SOC Analyst

Launch Recruitment - IT Recruiting; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Launch Recruitment - IT Recruiting in Sydney, NSW is seeking a SOC Analyst to join a high-performing 24/7 SOC team. The role focuses on security monitoring, threat detection and incident response across complex infrastructure and cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5+ years in security operations, hands-on experience with SIEM (Splunk) and cloud security across AWS/Azure/GCP, and a strong analytical mindset. This is a permanent hybrid position with ongoing security improvements.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in security operations or cyber security analysis.
• Hands-on experience with security technologies such as vulnerability management, endpoint protection, IDS/IPS and network security tools.
• Knowledge of cloud security across AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights.
• Scripting and automation experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyse and investigate security events and incidents across SIEM and security platforms
• Develop and tune SIEM use cases, alerts, dashboards and reporting.
• Support log onboarding, threat detection improvements and operational security processes
• Configure, maintain and optimise SIEM technologies, including platform upgrades and availability management
• Collaborate with technical, delivery and stakeholder teams to provide operational security insights and reporting
• Participate in incident response activities and security exercises
• Contribute to process improvement, documentation and ongoing enhancement of security operations capabilities

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Threat detection

SIEM management

Cloud security

Scripting & automation

Tools

Splunk

AWS

Azure

GCP

IDS/IPS

Endpoint protection

Vulnerability management

Network security tools

Job description

Launch Recruitment - IT Recruiting – Sydney NSW

Permanent

Hybrid

17h ago , from Launch Recruitment - IT Recruiting

Launch Recruitment are supporting an Australian leading enterprise organisation on the lookout for a SOC Analyst to join a high-performing 24/7 SOC team.

This hands-on technical role focuses on security monitoring, threat detection, SIEM management, incident response, and continuous improvement of security operations across complex infrastructure and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyse and investigate security events and incidents across SIEM and security platforms
• Develop and tune SIEM use cases, alerts, dashboards and reporting.
• Support log onboarding, threat detection improvements and operational security processes
• Configure, maintain and optimise SIEM technologies, including platform upgrades and availability management
• Collaborate with technical, delivery and stakeholder teams to provide operational security insights and reporting
• Participate in incident response activities and security exercises
• Contribute to process improvement, documentation and ongoing enhancement of security operations capabilities

Experience

• Strong experience with SIEM technologies, particularly Splunk.
• Proven capability in security monitoring, alert triage, incident investigation and remediation
• Hands-on experience with security technologies such as vulnerability management, endpoint protection, IDS/IPS and network security tools
• Knowledge of cloud security across AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights
• Scripting and automation experience is advantageous
• 3–5+ years’ experience in security operations or cyber security analysis

Australian Citizen ONLY and on the lookout for your next Hybrid working SOC Analyst opportunity.