Cyber Security Lead

As our Cyber Security Lead youll be responsible for leading the day to day technical cybersecurity operations for the data centre and acting as the senior escalation point for security incidents across IT and OT this role youll primarily be hands on providing technical leadership coordination and mentorship to the security operations team.

Within this position your scope will cover:

• Leading and managing the execution of cyber security strategies frameworks and architectures to protect NEXTDCs operating environment
• Developing and implementing strategies for threat detection and vulnerability management using tools like ClamAV Junos and EndPoint Security solutions
• Designing and executing application security initiatives including vulnerability assessments secure coding practices and penetration testing
• Designing and executing data security measures ensuring encryption data loss prevention (DLP) and secure storage solutions are in place.
• Lead the daily security operations activities (monitoring triage investigation and response) and act as technical escalation point for complex or high severity incidents.
• Coordinate and guide security analysts/engineers during incident handling ensuring that investigation steps containment eradication and recovery actions are executed correctly and documented.
• Mentor junior security engineers/analysts provide technical guidance and on-the-job training and contribute input into performance and development discussions.
• Act as the technical point of escalation for Cyber Security operations and any related issues participating in after-hours support as needed.

Your technical skillset will include:

• In-depth understanding of the latest cybersecurity threats vulnerability management techniques and incident response protocols
• Expertise in managing cybersecurity tools like firewalls IDS/IPS VPNs Zscaler and Defender for security and endpoint protection including policy configuration and troubleshooting
• Strong hands-on experience with SIEM and log analysis tools (e.g. Splunk Elastic Microsoft Sentinel or similar) including query creation correlation rules and dashboards
• Familiarity with vulnerability management platforms ticketing/ITSM tools and basic SOAR or automation playbooks for incident response
• Solid understanding of common attack techniques MITRE ATT&CK concepts and incident response methodologies
• Working knowledge of security requirements for OT/ICS environments and zone/segmentation concepts
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills able to lead investigations and make clear technical decisions under time pressure

Qualifications :

• 610 years of experience in cyber security operations or security engineering with at least 23 years in a senior/lead role
• Demonstrated experience in environments with high availability or critical operations (e.g. data centres industrial/OT environments or 24x7 SOCs).
• CISSP CISM or equivalent
• Prior experience working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC).

Additional Information :

• Opportunity to be a vital part of NEXTDC and the expanding Data Centre world
• Inclusive diverse and values-driven working culture
• Great opportunities to progress within our company (grow as we grow)

Our mission is to continue building a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents the communities in which we operate.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time