Senior Cyber Security Engineer — Build SOC & Cloud SIEM

seek.com.au; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 166,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

seek.com.au is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer for a 12-month daily rate contract in Melbourne. The role is hands-on, building SOC and SIEM capabilities from the ground up and strengthening the organisation's security posture.

You will implement security technologies, work with external providers, and help educate staff on cyber threats while supporting ongoing security operations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience implementing security solutions.
• Experience designing or deploying SIEM capabilities.
• Background in SOC operations, alerting and incident handling.
• Proficiency with endpoint security tools (Defender, CrowdStrike).
• Experience evaluating security products and selecting technology.
• Understanding of cyber threats and vulnerability management.
• Experience working with external security vendors.
• Ability to work across project implementation and ongoing operations.

Responsibilities

• SOC implementation: Support the establishment of a Security Operations Centre (SOC), working with external security providers to develop monitoring and incident response capabilities.
• SIEM implementation: Design, select, implement and configure a cloud-based SIEM solution, including log ingestion, event monitoring and security data analysis.
• Endpoint security: Assess existing endpoint protection capabilities and support the selection, implementation and configuration of enterprise‑grade endpoint security solutions.
• Security technology evaluation: Evaluate security technologies.
• Threat & Vulnerability management: Identify security threats and vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate preventative controls.
• Security awareness: Support security education initiatives, including phishing awareness campaigns and improving employees' understanding of cyber threats.
• Ongoing Security Operations: Support the ongoing management, monitoring and improvement of security technologies following implementation.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

SIEM design

SOC experience

Endpoint security

Vendor engagement

Threat management

Security awareness

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

CrowdStrike

Job description

seek.com.au is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer for a 12-month daily rate contract in Melbourne. The role is hands-on, building SOC and SIEM capabilities from the ground up and strengthening the organisation's security posture.

You will implement security technologies, work with external providers, and help educate staff on cyber threats while supporting ongoing security operations.