Security Operations Center Analyst in Melbourne

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist @ Kaizen Global Technologies | MBA in Finance and Human Resources

Hiring: Security Analyst / SOC Analyst

Eligibility: Must have valid Australian work rights (Citizen / PR / Valid Visa holders)

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyse, and respond to security alerts across SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight), ensuring incidents are triaged and resolved within defined SLAs.
• Perform end-to-end incident response for phishing, malware, endpoint, identity, and network security events, including containment and remediation.
• Investigate endpoint and cloud security alerts using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, and Prisma Cloud.
• Conduct threat hunting and IOC analysis, leveraging threat intelligence feeds to proactively identify and mitigate risks.
• Support log onboarding, alert tuning, and false-positive reduction in collaboration with network, cloud, and IAM teams.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly SOC reports, incident summaries, and dashboards for stakeholders and compliance requirements.

Key Skills Required

• 6+ years of hands‐on SOC / Security Operations experience in enterprise or regulated environments.
• Strong expertise in SIEM, EDR, network security, and cloud security monitoring.
• Practical experience with incident response, threat analysis, and malware/phishing investigations.
• Knowledge of identity and access security using Microsoft Entra ID and Defender for Identity.
• Familiarity with security frameworks, audits, and compliance support in banking or enterprise environments.
• CompTIA Security+ certified with strong documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication skills.

Contact

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Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia