Principal Security Analyst

We’re never just satisfied with how things are - because we know how things could be. And it’s our expert Technology team who forge ahead every day to make those ‘what ifs’ a reality.

Welcome to a place where you can chase real progress and drive real change. And that includes your own career. Being a part of Technology at Suncorp Group means being switched on, endlessly curious and always adaptable. In return, you’ll be supported to bring your own ideas to the table and challenge conventions - with the aim of making life a little brighter, simpler and better for our customers and each other.

A great opportunity is now available for a hands-on Principal Security Analyst - Threat Management within the Cyber Security and Risk domain at Suncorp. The mission within our Threat Management team is to monitor, detect and respond to security threats and incidents from internal and external sources.

As Principal Security Analyst you will provide industry leading expertise and assist with the delivery of the threat management operational areas and projects. You will have a hands on collaborative approach working with monitoring, detection, incident response, technical investigations, threat hunting, intelligence and automation. You will have technical leadership and direction for significant initiatives and driving a security-aware culture.

This is a wonderful opportunity in which you can showcase your Security skills and experience, collaborate within a high performing team, and establish relationships within the broader Cyber Security and Risk domain.

**What you’ll do**:

- Provide technical leadership and capability building for the monitoring and detection of incidents and threats by ensuring appropriate system logs, tools, processes and reporting mechanisms are in place.
- Work with others to maintain use cases and detection capabilities to ensure detection of new and emerging scenarios and situations.
- Respond to security incidents (or suspected incidents) by leading response activities, engaging with other teams/partners as required, undertaking post incident review, and recommending preventative actions/controls.
- Assist with building and growing threat hunting capabilities, be involved in threat hunts and the development of the resultant detections.
- Assist with building and maturing threat Intelligence capabilities to support the early detection and identification of threats and incidents.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and enhancement of automation & orchestration capabilities to deliver faster, more accurate and repeatable processes within security operations and incident response.

**What you’ll bring**:

- Tertiary Qualification in Information Technology (or related) is desirable.
- 7- 10 years hands-on technical IT Security experience is desirable, substantial hands-on technical IT Security experience is mandatory.
- Experience leading incident response, running high performance detection/alerting systems, and performing technical investigations is extremely desirable.
- Experience with technical hunting activities and threat intelligence is extremely desirable.
- Experience with some or all: detection and alerting, incident response, technical investigations, hunting, threat intelligence, automation and other related tools and technologies is mandatory.
- IT and IT Security experience within a large enterprise organisation is desirable.
- Specialised knowledge of the tools, tactics, techniques and processes of attackers is desirable.
- Active participation in industry IT security groups, forums, and information exchanges is desirable.
- Strong analytical and written skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
- Excellent leadership skills including coaching, providing feedback and having difficult conversations.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain strong relationships, and a demonstrated ability to negotiate outcomes and effectively influence and resolve conflict.
- Previous experience working within an Agile environment, with an understanding of the Agile practices.

**About Suncorp Group**:
We’re proud to be a part of the Suncorp Group family alongside some of Australia’s most trusted and diverse names in insurance. Together, we share a drive to make the complex simple and bring our customers peace of mind when it matters most - while helping to evolve and innovate the ways we can serve our community every day. That comes with all kinds of exciting opportunities for you to grow your own career. Whether you’re guiding people through life’s biggest moments or providing them with support in times they need it most, you’ll be driven forward by our shared customer obsession and supported at every step of the journey.

For over 100 years Suncorp Group has been driven by our guiding Purpose - to build futures and protect what matters. To ensure we deliver on that Purpose, we’ve made a commitment, built on trust, e