Senior SOC Analyst: Threat Detection & IR (Hybrid)

Mura Connect Pty Ltd; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH 50%

Free onsite parking

Job summary

MuraConnect is partnering with a government transport organisation to identify an experienced Senior SOC Analyst to strengthen cyber security operations, threat detection and incident response capabilities. This is a 12-month contract opportunity with potential extensions.

You will oversee SOC operations, working closely with an MSP to investigate threats, enhance SIEM capabilities and drive continuous improvement across a complex ICT environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment.
• Hands-on with SIEM platforms, security monitoring and log analysis.
• Experience investigating and responding to cyber security incidents.
• Knowledge of threat hunting, IOCs, TTPs and detection engineering.
• Experience improving security monitoring, detection rules and operational processes.
• Strong understanding of cyber security governance, risk and compliance.
• Experience working with MSSPs or external vendors.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement and operational security.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and governance oversight of the MSP.
• Monitor, investigate and respond to cyber threats and incidents.
• Review and improve SIEM processes, log monitoring and detection capabilities.
• Identify logging gaps and enhance detection rules and use cases.
• Conduct threat hunting and analyse IOCs and attacker TTPs.
• Coordinate incident response activities with internal teams and external security partners.
• Monitor service delivery against security standards, SLAs and governance requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement to strengthen SOC performance and resilience.

Skills

SOC experience

SIEM

Log analysis

Threat hunting

IOCs

TTPs

Governance & compliance

Incident response

Vendor management

Job description

MuraConnect is partnering with a government transport organisation to identify an experienced Senior SOC Analyst to strengthen cyber security operations, threat detection and incident response capabilities. This is a 12-month contract opportunity with potential extensions.

You will oversee SOC operations, working closely with an MSP to investigate threats, enhance SIEM capabilities and drive continuous improvement across a complex ICT environment.