Location: Brisbane
Remuneration/Benefit: Negotiable
About the role:
Be part of our growth in cyber defence. We’re expanding our Cyber Security Operations capability, and this is your chance to make an impact.
As a Cyber Defence Analyst, you’ll be at the frontline of monitoring, investigating, and responding to cyber threats, helping us build a stronger, smarter defence.
In this role, you will:
- Monitor, triage, and prioritise alerts, incidents, and threat intelligence outputs.
- Investigate suspicious activity and assist with threat hunting.
- Support incident response including containment, recovery, and post-incident reviews.
- Perform root cause analysis and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
- Prepare reports and maintain playbooks, tools, and processes.
- Analyse malware and vulnerabilities to enhance detection and defences.
About you
We’re looking for someone with:
- A relevant tertiary qualification (mandatory).
- Professional certifications in SOC operations (preferred).
- Previous enterprise-level experience in a similar role.
- Scripting skills for automating security tasks and workflows.
- Experience with SIEM tools (e.g. Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel).
- Strong understanding of system/cloud administration, firewalls, and EDR tools.
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, D3FEND, YARA scanning, and deception technologies.
What we offer you:
At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.
Some of our benefits include:
- Development and growth opportunities.
- Access to mentoring and development programs.
- Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
- Parental leave program and super booster.
About Aurizon.
https://youtu.be/PHESxVZ6dQY
Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.
Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.
At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.
To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers
Advertised: 21 Aug 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 29 Aug 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
