Senior Threat & Attack Researcher

Singtel Group; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Employee discounts

Monthly $80 credit

25% off Optus products

Parental leave and family support

Zusammenfassung

Optus is seeking a Senior Threat & Attack Researcher to join their dynamic team. You will identify, research and track threats relevant to Optus, producing intelligence for stakeholders and leading research initiatives.

The role requires experience in cyber threat intelligence, offensive operations knowledge and strong communication skills. You will mentor juniors, influence countermeasures, and contribute to threat-informed decisions through regular briefings with technical and non-technical

Qualifikationen

• Tertiary qualifications or similar in computer science, information systems, engineering, or cyber security.
• 5+ years of experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence or related cybersecurity role.
• Knowledge of offensive operations, geopolitical drivers, and attack techniques.
• Proficiency with Python for automation and tooling creation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with stakeholders at all levels.

Aufgaben

• Research the TTPs, tooling, and infrastructure of threats relevant to Optus.
• Produce intelligence products for stakeholders to enable threat-informed decisions.
• Provide assessments on the threat landscape for situational awareness to leadership.
• Analyse malware samples to understand functionality and evasion techniques.
• Lead team research initiatives and mentor junior staff.

Kenntnisse

Cyber threat intelligence

Python scripting

Stakeholder communication

Threat research

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/C cyber security

Tools

Jobbeschreibung

Optus is an Australian telecommunications company, delivering more than 11 million services to our customers every day across mobile, broadband, and digital solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Threat & Attack Researcher to become part of our dynamic team. As a senior member, you will play a pivotal role inidentifying,researching, andtrackingthreatsrelevant to ourorganisation. You willoperatein asetting that values excellence and integrity, where your contributions will have a meaningful impact.

Due to the requirements of this role, we are currently only able to consider applications from Australian Citizens.

What You’ll Do

• Researching the TTPs, tooling, and infrastructure of threats relevant to Optus.
• Finding opportunities to detect, disrupt and deny threat activity in a proactive manner.
• Producing intelligence products for a range of stakeholders to enable threat-informed decisions.
• Providing assessments on the broader threat landscape tomaintainsituational awareness amongst stakeholders and senior leadership through regular briefings.
• Analysingmalware samples and code to understand their functionality,behaviour, propagation methods, and evasion techniques.
• Leading team research and capability uplift initiatives.
• Instilling and encouraging a culture of excellence, integrity, and professionalism; one that works toward the highest standards in cyber security.
• Identifying,researching, andtrackingsignificant threats to ourorganisation.
• Taking initiative to guide and implement countermeasures that find, obstruct, and block threats.
• Providing threat intelligence support to incident response investigations.
• Providing verbal briefings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborating with partners to share intelligence and tradecraft.
• Assistingin the development of junior people through mentorship and guidance.
• Crafting andmaintainingrelevant processes or tools to ensure efficient and scalable operations.

What You Bring

• Tertiary qualifications or similar experience in computer science, information systems, engineering, or cyber security.
• 5+ years of experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence or a related cyber security role.
• Detailed knowledge of offensive operations, geopolitical drivers, and attack techniques.
• Proficiencywith scripting languages such as Python for automation and custom tooling creation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.
• The ability to distill technical concepts into clear, risk-focused messaging for diverse audiences.
• Proven capability to perform effectively under pressure, adhere to deadlines, and adjust to change.

The good stuff

• Competitiveremunerationand colleague discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and outstanding shopping discounts with our retail partners.
• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office and two days remote or at home.
• Competitive leave policies, includingadditional'Connected’ days to focus on culture, family, health, community, orwhatever’simportant to you.
• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to16 weeks.
• Build meaningful connections through colleague-led networks and diversity initiatives including Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+).
• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 - in-person, by phone, SMS, or video.

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