Senior SOC Analyst: Governance & MSP Oversight (Brisbane)

Halcyon Knights; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 113,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Halcyon Knights in Brisbane is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to operate and mature the Security Operations Centre on a 12-month contract with potential extensions. You will monitor, investigate, and respond to cyber incidents while driving continual improvement alongside a MSP partner.

The role focuses on MSP governance, SIEM optimization, detection engineering, and proactive threat hunting, with 50% WFH flexibility and on-site Brisbane presence required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing or overseeing external IT/cyber MSPs.
• Deep expertise in SIEM management, use-case engineering and log onboarding.
• Strong incident response capabilities using IOCs and TTPs.
• Proactive threat hunting and continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent communication with internal teams and government units.

Responsibilities

• MSP governance to ensure delivery aligns with SLAs and security requirements.
• SIEM optimization, log onboarding and health checks.
• Develop detection use cases and improve logging gaps.
• Lead incident response and investigations with contextual data.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting and drive SOC improvements.
• Collaborate with QGCSU and internal stakeholders.

Skills

MSP governance

SIEM management

Incident response

Threat hunting

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Halcyon Knights in Brisbane is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to operate and mature the Security Operations Centre on a 12-month contract with potential extensions. You will monitor, investigate, and respond to cyber incidents while driving continual improvement alongside a MSP partner.

The role focuses on MSP governance, SIEM optimization, detection engineering, and proactive threat hunting, with 50% WFH flexibility and on-site Brisbane presence required.