Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Paxus; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxus is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Analyst in Brisbane for a hands‑on, 12‑month contract. You will lead incident response, threat hunting and vulnerability management across cloud, endpoint, identity and network environments.

You will use SIEM/EDR and threat intel to detect threats, develop detection rules and drive automation, delivering secure operations and written playbooks for the team.

Qualifications

• Senior cyber security, incident response or security operations role within a complex enterprise environment.
• Key experience includes: SIEM, EDR, threat intelligence and security monitoring.
• Cyber security incident response and investigation experience.
• Threat hunting and risk-based remediation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate cyber security incident response from triage to recovery and post‑incident review.
• Conduct investigations across cloud, endpoint, identity, network and enterprise environments.
• Use SIEM, EDR and threat intelligence platforms to detect and respond to threats.
• Perform proactive threat hunting and identify emerging security risks.
• Develop and improve detection rules, monitoring use‑cases, alerting logic and investigation procedures.
• Support vulnerability management, DLP and Insider Risk Management initiatives.
• Drive automation and process improvements for security operations.
• Develop incident response playbooks, procedures and technical documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentor junior analysts.

Skills

SIEM

EDR

Threat intelligence

Threat hunting

Incident response

Security operations

Cloud security

Endpoint security

Network security

Security automation

Analytical thinking

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender XDR

Defender for Endpoint

Defender for Identity

Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Purview

Elastic Security

Rapid7

Job description

Senior Cyber Security Analyst | Brisbane | 12-Month Contract

We're looking for an experienced Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join a large and complex organisation, supporting critical cyber security operations and helping strengthen its overall security posture.

This is a hands‑on role covering security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, threat hunting and vulnerability management, with the opportunity to work across a broad enterprise technology environment.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and coordinate cyber security incident response, from triage and containment through to recovery and post‑incident review.
• Conduct complex investigations across cloud, endpoint, identity, network and enterprise environments.
• Use SIEM, EDR and threat intelligence platforms to detect and respond to security threats.
• Perform proactive threat hunting and identify emerging security risks.
• Develop and improve detection rules, monitoring use‑cases, alerting logic and investigation procedures.
• Support vulnerability management, DLP and Insider Risk Management initiatives.
• Drive automation, process improvement and operational efficiencies.
• Develop incident response playbooks, procedures, technical documentation and reporting.
• Provide technical guidance and mentor junior analysts.

What we're looking for

You’ll bring strong hands‑on experience in a senior cyber security, incident response or security operations role within a complex enterprise environment.

Key experience includes:

• SIEM, EDR, threat intelligence and security monitoring
• Cyber security incident response and investigation
• Threat hunting
• Vulnerability management and risk‑based remediation
• Cloud, endpoint, identity and network security
• Security automation and operational improvement
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable experience

Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Purview, Elastic Security or Rapid7 will be highly regarded.

Knowledge of Essential Eight, NIST CSF and ISO 27001, together with relevant certifications such as CISSP, SANS, Security+ or Microsoft Security certifications, would also be advantageous.

Brisbane CBD

Initial 12-month contract

Criminal History Check required

If you're a senior cyber security professional looking for an opportunity to work across complex security operations, incident response and threat detection, we'd love to hear from you.

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,