Senior Security Operations Analyst – IT Cybersecurity & Security OPs Analyst
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By Evolut
10 November 2025
- Great Rates $900 to $932.96 per day negotiable;
- Initial 6 Months with strong prospect of renewal;
- Well funded Contract with View for long Extension.
- Key position within IT Security Operations;
- WFH Hybrid;
- End-user Organization NSW Government;
About You
You’re a technically strong and analytically minded cyber professional who thrives on solving complex security challenges.
You bring a blend of hands-on incident response experience, strong technical acumen, and the ability to communicate findings clearly across all levels of the organisation.
Qualifications & Skills
- Degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong working knowledge of SIEM, XDR, DLP, and forensic tools.
- Proven experience with endpoint detection and response solutions and log analysis.
- Expertise in network security, cloud security, and application security principles.
- Demonstrated experience working within a SOC or MSSP environment.
- Understanding of compliance frameworks such as CPS 234, Essential Eight, NIST, and ISO 27001.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills — able to convey complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to operate independently with sound judgement, accountability, and integrity.
About the Role
Join a forward-thinking cyber security team at Icare NSW dedicated to protecting critical data and strengthening enterprise resilience.
As a Senior Security Operations Analyst, you’ll play a pivotal role in detecting, responding to, and mitigating cyber threats that impact the organisation.
You’ll work within a high-performing Security Operations Centre (SOC), leading investigations, refining detection use cases, and mentoring junior analysts — ensuring threats are swiftly identified and neutralised.
This is an opportunity to contribute directly to the organisation’s cyber defence strategy, build automation capabilities, and strengthen overall security posture in a dynamic and fast-evolving threat landscape.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate, contain, and resolve major or complex cyber security incidents.
- Monitor SIEM and XDR platforms to identify and escalate potential threats.
- Conduct in-depth forensic and root cause analysis of cyber events across network, endpoint, and cloud environments.
- Perform threat hunting and proactive defence using advanced analytics and intelligence sources.
- Develop and enhance detection use cases, correlation rules, and response playbooks.
- Drive continual improvement of SOC processes, automation (SOAR), and tooling uplift.
- Partner with business and technology teams to ensure comprehensive threat detection coverage and risk mitigation.
- Support incident post-mortems, ensuring lessons learned are implemented to harden defences.
- Act as a technical escalation point and mentor for junior SOC analysts.
- Maintain awareness of emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques.
- Ensure alignment with key frameworks including CPS 234, ISO 27001, and NIST.
Best method to apply is using the application button on this advert. We can be contacted on (02) 9687 1025 for a confidential discussion but please ensure the resume has been sent.
