Head of Cyber Defence and Engineering
Core
Lead proactive cyber defence strategy, SOC operations, threat detection, and incident response for Australia's financial markets using agentic AI.
Role type
Executive-level Head of Cyber Defence and Engineering
Builds
Cyber resilience capabilities, automated threat detection/response workflows, and executive risk reporting
Domain
Financial services / Cybersecurity
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Cyber governance, SOC operations, incident response, threat intelligence, offensive tradecraft, agentic AI integration, security engineering, risk management, team leadership, regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
Financial services experience, high-regulated environment experience
Technologies
SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, attack surface management, security analytics platforms
Responsibilities
Lead proactive cyber defence strategy, oversee SOC and incident response, direct AI-assisted threat hunting, manage cyber defence tooling, build and mentor high-performing teams, partner with business teams to reduce risk exposure
Seniority
Executive, strategic leadership & hands-on technical direction
