Senior SOC Analyst: SIEM & Threat Hunting (Brisbane)

Peoplebank; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoplebank is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to support a busy Security Operations Centre in Brisbane with hybrid work options. The role involves monitoring, detecting, investigating and responding to cyber security events alongside an MSP, while driving continuous improvement.

You will oversee MSP governance, uplift SIEM processes, and collaborate with internal teams to close logging gaps and strengthen detections. This contract role requires Brisbane presence with on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in a SOC environment with incident investigation and response.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM operations and detection coverage.
• Proven experience working with vendor/MSP delivery and governance oversight.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Candidates must be Brisbane-based or willing to attend the office at least 50% time.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and governance oversight of the MSP to meet SLAs and security standards.
• Review and uplift SIEM processes including log onboarding and health checks.
• Collaborate with internal teams/MSP to close logging gaps and improve detections and use cases.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen SOC capability and efficiency.
• Monitor, investigate, and document cyber security incidents and lessons learned.
• Support coordinated incident response with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Enrich investigations with contextual data, IOCs, and attacker TTPs.
• Perform and/or review threat hunting in response to emerging threats.

Skills

SOC experience

SIEM operations

MSP governance

On-call rotation

Brisbane presence

Job description

Peoplebank is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to support a busy Security Operations Centre in Brisbane with hybrid work options. The role involves monitoring, detecting, investigating and responding to cyber security events alongside an MSP, while driving continuous improvement.

You will oversee MSP governance, uplift SIEM processes, and collaborate with internal teams to close logging gaps and strengthen detections. This contract role requires Brisbane presence with on-call duties.