Cyber Defense Analyst (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Cyber Defense Analyst (Cybersecurity): Monitoring, investigating, and responding to security events across corporate and product infrastructure with an accent on AI-augmented operations and detection engineering. Focus on reducing mean time to detect, automating triage workflows, and neutralizing sophisticated threat actors.

Location: Remote, must be based in Australia

Company

Global leader in privileged access management providing identity-centric security solutions to over 20,000 customers.

What you will do

• Monitor and triage security alerts across SIEM, EDR, and CSPM platforms.
• Lead incident response engagements, from forensic analysis to root cause determination.
• Develop and tune detection rules mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Integrate AI-driven tools and LLM-based pipelines into security workflows to automate triage.
• Maintain IR runbooks and participate in on-call rotations for after-hours escalations.
• Produce decision-ready incident summaries and post-incident reports for leadership.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a SOC, security operations, or incident response role.
• Must be based in Australia.
• Proficiency with SIEM and EDR platforms and cloud environments (IaaS).
• Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and common network protocols.
• Experience using AI systems or LLM-based assistants for security analysis.
• Strong written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience with IAM and CSPM tools.
• Scripting skills in Python or PowerShell applied to security workflows.
• Experience with SOAR platforms or orchestration tools.
• Knowledge of the privileged access management (PAM) landscape.
• Experience building AI agent architectures or prompt engineering for security.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture of flexibility, trust, and continual learning.
• Supportive environment that encourages professional growth and impact.
• Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Comprehensive employee care and wellbeing focus.