Security Analyst

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About The Role
As a Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst within our 24/7 Security Operations function, you will help provide continuous security monitoring and incident investigation across a range of enterprise customer environments.
This is a fully remote role that can be based anywhere in Australia, offering the flexibility to work as part of a nationally distributed security operations team.
The role operates on a structured 12-hour rotating roster across day and night shifts, aligned to Australian Western Standard Time. The roster is predictable, provides regular time off and allows you to work approximately seven days per fortnight.
You’ll support both fully managed 24/7 customers and hybrid SOC arrangements, gaining exposure to a broad range of customer environments, security technologies and real-world security scenarios.
All new starters complete a structured 4–6 week daytime training and onboarding program before moving onto the shift roster.
What You’ll Be Doing
Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts across multiple customer environments
Analyse security events using SIEM, EDR/XDR and other security monitoring technologies
Investigate suspicious activity across endpoint, identity, email and network telemetry
Determine whether activity represents a genuine security incident, benign behaviour or a false positive
Correlate information across multiple log sources to build an understanding of security events
Investigate common threats including phishing, account compromise, suspicious authentication activity and endpoint-based threats
Escalate incidents in line with customer-specific processes, playbooks and severity criteria
Maintain clear and accurate investigation notes, case updates and incident documentation
Provide detailed shift handovers to ensure continuity of active investigations
Work across different customer environments, technologies and processes while maintaining investigation quality
Collaborate with other SOC teams and security specialists across the broader business
Continue developing your technical capability through exposure to a broad range of security environments and threat scenarios
Skills & Experience
Experience working within a SOC, MDR, MSSP, Security Operations or similar cyber security environment
Hands on experience triaging and investigating security alerts and incidents
Experience using SIEM technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar or similar platforms
Experience using EDR/XDR technologies such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike, Cortex XDR, SentinelOne or similar
Good understanding of identity related security events, including suspicious sign-ins, MFA activity and account compromise
Experience investigating phishing and email based security events
Good foundational understanding of networking concepts including IP addresses, ports, protocols, DNS, VPN and firewall or proxy activity
Ability to analyse information across multiple data sources and form a clear investigation outcome
Strong written communication and incident documentation skills
Ability to work effectively across multiple customer environments and adapt to different operational processes
Good judgement around incident severity, escalation and handover
Comfortable working within a 24/7 rotating roster covering both day and night shifts
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a distributed team
Benefits of working at Accenture:
18 weeks paid parental leave
Long & short-term career break opportunities
Structured career development program
Local and international career opportunities.
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