Security Operations Analyst

Huntress

full-time

Posted on: 9/22/2025

Origin: • 🇦🇺 Australia

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💰 A$110,000 - A$140,000 per year

JuniorMid-Level

Cyber SecurityLinuxMacOS

About the role

Triage, investigate, respond to, and remediate alerts generated by the Huntress platform
Perform tactical review of EDR telemetry, log sources, and forensic artifacts to determine root cause and provide remediation
Conduct dynamic malware analysis when required to extract indicators of compromise
Contribute to and refine detection capabilities by crafting and tuning signals
Investigate Microsoft 365 activity and deliver actionable remediation advice for compromised tenants
Undertake threat hunting for novel attack activity and push detections
Support escalations from SOC Support team and assist Customer Success for threat-related issues
Collaborate with Product and Sales teams to shape Huntress’ MDR service and platform
Continuously grow skills using real-world intrusion data and paid training opportunities

2+ years of experience in SOC, Incident Response, Managed Detection and Response, or Digital Forensics roles
Demonstrated experience with at least one of Windows, Linux, MacOS including attack surfaces, malware analysis, and basic threat actor tools and techniques
Understanding of common system administration skills and how they are abused by threat actors (Active Directory, PowerShell, Group Policies, Local Account Creation, etc)
Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK techniques such as credential dumping, lateral movement, persistence mechanisms, exfiltration techniques
Working knowledge of core networking concepts such as common ports/protocols, NAT, Public/Private IPs, VLANs
Passion for forensics and digging into logs, processes, and artifacts to understand intrusions
Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of simplifying complex technical findings for diverse audiences
Demonstrated self-guided learning or relevant academic background (Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent)
Ability to perform dynamic malware analysis where required
Experience collaborating with Product and Sales teams and assisting in customer escalations