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Senior Cybersecurity Incident Responder

Datacom

Perth, Western Australia

Hybrid · Senior · Full-time

The Role

This position sits within a cybersecurity incident response team, leading digital forensics and incident response engagements across Australia and New Zealand. Day-to-day work spans reactive incident investigations alongside proactive advisory activities such as tabletop exercises, compromise assessments, threat hunting, breach readiness reviews, and threat intelligence briefings.

Skills & Experience

Candidates require extensive hands-on experience investigating major cybersecurity incidents, with strong analytical and communication skills. The broader team environment encompasses SOC, SIEM, EDR, and XDR technologies, and the organisation actively supports practitioners in building certifications and technical depth across relevant industry-leading platforms.

Who It Suits

This role suits an experienced incident responder who is comfortable leading complex engagements independently and advising organisations at a senior level. Someone who thrives on varied work — moving between reactive crisis response and structured proactive advisory delivery — and operates confidently across both commercial and government environments will excel here.

Typical advertised salary for Incident Response roles in Australia: A$95,000–A$129,000 (median A$100,000 — from 9 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).

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Listed: 2026-07-06