Senior Cybersecurity Engineer - IR & Threat Intel (12m Contract)

Datacom; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

DataCare EAP

Learning & development

Employee discounts

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Datacom in Australia is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract within our CDOC operations. You will own critical platforms, drive security improvements, and defend against today's threats across diverse tools and environments to protect clients' systems.

You will lead incident response, conduct threat research, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. 3–5 years in technical cybersecurity, knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, and experience with SIEM/XDR are highly

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a technical cybersecurity role; experience in Cyber Operations preferred.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage your own workload.
• Strong knowledge of networks, firewalls, proxies, and OS command-line tools.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and STIX/TAXII threat intelligence frameworks.
• Experience with SIEM, XDR, endpoint protection, identity security, and secure access solutions from major vendors.
• Australian citizen with ability to obtain additional government security clearances.

Responsibilities

• Configure and update hardware and software to maintain secure, reliable environments
• Establish and manage user accounts and access controls
• Oversee and conduct backup and recovery tasks
• Implement security controls in line with organisational policies
• Monitor threat intelligence feeds to identify threats
• Research threat actors, TTPs, and motives
• Lead and coordinate incident response efforts with cross-functional teams

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cyber Operations

Security incident response

Network security

Firewall administration

Threat intelligence

Team coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SIEM

XDR

Endpoint protection

Identity security

Microsoft

CrowdStrike

Zscaler

Splunk

Job description

Datacom in Australia is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract within our CDOC operations. You will own critical platforms, drive security improvements, and defend against today's threats across diverse tools and environments to protect clients' systems.

You will lead incident response, conduct threat research, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. 3–5 years in technical cybersecurity, knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, and experience with SIEM/XDR are highly