Cybersecurity Operations / SOC Engineer

Cybersecurity Operations / SOC Engineer – Large Scale Organisation Initial 12-month Contract opportunity (with chance to extend) Competitive Daily Rate Sydney based with hybrid work flexibility (2-3 days onsite and 2 days WFH) We are seeking a skilled Cybersecurity Operations / SOC Engineer to play a pivotal role in strengthening enterprise security capabilities across identity, infrastructure, networks, and cloud environments, with a strong focus on vulnerability management, SIEM engineering, threat detection, network segmentation, and Managed Detection and Response (MDR). This is an opportunity to lead high-impact security initiatives, enhance security monitoring and incident response capabilities, drive Zero Trust and IAM excellence, and strengthen the organisation’s overall cyber resilience within a complex enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Managed cybersecurity operations and SOC activities, including SIEM engineering, threat detection, and MDR services to identify, investigate, and respond to security threats and incidents
• Led vulnerability management and network segmentation initiatives to strengthen security controls, reduce risk, and improve the organisation’s overall cybersecurity posture.
• Design, implement, and enhance identity and access management (IAM) security controls, including MFA, SSO, privileged access management, identity governance, role-based access controls, and privileged identity protection.
• Administer and support enterprise identity platforms, implementing secure access solutions and Zero Trust principles such as least privilege, continuous verification, and identity-centric security controls.
• Develop and execute cyber security hardening initiatives across cloud, infrastructure, endpoint, and network environments, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities, security misconfigurations, and excessive user privileges.
• Design, implement, and maintain network security controls, including segmentation, firewall policies, access controls, and secure architecture practices to protect critical systems and sensitive workloads.
• Collaborate with technology and business stakeholders to remediate security risks, support vulnerability management and incident response activities, develop security standards and documentation, and ensure alignment with recognised security frameworks and industry best practices.

Key Requirements

• 5-8+ years Cybersecurity Operations / SOC Engineer related role
• Cybersecurity Operations / SOC
• Vulnerability Management
• SIEM Engineering (Security Information and Event Management)
• Threat Detection
• Network Segmentation and Security
• MDR / Managed Detection Response
• Ideally with Azure Security experience or AWS Hybrid
• PAM/IAM, Cyber Hardening, Zero Trust, Data Remediation are a plus
• Knowledgeable of Security Frameworks & Standards
• Education, Public Sector or enterprise project experience is preferred

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Gian Guanzon via [email protected] quoting reference 272358 .

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