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Join Macquarie’s Cyber Threat Incident Response team based in our Sydney office as a Senior Cyber Threat Defense Analyst. Our team is responsible for detecting, identifying, triaging, and mitigating threats and risks in our global cyber environment.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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In this role you will be responsible for actively triaging and responding to advanced cyber threats targeting Macquarie’s global infrastructure and businesses. You will also be responsible for analysing attack trends facing the organization and industry to better define proactive defensive measures. You will also be supporting other in-region analysts that work weekends via a rotational on-call schedule.

What you offer

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• 5 - 8 years of security or technology experience in large enterprise environments, including leading and developing teams
• Strong skills in aggregate log analysis using Splunk or other SIEM platforms
• Lead and coordinate security incident response with cross‑team collaboration for effective remediation
• Mentor and guide SOC analysts, promoting a collaborative and growth‑focused team culture
• Communicate security findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Apply an offensive security mindset with solid understanding of threat actor TTPs
• Interest in emerging, forward‑looking technologies, including AI‑enabled SOC capabilities
• Lead business engagement with a digital native banking organisation
• Participate and represent SOC function in Crisis management simulation activities and tabletop exercises.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
• Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
• Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Technology

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Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.