Davidson is the proud recruitment partner of SEC Victoria as they accelerate Victoria’s renewable energy transition.
Do work that makes a difference
SEC is building an enterprising and dynamic team to accelerate Victoria’s transition to renewables and help achieve Victoria’s renewable energy target of 95% by 2035. We are working together for renewable, affordable, reliable energy for all Victorians.
We have an exciting and ambitious road ahead with a focus on:
- Investing in renewable energy and storage projects that accelerate the transition and deliver commercial returns.
- Supporting households to go electric to reduce their emissions and energy bills.
- Retailing electricity to Victorian Government operations and Victorian businesses to help them decarbonise.
- Underpinning all of this is SEC’s work to support the renewable energy workforce our energy transition requires.
SEC is partnering with industry to transform the energy sector, opening the state up for further innovation and investments in renewables. This includes an initial $1 billion towards delivering 4.5 gigawatts of power through renewable energy and storage projects – the equivalent replacement capacity of coal-fired power station Loy Yang A, which is set to close in 2035.
Your role
We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Senior Security Analyst to join our cyber security team, supporting SEC’s Security Operations Centre (SOC) and playing a key role in protecting the organisation’s technology environment. In this hands-on position, you’ll be responsible for monitoring, detecting, investigating, and responding to cyber security threats across SEC, helping to safeguard critical systems, data, and business operations. Working within a fast-paced SOC environment, you’ll leverage your expertise across the Microsoft Sentinel SIEM platform to identify suspicious activity, manage incidents, and support continuous threat monitoring and response activities.
As a trusted member of the cyber security team, you’ll help strengthen SEC’s security posture through threat intelligence, incident response, and the continuous improvement of security controls and processes. This role will suit someone who enjoys working in a collaborative SOC environment, is passionate about cyber defence, and can proactively identify and respond to emerging security threats across the organisation.
This role can be based in either our Melbourne CBD office or our regional office located in Morwell.
What you will do:
Security Monitoring & Incident Response
- Monitor and analyse security alerts across SIEM, EDR, identity, and network platforms.
- Triage and investigate security incidents to determine severity, root cause, and business impact.
- Lead incident investigations and response activities with internal teams and the external SOC provider.
- Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify suspicious activity and emerging threats.
- Drive incident containment, remediation, and post-incident reviews with actionable recommendations.
- Partner with the managed SOC provider to support effective 24x7 security monitoring and response.
SIEM Management, Detection Engineering & Security Telemetry
- Administer and maintain SEC’s Microsoft Sentinel SIEM platform.
- Develop and tune detection rules to improve visibility and reduce false positives.
- Integrate and troubleshoot log sources across enterprise, SaaS, and cloud environments.
- Ensure reliable ingestion of security telemetry across Azure, AWS, and enterprise platforms.
- Develop new detection use cases informed by threat intelligence and threat hunting outcomes.
SOC Capability Development & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Lead continuous improvement of SOC monitoring capability and detection coverage.
- Work with the external SOC provider to enhance workflows, escalations, and investigation practices.
- Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to improve system onboarding and security observability.
- Communicate investigation outcomes and security risks to technical and business stakeholders.
- Maintain SOC playbooks, runbooks, and operational documentation.
Who you are:
Experiences and Skills:
Must Have:
- Demonstrated experience working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) or cyber defence environment.
- Experience working as escalation point and leading security incident response activities.
- Experience coordinating or reviewing penetration testing practices.
- Experience with SIEM platforms (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk)
- Familiarity with EDR tools (e.g. Defender, CrowdStrike)
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls), identity and access management and cloud environments (Azure/AWS)
- Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g. NIST, ISO 27001, AESCSF)
- Ability to assess security controls and clearly document risks and recommendations.
Highly Desirable:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
- 3-5 years’ experience in SOC / SIEM, security analysis, detection engineering, incident monitoring and response.
- Experience with detection engineering aligned to MITRE ATT&CK.
- Experience performing proactive threat hunting within SIEM or telemetry platforms.
- Experience integrating cloud, DevOps, or CI/CD telemetry into security monitoring environments.
- Familiarity with Operational Technology (OT) security monitoring.
- Experience with automation, SOAR workflows, or security scripting (PowerShell, Python).
- Experience contributing to SOC capability uplift or observability improvements.
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as AESCSF, NIST CSF, ISO 27001/27035, and the Australian ISM.
- Relevant certifications such as SC-200, GIAC (GCIH/GCIA), CISSP, or CISM.
An empowered workforce
A career with SEC means you’ll be joining a new and vibrant ‘for purpose’ government-owned renewable energy company that:
- Empowers you to influence how we accelerate Victoria’s renewable energy transition and decarbonise our economy.
- Inspires you through meaningful, challenging work in an environment that encourages leadership and an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Supports your growth through career advancement and professional development opportunities.
- Provides hybrid work arrangements, with around 3 days working in Melbourne or Morwell, with flexible work options to meet individual circumstances, providing greater choice and autonomy.
How to Apply
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are also deeply committed to building an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and people with disability, people from the LGBTIQ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. SEC strives to create a respectful and collaborative workplace culture that allows all employees to thrive.
For further information and to explore this opportunity further please contact SECRecruitment@davidsonwp.com
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button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and/ or a cover letter (optional) addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role. Note: Applicants must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work permit to be eligible to apply.
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Rodney Roberts on 03 9929 9500, quoting reference JN -052026-43283. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com
