Senior Threat Intelligence & Hunting Lead — Remote & Flexible

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We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. The position also leads the development of detection strategies and collaborates closely with SOC and VM teams to enhance the SOC’s overall threat detection and response capabilities.

Your Key Responsibilities • Act as the Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead within the SOC by managing threat intelligence tools, ensuring data quality, and collecting, analysing, and disseminating actionable cyber threat intelligence. • Collaborate with internal teams and external intelligence communities while continuously improving threat intelligence processes and staying updated on threat trends. • Provide Cyber threat intelligence insights to enhance detection and response, including monitoring threat feeds, threat actor activity, vulnerabilities, and credential exposure. • Lead and support proactive and reactive threat hunting in close collaboration with the SOC team. • Mentor SOC analysts and work closely with security engineering to improve detection coverage, reduce alert noise, and strengthen overall SOC capability.

What We Offer You At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment • Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy. • A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits • Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Join EY and help to build a better working world. The opportunity The SOC Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting Engineering Lead is a senior security professional responsible for leading advanced cyber threat intelligence and threat hunting functions for one of our protected SOC clients.

This role is critical in protecting the organisation’s network and systems by proactively identifying, analysing, and responding to complex security threats.

The role oversees threat intel for pro-active detections leverages cyber threat intelligence (CTI) tools to provide actionable insights on emerging threats, threat feeds, and vulnerability advisories. Also, to drive both reactive and proactive threat hunting initiatives. This role can be performed from any of our EY offices across Australia.

Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Skills And Attributes For Success • Extensive experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence, tools and • Advanced expertise using SIEM and detection tools, particularly Splunk, to investigate threats, develop detections, and support threat hunting activities. • Strong understanding of threat hunting methodologies, cyber threat intelligence, and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK. • Due to the nature of this role, Australian citizenship is required.

Candidates must hold an NV1 security clearance, or be willing and eligible to obtain one. Id eally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes.

We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn. • 7–10 years’ experience in SOC or Cyber Threat intelligence specialist roles with progressively increasing responsibility and leadership. • Hands‑on experience applying cyber threat intelligence, including threat actor analysis, vulnerability intelligence, and emerging threat monitoring. • Experience working with endpoint, network, and security tooling such as EDR, IDS/IPS, email security, vulnerability management, and SOAR platforms. • Strong communication skills, with the ability to lead under pressure, mentor analysts, and engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

We’re proud to be recognised as the #1 WORK180 Endorsed Employer in the Top 101 Employers for Women 2026. Learn more. • Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! Acknowledgement of Country EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia.

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We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all.

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