Launch Recruitment is partnering exclusively with a leading organization to fill a new position within their Threat and Detection team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about cybersecurity, with a particular focus on threat detection, analysis, and proactive mitigation. The ideal candidate will enjoy tackling questions like who, why, and how, thinking critically and outside the box to develop new processes and solutions. Additionally, the role involves mentoring junior staff, automating tasks using Python, and collaborating with various business stakeholders and leaders.

Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, or Brisbane
Working Arrangements: 3 days in the office (Tuesdays and Wednesdays as anchor days)
Salary: Competitive, plus bonus and benefits

Role Responsibilities:

• Leverage your deep understanding of the local and global threat landscape to identify emerging threats and propose mitigations and countermeasures.
• Track adversaries' tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) across various sources to stay ahead of evolving threats.
• Engage in threat modeling, adversarial simulation, and attack surface assessments to uncover potential attack vectors.
• Produce actionable intelligence reports that provide stakeholders with contextual and relevant insights.
• Influence the development of threat response procedures that maximize protection for systems and operations.
• Drive the creation of new tools, capabilities, and processes to enhance the Cyber Defence program.

Key Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in cyber security, with expertise in either defensive or offensive roles.
• In-depth knowledge of malware families, evolution, indicators (such as the pyramid of pain), TTPs, and tools used by cyber adversaries.
• Advanced understanding of the cyber threat landscape, including geopolitical threats, cybercrime, hacktivism, and insider risks.
• Demonstrable experience with the intelligence lifecycle and familiarity with industry frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and the diamond model.
• Proven expertise in areas like threat intelligence, detection engineering, incident management, malware analysis, and forensics.
• Strong proficiency in Python, automation, and the creation of custom tooling.
• Experience with offensive security techniques and tools, such as penetration testing, red teaming, and vulnerability research.
• Deep understanding of common cyber defence tool stacks.

If you're ready to take on this exciting new role, apply today!