Overview:

Join a dynamic and innovative higher education organization as a Cyber Security Operations Senior Analyst, where your expertise will play a critical role in safeguarding a large community of users and their sensitive information. In this dynamic environment, no two days are the same – you’ll collaborate with a diverse group of professionals, tackling a wide variety of cyber threats. Your top priority will be incident response, ensuring quick and effective management of security incidents while providing mentorship to junior analysts. To maintain the highest security standards, holding NV1 clearance is essential for this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide operational cyber security advice to clients and ICT stakeholders.
• Coordinate with third-party managed security service providers (MSSPs).
• Support cyber operations services including monitoring, detection, incident response, and vulnerability management.
• Maintain awareness of emerging threats and provide timely updates to leadership.
• Escalate significant issues and risks to management as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of security processes and tools.

Required Skills:

• Extensive experience in Cyber Incident Response, with proven ability to manage and mitigate a range of security threats effectively.
• Strong proficiency in vulnerability management and endpoint response.
• Experience with network detection tools and incident remediation processes.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across diverse teams.
• Demonstrated ability to operate efficiently in high-pressure situations while maintaining a focus on incident management.
• Experience working in a large-scale environment or complex organization.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Familiarity with public cloud security considerations.
• Background knowledge of coordinating incident recovery with third-party security providers.
• Additional certifications, such as those from SANS or GIAC, are highly desirable.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• A minimum of 4-6 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity operations or a related field.
• A preferred educational background in Information Technology, Cyber Security, or a related discipline.
• NV1 clearance is mandatory for this role.

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid working: Standard hours 9am-5pm (flexible 8.30am-4.30pm).
• On-campus: Minimum 2 days per week (anchor day Thursday).
• On-call roster: Week on/week off for weekends and public holidays.
• After-hours incidents: Rare, typically only a few per month.
• Compensation: On-call allowance of $10,000-$15,000 per annum in addition to base salary.
  

Title: Senior Security & Identity Escalation Engineer

Location: Sydney (4 days in office, Fridays WFH – finish at 1pm)

Team: Global Tech Operations – Follow-the-Sun Model (US, UK, AUS)

Salary: $230K – $260K + Bonus

The Opportunity

Join one of the world’s leading music companies – home to the most iconic artists, labels, and creative teams on the planet – as a Senior Security & Identity Escalation Engineer.

This is a pivotal global role within the organisation’s “follow-the-sun” operations model, providing expert technical leadership in security, identity, and access management. You’ll be the go-to escalation point for complex incidents impacting global identity and security systems – leading investigations, restoring service, and ensuring lasting fixes.

Based in Sydney, you’ll work directly with senior leaders across Los Angeles, Nashville, and London – acting as the regional escalation lead for critical security and identity issues while driving global improvement initiatives around automation, AI integration, and operational excellence.

If you thrive in high-stakes environments where no two days are the same, this is your stage.

What You’ll Do

As the Senior Security & Identity Escalation Engineer, you’ll lead global escalations and incident management across security and identity platforms – bringing technical depth, calm leadership, and a problem-solving mindset to every challenge.

• Lead the most critical global identity and security incidents – restore service fast and drive root cause analysis.
• Provide senior-level escalation support across identity, SSO, MFA, and PAM environments.
• Partner with L3 and architecture teams to improve reliability, resilience, and prevention strategies.
• Contribute to Zero Trust, PAM, and automation initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workloads using automation and AI – reducing noise and improving response times.
• Mentor global operations engineers and elevate team capability across regions.
• Represent the Sydney escalation function within global operations leadership forums.
• Collaborate with business units and IT leaders to communicate risk, progress, and investment priorities.

You’ll spend around 30-40% of your time hands-on, troubleshooting and resolving live incidents, with the rest focused on leadership, improvement, and proactive optimisation.

About You

You’re a calm, decisive technical leader with deep experience in identity, access, and security operations. You love the adrenaline of solving live issues, thrive in a fast-paced, global environment, and are trusted as the person everyone calls when it’s critical.

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in enterprise environments (global or large-scale preferred).
• Expert-level understanding of Microsoft Identity Suite, Active Directory, and M365.
• Deep technical knowledge of AWS (core platform), with exposure to GCP and Azure.
• Strong hands-on experience with CyberArk, MFA technologies (Duo, YubiKey, Ping), and SSO systems.
• Proficient in incident handling, defence and detection, and root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with Splunk, Dynatrace, CloudWatch, and modern observability practices.
• Comfortable working with Linux, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitHub.
• Relevant certifications valued – CISSP, GSEC, GSIH, CISM, Palo Alto, Cisco, SANS, or cloud security.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder skills – clear, calm, and credible under pressure.
• Experience in fast-moving, 24/7 operational environments (airlines, global media, large-scale tech) highly regarded.

You’re not a project architect or consultant – you’re a firefighter. Someone who gets in, diagnoses fast, and fixes what matters.

Culture & Perks

They value authenticity, creativity, and collaboration. Their Sydney office is a vibrant space, where you’ll join a friendly, inclusive team that encourages you to bring your full self to work.

Perks include:

• Early Friday finish (1pm)
• Optional 1% additional super
• Annual Bonus $
• Global collaboration and travel opportunities

If this sounds like you or you’d like to find out more – Apply now!

Are you a skilled cybersecurity professional looking to take the next step in your career?

We’re seeking a Senior Cyber Security Administrator to manage, monitor, and optimise key security platforms, particularly Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) for this health services organisation.

You’ll work closely with technology and security teams to maintain critical systems, investigate threats, manage user access, and enhance overall cyber maturity across on-prem and cloud environments.

Key activities

• Administer and optimise SIEM and PAM platforms.
• Investigate alerts, perform triage, and coordinate remediation with internal teams.
• Conduct privileged access reviews and manage user access rights in accordance with policy and compliance requirements.
• Continuously monitor systems and networks for anomalous activity, escalating as required.
• Work with vendors, service providers, and internal stakeholders to embed security into technology initiatives.
• Deliver regular operational reports covering vulnerabilities, incidents, and key performance metrics (SIEM, SOC, PAM, etc.).

Skills and experience

• Solid background and experience in similar Cyber/Information Security roles
• Strong hands-on experience with SIEM and PAM platforms, including deployment, configuration, and optimisation (on-prem and cloud).
• Good understanding of identity and access management concepts and technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in alert triage, event monitoring, and incident investigation.
• Proficiency with vulnerability management, endpoint protection, email filtering, cloud security, and identity platforms.
• Sound understanding of infrastructure technologies such as Active Directory, Windows, Linux, and networking.
• Ability to research, assess, and respond to emerging cyber threats.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and standards.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Alistair Barr on 0480 804 583 for a confidential discussion.

• Permanent Full Time OR Contract initially to Dec 2025
• Must hold minimum NV1 security clearance
• Canberra location – onsite

Our Client

Our client aims to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Our client provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.

The Role

Play a pivotal role in securing and modernising Australia’s Defence information systems. As a Security DevSecOps Specialist, you’ll guide the design and implementation of compliant, resilient solutions across complex domains-balancing innovation, assurance, and operational excellence. This is your opportunity to make a tangible impact on national capability and Defence readiness.

Your duties will include:

• Applying information assurance and security policies to manage risks and develop equivalent controls where necessary
• Conducting assurance reviews to support accreditation across multiple domains and security classifications
• Advising on compliance controls in products, services, and systems within Defence environments
• Investigating security incidents, conducting risk assessments, and recommending control improvements
• Developing policies, standards, and guidelines to maintain assurance through the capability lifecycle
• Preparing and submitting compliance reports and ensuring all obligations are met

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• 8-10 years of IT experience with strong exposure to information or cyber security
• In-depth knowledge of the Information Security Manual (ISM) and Defence Security Policy Framework (DSPF)
• Proven success leading or supporting cyber security initiatives in ASD, DDG, or CASG
• Experience authoring Defence ICT Security documentation supporting ATO accreditation
• Practical background in DevSecOps and Agile project delivery
• Experience working within Defence Strategic and Deployed Networks

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, pleas click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

• 1 Month Contract – Government Department
• CBD Location – Working from Home Arrangement
• Setting up Incident response and SIEM Solution

Our Government client is looking for a Security Specialist to take the lead in designing and deploying a modern, compliant, and scalable SIEM solution-centered around Microsoft Sentinel.

This is a key role that will shape our security operations capability, from technology selection and integration to real-time threat detection and incident response. You will collaborate across security, IT, and compliance teams to deliver a robust environment that meets SOC requirements and establishes a sustainable observability strategy across infrastructure and applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design Microsoft Sentinel as the organisation’s SIEM.
• Develop detection rules using and Sentinel analytics.
• Create incident response playbooks and automation workflows.
• Ensure logging and alerting configurations meet SOC controls.
• Implement observability practices (logging, metrics, tracing).
• Assess the current security monitoring ecosystem.

Key Skills

• Strong experience designing and operating Microsoft Sentinel environments.
• Strong understanding of SIEM, incident response, and threat detection.
• Familiarity with SOC compliance and security frameworks (NIST, MITRE ATTACK, CIS).
• Experience with observability tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, App Insights, Splunk, Datadog).
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.

What’s in it for you:

• 1 Month Contract
• Government Department
• CBD Location – Working from Home Arrangement

Apply now to secure an interview or for more information contact Sarah Jordan on sarah.jordan@talentinternational.com

We have partnered with a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, specialized in customized technology services that empower businesses to thrive in a digital landscape. Their team of experts is dedicated to delivering strategic consulting, robust cybersecurity, and comprehensive managed services, all designed to drive efficiency and growth.

They are looking for a Principal Architect with a background in Cybersecurity and a balanced focus on Business Development (50%) and Service Delivery (50%). This role is ideal for a highly motivated professional who thrives in a matrix organization, leading multiple projects while engaging with vendors and driving business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Pre-sales engagement – work closely with vendors and customers to craft solutions.
• Project oversight – act as an Engagement Manager, ensuring successful project execution.
• Oversee 5-6 concurrent projects, managing budgets, customer success, change orders etc..
• Provide leadership within a matrix structure, guiding field leaders responsible for delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other key stakeholders.
• Cybersecurity & Networking focus – Less compliance-heavy, more technical/networking-based projects.
• Manage service delivery and drive business growth through consultative engagements.
• Track project status and provide status reports when necessary.
• Engage in strategic discussions around project execution, client satisfaction, and expansion.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Experienced in both service delivery and business development.
• Strong background in cybersecurity, networking, and technical pre-sales.
• Technology experience with security (Check Point, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Zscaler) and networking (Cisco, Aruba, Fortinet).
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements and challenges that affect IT programs such as SOC2, SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, State and Federal privacy laws, and SEC regulations
• Adept at working in a matrix organization, leading projects, and coordinating resources.
• Able to balance project execution with growth initiatives.
• Strategic thinker who can collaborate across teams and drive results.

Work Schedule & Travel Expectations:

• Hybrid role with some in-office presence required 1x a week.
• Some Travel required.

Salary listed is OTE – $190-220k

At this time we are unable to provide Visa Transfers or Visa Sponsorship.