Apply: Senior Threat Detection & Response Lead

Reference: BH-184797
Principal Consultant – Threat Hunting | Principal Incident Response Consultant | SOC Principal Consultant | Senior Threat Hunter 

Location: Sydney, NSW
Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time
Category: Information & Cyber Security

About the Role

We’re currently recruiting for a Principal Consultant, Threat Hunting to join a leading financial services organisation. This is a senior-level role within the Security Operations environment, where you will act as a technical specialist, escalation point, and mentor while driving proactive cyber defence.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of threat hunting, incident response, and SOC uplift initiatives, working on high-impact projects that protect critical infrastructure and strengthen security posture.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical leadership as an escalation point for the SOC.
  • Lead and drive proactive threat hunting initiatives to detect and mitigate advanced cyber threats.
  • Utilise digital forensics expertise to support investigations and incident response.
  • Mentor and support junior SOC analysts, sharing knowledge and best practices.
  • Drive continuous improvement of SOC processes, playbooks, and tools.
  • Stay ahead of emerging threats by developing and applying advanced methodologies.

Required Skills & Experience
  • 8+ years’ experience in cybersecurity, ideally within financial services or enterprise-scale environments.
  • In-depth expertise in Threat Hunting, Digital Forensics, and Incident Response (DFIR).
  • Strong hands-on experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools.
  • Proven background in cyber incident management.
  • Experience analysing digital forensics and electronic evidence.
  • Relevant certifications (SANS/GIAC, CISSP, CISM, etc.) highly regarded.

What’s on Offer

  • Opportunity to step into a senior leadership role in threat hunting and cyber defence.
  • Work within a highly skilled team in a complex and challenging enterprise environment.
  • Career progression, ongoing training, and industry-recognised certifications supported.
Must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. 
Company Background:

Ethos BeathChapman (EBC) is a global group of executive recruitment experts in Australia, Asia and EMEA, with a broader network beyond. We connect exceptional people to exceptional companies.

EBC’s mid-sized agility and solutions-focused approach enables us to flex where traditional recruitment agencies have failed, and scale beyond the reach of boutiques. Our multidisciplinary expertise covers corporate and specialised functions across Finance, Technology, Commerce and Government recruitment markets, among others.

Established 2005 in Sydney, EBC today has six offices worldwide in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands and the UK. Part of the Nikkei-listed Will Group, Inc, we own Quay Appointments and our staffing and managed solutions specialists, CONNECT.

Let’s connect, and make exceptional happen, together: www.ethosbc.com

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