SOC Analyst — 4-on/4-off Cyber Defense Pro (NZ)

Humankind Recruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Humankind Recruitment is seeking a SOC Analyst to join a Cybersecurity Operations team in Auckland, New Zealand. The role focuses on detecting, investigating, and responding to real-world cyber threats while working 4 days on and 4 days off with 10-hour shifts.

You will monitor security alerts with SIEM/EDR/XDR, analyze traffic, support incident response, and continually improve detection capabilities. A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Essential SOC/security operations experience.
• Knowledge of SIEM, EDR/XDR and cybersecurity technologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and investigating security alerts using SIEM, EDR/XDR and IDS tools.
• Analysing network traffic, system activity and potential threats.
• Supporting incident response, threat containment and remediation.
• Improving detection rules, security processes and defensive capabilities.
• Producing clear incident reports and sharing knowledge across the team.
• Staying ahead of emerging threats, vulnerabilities and attack techniques.

Skills

SIEM knowledge

EDR/XDR knowledge

Networking basics

Traffic analysis

OS hardening

Incident response

Python/PowerShell

Tools

SIEM tools

EDR/XDR platforms

SOAR

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Humankind Recruitment is seeking a SOC Analyst to join a Cybersecurity Operations team in Auckland, New Zealand. The role focuses on detecting, investigating, and responding to real-world cyber threats while working 4 days on and 4 days off with 10-hour shifts.

You will monitor security alerts with SIEM/EDR/XDR, analyze traffic, support incident response, and continually improve detection capabilities. A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and strong communication are essential.