SOC Engineer

Our client is looking for an experienced SOC Engineer to support a large federal government program, helping strengthen security monitoring and threat detection capabilities across a complex and highly regulated ICT environment. This role is critical in ensuring systems are monitored, threats are rapidly identified, and incidents are effectively responded to in order to protect mission-critical services. You will work closely with SOC analysts, infrastructure teams, and cybersecurity stakeholders to improve detection capability and support secure operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security monitoring capabilities across enterprise environments.
• Develop and tune detection rules, correlation logic, and alerts within SIEM platforms.
• Support threat detection, incident investigation, and response activities within the SOC.
• Integrate and manage security tools including SIEM, EDR/XDR, and vulnerability management platforms.
• Analyse logs and security telemetry to identify suspicious activity and emerging threats.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to embed effective security monitoring controls.
• Support incident response readiness through logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of SOC processes, detection coverage, and operational resilience.

Required Skills & Experience

• Must be an Australian Citizen to apply.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience- Mandatory
• Demonstrated experience working as a SOC Engineer, Security Engineer, or similar role within large, complex, and highly regulated environments.
• Strong experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or similar.
• Experience with endpoint detection and response (EDR/XDR) and security monitoring tools.
• Understanding of threat detection, incident response, and log analysis methodologies.
• Knowledge of cloud security environments (AWS, Azure, or similar) and hybrid infrastructure.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Benifits

• Contribute to one of Australia’s largest and most significant network transformation programs
• Play a key role in supporting and evolving a highly complex, mission-critical network environment
• Competitive market-leading salary with a guaranteed annual bonus
• Prime CBD location with flexible hybrid working arrangements

If you would like to know more information, please reach out to Sean Mantri on 0420 425 141 / sean.mantri@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now!