Senior Cyber Defense & Incident Response Lead

Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queensland Government's Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Analyst AO7 to lead the Cyber Defence team's SOC operations, oversee incident detection and threat intelligence, and coordinate responses to cyber incidents across government entities.

You will mentor SOC analysts, develop playbooks, and engage with stakeholders to mature whole-of-government cyber defence capabilities.

Qualifications

• No formal education requirements stated in the ad.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical escalation point for SOC operations, guiding high-severity incidents.
• Create, tune and optimise detection rules to minimise false positives.
• Lead end-to-end cyber incident response and post-incident reviews.
• Lead proactive threat hunting to identify and mitigate advanced threats.
• Evaluate and optimise SOC tools and technologies for better detection.
• Develop SOPs and incident playbooks for consistent operations.
• Mentor SOC analysts and contribute to strategic planning.
• Present at security meetups and cross-organisational forums.
• Perform on-call duties as required.

Skills

Incident response

Threat hunting

Threat intelligence

SOC leadership

SOPs

Tools

SIEM

Job description

The Queensland Government's Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Analyst AO7 to lead the Cyber Defence team's SOC operations, oversee incident detection and threat intelligence, and coordinate responses to cyber incidents across government entities.

You will mentor SOC analysts, develop playbooks, and engage with stakeholders to mature whole-of-government cyber defence capabilities.