Control Risks

Specialist risk consultancy ensuring secure operations

Cyber Detection and Response Analyst

Security Operations & Incident ResponseConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSydney NSW, AustraliaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Three to five years of experience in cybersecurity, focused on incident response, security operations center operations, or cyber defense.
Hands-on experience with security information and event management, endpoint detection and response or extended detection and response, and log analysis tools such as Splunk, Sentinel, or CrowdStrike.
Practical understanding of incident response methodologies and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST.
Familiarity with threat hunting, malware analysis, or forensic investigation techniques.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate technical findings clearly.
Candidates must be based in Australia and hold permanent work rights.

Responsibilities

Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts and events across endpoint, network, cloud, and identity systems.
Support incident response activities, including analysis, containment, remediation, and documentation.
Execute established incident response playbooks and contribute to their continuous improvement.
Perform threat hunting activities to identify potential compromises and gaps in detection coverage.
Use threat intelligence to inform investigations and detection tuning.
Collaborate with Security Engineering to tune detection logic and improve security controls.
Produce clear, concise incident reports and support root cause analysis and remediation efforts.
Support on-call rotations and escalation processes as part of a 24/7 detection and response capability.

Desired Qualifications

Exposure to cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP and modern enterprise architectures.
Relevant certifications such as Security+, GCIH, GCIA, or equivalent.

Cyber Detection and Response Analyst, Asia Pacific

Control Risks · Sydney, Australia (Remote) · Contract · Posted 2026-07-21

Workplace: remote

Department: CAT 2 - APAC

Description

The Cyber Detection and Response Analyst supports day-to-day detection, investigation, and response activities as part of a Cyber Detection and Response Team (DART). This is a hands-on technical role focused on identifying, analyzing, and responding to cyber threats across the client’s environment, working closely with Security Engineering and broader security stakeholders.

This role will be a part of a global 24/7 team and will cover one of two shifts: Sunday-Thursday 08:00-16:00 or Tuesday-Saturday 08:00-16:00.

Responsibilities:

Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts and events across endpoint, network, cloud, and identity systems.
Support incident response activities including analysis, containment, remediation, and documentation.
Execute established incident response playbooks and contribute to their continuous improvement.
Perform threat hunting activities to identify potential compromises and gaps in detection coverage.
Leverage threat intelligence to inform investigations and detection tuning.
Collaborate with Security Engineering to tune detection logic and improve security controls.
Produce clear, concise incident reports and support root cause analysis and remediation efforts.
Support on-call rotations and escalation processes as part of a 24/7 detection and response capability.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on incident response, SOC operations, or cyber defense.
Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR, and log analysis tools (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel, CrowdStrike).
Practical understanding of incident response methodologies and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST.
Familiarity with threat hunting, malware analysis, or forensic investigation techniques.
Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern enterprise architectures is preferred.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate technical findings clearly.
Relevant certifications (e.g., Security+, GCIH, GCIA, or equivalent) are a plus.
Candidates will need to be be based in Australia and hold permanent work rights.

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About the Company

Control Risks

Specialist risk consultancy ensuring secure operations

Control Risks provides specialist risk consultancy that helps organisations become secure, compliant and resilient in a world of changing risks. It works across disciplines, technologies and geographies, delivering insight and intelligence to help clients focus resources, prepare for crises, resolve issues, and realise opportunities. Its approach emphasizes turning uncertainty into guidance and gives leaders reassurance from the boardroom to remote locations. Compared with competitors, it combines broad, cross-disciplinary risk expertise with global reach and actionable insights to bring order to chaos. The company’s goal is to help clients succeed by enabling sensible risk-taking and sustainable growth.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1975

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