Westpac Banking Corporation25d ago

InfoSec Analyst/Senior Analyst - Cyber Detection

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Overview

What’s the Role:As a Senior Analyst in Detection Engineering, you’ll strengthen Westpac’s cyber threat detection capability by designing and improving how threats are identified and responded to.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain detection content across SIEM, EDR and related security platforms. Develop and refine detection logic, including correlation rules, behavioural analytics and anomaly-based detections.

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Responsibilities

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→Design, build and maintain detection content across SIEM, EDR and related security platforms.
→Develop and refine detection logic, including correlation rules, behavioural analytics and anomaly-based detections.
→Continuously test, tune and validate detections to improve threat visibility and response effectiveness.
→Translate threat intelligence and attacker TTPs into actionable detections using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
→Work closely with Security Automation, Tooling, Red Team and Security Operations to optimise and validate detection coverage.
→Support proactive threat hunting activities and contribute to detection knowledge base and documentation.

Hands‑on experience in cybersecurity or corporate IT, ideally within Detection Engineering, Security Operations or Threat Hunting.
Working knowledge of SIEM and EDR platforms, including building and tuning detection content such as correlation rules, behavioural analytics and anomaly detection.
Understanding of attacker behaviour and threat models, with the ability to translate threat intelligence into effective detections.
Exposure to SOAR technologies and integrated detection‑to‑response workflows.
Strong analytical and investigative mindset, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced operational environment.
Solid technical foundation, including scripting or software development, CI/CD concepts, and database or networking fundamentals; relevant qualifications or certifications are desirable.

What We Offer

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We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

✓Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee only mortgage rates!

✓Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.

✓Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.

✓Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.