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Cyber Incident Response Lead

Melbourne CBD, VictoriaFull-time2026-10-31 → 2026-11-13
Hybrid

Core

Lead end-to-end detection, triage, containment, and recovery of cyber incidents while conducting threat hunting and building detection engineering for a Victorian State Government agency.

Role type

Senior Cyber Incident Response Lead (SOC)

Builds

SOC processes, detection rules, playbooks, automation, and executive security metrics

Domain

Government / Cyber Security

Required skills

Cyber incident response leadership, threat hunting, SIEM/EDR operations, detection engineering, KQL, NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, vulnerability management, executive reporting

Preferred skills

CSIRT experience, crisis management, stakeholder advisory

Technologies

Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Splunk, Google Security, Tenable, ServiceNow

Responsibilities

Lead incident response (detection, triage, containment, recovery), conduct Level 2/3 investigations, perform daily SOC monitoring and alert escalation, build and enhance Sentinel detection engineering, deliver situation reports and RCA reports, provide expert security advice, partner with ICT teams and government agencies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC