SOC Engineer: Threat Detection, IAM & MDR (Hybrid Sydney)

Peoplebank; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 166,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Competitive daily rate

Initial 12-month contract

Sydney-based role

Job summary

Peoplebank is seeking a skilled Cybersecurity Operations / SOC Engineer for a 12-month contract in Sydney. The role focuses on strengthening identity, infrastructure, networks, and cloud security with emphasis on vulnerability management, SIEM engineering, threat detection and MDR services.

You will lead security enhancements including Zero Trust, IAM governance, and secure remote access while coordinating with stakeholders and leveraging recognised security frameworks.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years in Cybersecurity Operations / SOC roles.
• Experience with SIEM, MDR and vulnerability management.
• IAM, PAM, Zero Trust and secure access controls awareness.
• Azure Security and/or AWS Hybrid experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage SOC operations including SIEM engineering, threat detection and MDR services.
• Lead vulnerability management and network segmentation initiatives to strengthen security controls.
• Design and implement IAM controls, MFA, SSO and privileged access management.
• Administer identity platforms and apply Zero Trust principles across environments.
• Drive security hardening initiatives across cloud, infrastructure, endpoints, and networks.
• Establish network security controls including segmentation and firewall policy management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to remediate risks and maintain security standards.

Skills

Vulnerability Management

SIEM Engineering

Threat Detection

Network Segmentation

MDR

Azure AWS Hybrid

PAM IAM

Zero Trust

Data Remediation

Security Frameworks

Job description

Peoplebank is seeking a skilled Cybersecurity Operations / SOC Engineer for a 12-month contract in Sydney. The role focuses on strengthening identity, infrastructure, networks, and cloud security with emphasis on vulnerability management, SIEM engineering, threat detection and MDR services.

You will lead security enhancements including Zero Trust, IAM governance, and secure remote access while coordinating with stakeholders and leveraging recognised security frameworks.