Senior Security Consultant – Threat Detection

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Tesserent | Cyber Solutions by Thales is a full-service cybersecurity solutions provider. We partner with clients across Australia and New Zealand in the protection of their digital assets and provide a full suite of cybersecurity services.

Partnering with over 1,400 mid-sized to enterprise, government, and critical infrastructure clients, our mission is to be the sovereign cybersecurity provider of choice for the protection of Australia and New Zealand's digital assets and deliver comprehensive, tailored solutions to prevent, detect and mitigate potential cyber-attacks. We have deep expertise in security advisory (GRC) and consulting, technical assurance and testing, cloud services, 24x7 managed services and monitoring, incident response and forensics, and converged/physical security.

We are seeking an experienced & highly motivated Senior Security Consultant – Threat Detection to join the team. The Senior Security Consultant – Threat Detection is responsible for planning, scoping, delivering, and supporting Sentinel and other product projects for our customers. You are a hands-on consultant who can converse with customers to understand their requirements, explain the solutions you will implement, and lead the delivery of the solution.

YOUR ROLE

Working from either our Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, or Brisbane offices, your role will include:

• Designing, developing, and tuning modern threat detection regimes suitable for customers of differing size and complexity, at different maturity levels in their cybersecurity journey.
• Working with other consultants and customers to ensure the chosen SIEM system is configured to support the implementation of threat detection rules and has the correct data sources and other capabilities to support the required outcomes.
• Staying current with threat intelligence and threat detection methodologies, including risk-based alerting.
• Proactively working with customers to achieve set project deadlines and budgets.
• Directing more junior staff working on the same engagement.
• Working closely with partners and client executives to determine and architect the best solution to propose for a given customer.
• Involvement in the pre-sales process for Sentinel professional services.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:

• A Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Software Engineering, or a related field is preferred but not essential.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a Microsoft engineering or related role, with a focus on core security technologies.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications (i.e., SC-200, AZ-500).
• Professional certifications are an advantage (i.e., CISSP, CISA, CISM, ….)
• AGSVA security clearance or the ability to achieve a security clearance is an additional bonus.

If you do not quite meet the requirements of this position but feel that it is a role you can grow into quickly with the right support, then we also encourage you to apply.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We'll then provide a personalised experience for suitable applicants as we progress the selection and assessment process. Prior to being offered employment, you will need to complete pre-employment police checks.

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance. To learn more about clearances please visit – here.

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