Join a world-class cyber security team where you'll play a key role in advancing cyber threat detection and hunting capabilities.

We’re looking for a passionate Threat Detection Engineer to help us stay ahead of evolving cyber threats and build a defensible architecture across our enterprise.

Initial 6 months contract based in Melbourne CBD (2 days WFH/week).

Contract rate: $700/day inc super

What you'll be doing

• Build and enhance advanced capabilities for detecting and hunting cyber threats across the organisation.
• Create and implement threat detection logic, attack scenarios, and simulated threat activities.
• Routinely assess, refine, and strengthen detection coverage and pipeline reliability.
• Optimise visibility and efficiency across security tools to ensure maximum impact.
• Partner with teams in Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, and Automation to prioritise and develop detection strategies.
• Engage with the Red Team to rigorously test and validate detection accuracy.
• Apply threat modelling frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, the Cyber Kill Chain, and NIST to improve overall security resilience.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years working in a Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) or in roles focused on threat detection, hunting, or security automation.
• Extensive hands-on experience crafting detections within SIEM platforms, ideally including Splunk Enterprise Security.
• At least 2 years of practical experience using Splunk in a cyber defence context.
• Familiarity with a range of security tools such as endpoint protection platforms, behavioural analytics, and network anomaly detection systems.
• Proven ability to navigate and secure cloud and SaaS platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID), with a clear understanding of the risks they face.
• Strong experience designing and applying threat models to build detection rules, identify abuse scenarios, and inform automated response strategies.
• A mindset aligned with attacker tactics—able to anticipate and replicate adversarial behaviour.
• Deep knowledge of hunting techniques for detecting complex threats like malware infections, denial-of-service attempts, phishing campaigns, lateral movement, and data leakage—ideally within a banking or enterprise-scale setting.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Abi Morton at [email protected] quoting reference 267220.

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