Principal SOC Analyst

Principal SOC Analyst

A leading financial services organisation seeking two Principal SOC Analyst. These roles will act as technical leads who oversee the internal SOC of 20+ Analysts, responsible for monitoring, detecting, and responding to cyber threats.

Culture/Benefits:

• Significant investment into enhancing their SOC capabilities.
• High team retention rates.
• An environment that encourages proactive, innovative thinkers.

Responsibilities:

• Manage daily SOC operations as an experienced resource.
• Act as a technical leader who bolsters SOC capabilities and productivity.
• Serve as incident response lead (L3/P1), coordinating cross-departmental resources to address security threats promptly.
• Advocate for and drive initiatives to enhance overall security posture.
• Serve as primary escalation point for assessing threats and offering technical guidance, while mentoring junior staff and actively participating in cybersecurity initiatives.

Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years of Security Operations experience preferred.
• Proven coaching and mentoring in SecOps environments.
• Enterprise SOC operations expertise.
• Proficiency in SIEM (Splunk), Threat Hunting, and EDR (Defender).
• Critical thinker with attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, including report writing for executive leaders.

These roles offer a typical Monday to Friday schedule with rotational on-call duties.

Sydney based candidates only. Must be an Australian Permanent Resident to apply.

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