Job title: Principal Security Engineer (SIEM & SOAR)
Job type: Contract
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Public Sector and Government
Location: canberra
Job published: 16-07-2026
Job ID: 70369

Job Description

Principal Security Engineer (SIEM & Detection)

Join a major State Government organisation investing heavily in its cyber security capability.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and improving enterprise detection, SIEM and SOAR capabilities across a complex technology environment.

Responsibilities

  • Engineer and enhance SIEM and SOAR platforms.
  • Build detection rules and automation workflows.
  • Integrate security tooling across cloud, endpoint and identity.
  • Improve alert quality and detection coverage.
  • Develop SOC playbooks and operational documentation.

Desired Experience

  • Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar or Elastic.
  • SOAR automation.
  • Detection Engineering.
  • SIEM integrations.
  • Threat detection and incident response.