Security Engineer - Detection & Response

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • Negotiable

A well-known Australian enterprise organisation is seeking a Security Engineer with strong detection and response experience to join their team on an initial twelve month program engagement.

Joining a high-profile cyber security program focused on the use of AI technologies within cyber security, the successful candidate will be responsible for enhancing the organisation’s detection and response capabilities across endpoint, cloud, and identity security. Working within a collaborative security team, you will leverage your strong EDR/XDR and cloud security expertise to improve threat detection, automate response capabilities, and strengthen the organisation’s overall security posture.

To be successful in this role you will need:

  • Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant industry certifications
  • Proven experience in Security Operations, Detection Engineering, or Security Engineering within large and complex environments
  • Deep experience with EDR/XDR platforms, ideally CrowdStrike Falcon or similar enterprise security technologies
  • Strong experience managing endpoint security controls, detection rules, policy configuration, threat response, and exposure management capabilities
  • Experience with CSPM, CNAPP, and cloud security posture management across enterprise cloud environments
  • Strong understanding of detection engineering, threat detection lifecycles, and security monitoring methodologies
  • Experience integrating security tooling across endpoint, cloud, identity, and security operations platforms
  • Strong experience with Python scripting, APIs, Git, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of AI-enabled detection and response capabilities within a large-scale enterprise environment. To be considered for this opportunity, please apply online now.

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