Our client, a prestigious national service provider to the education sector within Australia, who are pioneering advancements in the cybersecurity domain. They are establishing a state-of-the-art Security Operations Center (SOC) to safeguard their advanced digital infrastructure. Recognising the importance of fortifying their security posture, the aim is to bring a visionary Detection Engineering Manager who will introduce innovative detection engineering strategies, nurture a growing team of experts, and have the chance to craft rules that detect nation-state attackers.
The role of the Detection Engineering Manager becomes paramount in steering the team to excellence and being set to be the largest SOC team in the southern hemisphere!
This role can be based in: Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney NSW, or Brisbane QLD.
Key Duties
- Oversee the development and continuous improvement of threat detection methods within the SOC team.
- Lead the identification, organisation, and consistency of data source integrations to enhance the threat detection and proactive threat hunting capabilities."
- Forge threat identification tactics in synergy with the SOC analytical brigade, fostering actor-focused exploration, generating insightful threat intelligence, and fusing data components to aid in pinpointing and curtailing malicious endeavours.
- Harness the potential of allocated SOC tools, ensuring alignment with the overarching detection and security goals.
- Work closely with both in-house and partner teams to curate a collection of essential orchestrations and automations.
- Remain updated on cutting-edge technologies and potential cyber adversities, offering insights based on industry analyses and product assessments, and pioneering the assimilation of contemporary technologies within the SOC framework.
Qualifications & Experience
- Demonstrable proficiency in proactive threat detection, coupled with a robust comprehension of the cyber threat milieu and the capability to convert threat intelligence into practical measures.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) mechanisms, with a history of employing these systems for threat identification and counteraction.
- Established history of steering triumphant SOC enhancement projects, showcasing adeptness in project leadership beyond mere task supervision.
- Expertise in creating, sharing, and combining threat intelligence; skilled in interpreting and using intelligence data to strengthen security measures.
- A background in Service Provider (SP) or Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) environments is considered an asset.
Benefits
- A work environment that nurtures career advancement, providing exposure to cutting-edge technologies.
- Competitive salary
- 17% superannuation
- Flexible work options
- Strong Equal Opportunity focus
- Employee Leave Benefits
