Senior SOC Analyst: Incident Response Lead & Threat Hunter

Recruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment in Auckland, New Zealand seeks a Senior Security Operations Analyst to lead incident response and threat hunting initiatives. You will drive containment, analysis, and recovery during high-severity events while guiding junior staff and refining SOC playbooks.

The role emphasizes hands-on threat detection, collaboration with detection engineering, and clear reporting to technical and non-technical stakeholders, contributing to an enhanced security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a relevant technical field.
• Advanced security certifications (GIAC, OSCP, CISSP, CISM) preferred.
• Expert SIEM/EDR/XDR experience and incident leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-severity incident response and containment.
• Proactively hunt threats and perform deep-dive analyses.
• Improve SOC workflows and detection rules with the team.
• Mentor junior and mid-level analysts with knowledge sharing.
• Create clear threat and incident reports for stakeholders.
• Stay current on threats and security tech to strengthen posture.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field

Advanced security certifications (GIAC, OSCP)

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

IDS

SOAR

Job description

Recruitment in Auckland, New Zealand seeks a Senior Security Operations Analyst to lead incident response and threat hunting initiatives. You will drive containment, analysis, and recovery during high-severity events while guiding junior staff and refining SOC playbooks.

The role emphasizes hands-on threat detection, collaboration with detection engineering, and clear reporting to technical and non-technical stakeholders, contributing to an enhanced security posture.