SOC Analyst

SOC Analysts (NV2+) | GEO SPACES | Canberra (On-site)

If you're a SOC professional who wants work that's genuinely different to "business as usual", this is it.

We're hiring SOC Analysts (multiple levels) to support mission-critical networks in a Defence/intelligence-aligned environment. You'll be hands-on across detection and response, uplift security tooling, and help build the day-to-day rhythm of a SOC that's bringing new systems online over the next 12-18 months.

Location: Canberra (On-site)
Type: Full-time / Permanent
Clearance: Active NV2 required, willing to uplift to TSPV + able to meet DISA/OSA requirements
Citizenship: Australian Citizen only

• You'll work with real constraints and real stakes-the kind of environment where good security practice actually matters
• A mix of ops + engineering: you won't be stuck only watching dashboards
• New systems coming online means plenty to do: detections to tune, log sources to onboard, playbooks to sharpen, processes to tighten
• You'll collaborate with partner SOCs and security authorities-great exposure for anyone building a serious cleared cyber career

Depending on your level and strengths, you'll contribute across:

• Monitoring, detection & response (triage through to escalation and improvement)
• Vulnerability management
• Cyber Threat Intelligence (turning intel into action: detections, priorities, hardening)
• Security engineering across SIEM, endpoint, network, gateway and detection engineering
• Security advice to internal stakeholders
• Defining security requirements for operations and systems
• Change review and approvals
• Building working relationships with internal teams and external partners

Junior / developing SOC Analysts

• Min 2 years in security operations or 4 years in broader IT (cloud/network/endpoint/gateway)
• Comfortable learning quickly and following disciplined processes
• Scripting/coding exposure is a plus (automation, log parsing, small tools)

Senior SOC Analysts / Security Operations Engineers

• 5-10 years across the responsibilities above
• Enjoy improving how things run: detections, runbooks, metrics, workflows
• Happy coaching others and lifting team capability
• Highly regarded: experience in Defence/intelligence environments (or adjacent) and understanding of how stakeholders operate

Because of the environment:

• Australian Citizen
• Active NV2
• Willing to uplift to TSPV
• Able to achieve/maintain DISA/OSA suitability

If you meet the clearance requirements and you're looking for a SOC role where you can do meaningful work, build deep technical skills, and grow in the cleared space, we'd like to hear from you.