Senior Threat Hunt & Emulation Lead — SOC Expert

Whizdom; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent employment

Exposure to advanced cyber operations

Career development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Whizdom seeks a Senior Cyber Threat Hunt & Emulation Specialist to lead investigations and elevate detection across SIEM/EDR within a mature SOC in Canberra. You will mentor analysts, run threat hunting, and drive cyber emulation to test controls and response effectiveness.

You will bring deep expertise in threat detection, incident response, and threat intelligence with strong Windows/Linux knowledge and automation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, IT, CS or related discipline and/or relevant certifications.
• Significant SOC experience with threat hunting and incident response.
• Experience developing detection content and use cases; MITRE ATT&CK knowledge.
• Strong Windows/Linux, network protocol understanding; scripting/automation in Python or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations and response activities for high-severity cyber incidents.
• Senior escalation point for SOC analysts; provide expert guidance.
• Develop and tune detection content, rules, and monitoring capabilities.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting and cyber emulation to test controls.
• Mentor junior analysts and enhance incident response playbooks.

Skills

Threat Detection

Incident Response

Threat Hunting

Digital Forensics

Security Monitoring

MITRE ATT&CK

Windows OS

Linux OS

Scripting / Automation

PowerShell

Python

Networking fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security or related field

Industry certifications

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Job description

Whizdom seeks a Senior Cyber Threat Hunt & Emulation Specialist to lead investigations and elevate detection across SIEM/EDR within a mature SOC in Canberra. You will mentor analysts, run threat hunting, and drive cyber emulation to test controls and response effectiveness.

You will bring deep expertise in threat detection, incident response, and threat intelligence with strong Windows/Linux knowledge and automation skills.