Senior Cyber Security Operations Lead

Redland City Council; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 119,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave

Professional development

Flexible work options

Novated leasing benefits

Job summary

Redland City Council is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Operations Analyst to lead the council's cyber security operations, drive threat detection, incident response and vulnerability management across a diverse tech landscape.

You will work with modern cyber security technologies and uphold the ASD Essential Eight framework, providing guidance to stakeholders and enabling continuous improvement across council systems.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cyber security operations within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 security technologies, including Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, Purview and Azure.
• Experience leading cyber incident response, investigations, threat management and security monitoring activities.
• Demonstrated capability in vulnerability management, threat hunting and cyber risk assessment.
• Proven ability to assess new technologies, software solutions and security risks, providing practical business-focused recommendations.
• Sound knowledge of cyber security frameworks including ASD Essential Eight, ASD ISM, ISO 27001 and NIST Cyber Security Framework.
• Experience working with cloud platforms, network security technologies, endpoint protection and SIEM solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable advice.
• Ability to influence outcomes, build strong relationships and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead cyber operations - Coordinate day-to-day cyber security operations, monitoring and response.
• Protect and defend - Investigate security alerts and cyber threats with timely response and mitigation.
• Drive incident response - Lead triage, investigations, recovery and lessons learned.
• Strengthen security controls - Uplift security posture in line with Essential Eight and best practices.
• Provide trusted advice - Guide on cyber risks, vulnerabilities, new technologies and software implementations.
• Assess and reduce risk - Conduct security reviews and risk assessments across diverse environments.
• Optimise security technologies - Manage security platforms including Microsoft 365 security services, endpoint protection, identity and cloud security.
• Build cyber awareness - Support organisation-wide education and phishing response initiatives.

Skills

Cyber security operations

Microsoft 365 security

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Threat hunting

ASD Essential Eight

Cloud security

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor degree in Cyber Security or IT

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Entra ID

Purview

Azure

Job description

Redland City Council is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Operations Analyst to lead the council's cyber security operations, drive threat detection, incident response and vulnerability management across a diverse tech landscape.

You will work with modern cyber security technologies and uphold the ASD Essential Eight framework, providing guidance to stakeholders and enabling continuous improvement across council systems.