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Principal Cyber Security AnalystQueensland Government · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Principal Cyber Security Analyst

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-05 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Full-time Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market A$10,000–A$13,333/mo

About the Company

ABOUT US We are the largest and most diverse organisation in our state. We have more than 90 government departments and organisations delivering for Queensland across 4000+ locations, from the Torres Strait to the Gold Coast; Mount Isa to Brisbane. This page is monitored by Queensland Government employees from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. HOUSE RULES - all users must comply with LinkedIn policies and terms of use - please do not post content or comments that could be considered abusive or obscene, name calling, harassment or personal attacks defamatory towards a person or people prejudicial, inflammatory or offensive deceptive, misleading or false information about an individual, organisation, government or entity personal or sensitive information about yourself or others in violation of any intellectual property rights, or any other law or regulation promotion of a product, business, company or organisation off-topic or spam, including the same comment posted repeatedly. Any content or comments deemed to fit under these definitions will be deleted. Users found to repeatedly post these types of comments will be banned from this page. You should report any offensive material presented on LinkedIn. Complaints about defamatory digital matter or anything you consider to be offensive should be made to the attention of the Public Sector Commission via our website www.psc.qld.gov.au/contact/customer-compliments-and-complaints. A complaint about defamatory digital matter should contain your name, the matter and where it is located, and that you consider the matter to be defamatory. CURRENT CONDITIONS The State of Queensland (Public Sector Commission) 2026 Subject to LinkedIn's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, all content released on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (BY) 2.5 Australia Licence. Permissions may be available beyond the scope of this licence. Government Administration Specialties: health, education, transport, justice, police, fire & emergency, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, environment, communities, child safety & disability, agriculture, energy & water, housing, infrastructure, local government & planning, IT & innovation, tourism

Responsibilities

  • ● Principal Cyber Security Analyst AO7 The Cyber Defence team within the Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business's Queensland Government Cyber Security Unit (QGCSU) help Queensland Government entities better prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from, cyber incidents through a centrally led program. As a key member of the team, you will be required to provide technical leadership, develop and deliver services and work closely with staff and key stakeholders to deliver a broad range of security services such as incident detection, response, threat intelligence and analytics and threat hunting to improve Whole of Government (WofG) cyber defence capabilities.
  • ● As The Principal Cyber Security Analyst, You Will
  • ● Act as the primary technical escalation point for SOC operations including complex or high-severity incidents, providing technical guidance and decision making support to the SOC team.
  • ● Create, tune and optimise detection rules, ensuring accurate threat identification and minimal false positives.
  • ● Lead and coordinate the end-to-end cyber incident response process, including detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review to minimise risk exposure for Government entities.
  • ● Lead the proactive threat hunting function, identifying and mitigating advanced threats and implementing detections for emerging threats.
  • ● Evaluate, implement, and optimise SOC tools and technologies to enhance detection, response and threat hunting capabilities.
  • ● Lead initiatives to improve and mature SOC processes, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
  • ● Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and incident response playbooks to ensure operational consistency and efficiency.
  • ● Provide input into strategic planning for SOC operations, initiatives and resource allocation through analysing trends and metrics.
  • ● Provide mentorship, guidance and support to SOC analysts to enhance team capability fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
  • ● Contribute to the broader security community across whole of Government through presenting at security meet ups/forums, Communities of Practice, and other cross-organisational environments.
  • ● Perform on call duties as required.
  • ● Occupational group IT & Telecommunications