network from malicious actors. This Senior Cyber Analyst contract is ideal for an experienced cyber professional with strong incident response, security monitoring, log analysis and threat hunting experience.

Location: ACT
Contract Duration: 12 months, possible 2 x 12 month extensions
Security Clearance Requirement: Current NV2 clearance required
Closing Date: 10.00AM, Tuesday, 04 August 2026

Essential Tasks

• Respond to, investigate and triage cyber security alerts.
• Analyse security events and logs to identify anomalous activity.
• Assist with incident response, remediation and threat hunt activities.
• Collaborate with threat intelligence teams to operationalise relevant intel.

Key Criteria

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Cyber Security Analyst or equivalent.
• Experience performing incident response activities.
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to share knowledge effectively.
• Well-developed writing skills and experience maintaining technical documentation.