Principal Security Operations Center Analyst

Summary

Join Huntress, a fully remote company founded by former NSA cyber operators, as a Principal Security Operations Center Analyst based in Australia. You will play a crucial role in triaging, investigating, and responding to cyber intrusions, mentoring junior team members, and contributing to the company's detection efforts. This position offers a competitive salary ($190,000 to $215,000 AUD base plus bonus and equity), opportunities for professional growth, and a fully remote work environment. You will be part of an elite team combating threat actors daily, working on various incidents and accelerating your career. Huntress is committed to creating an inclusive culture where every team member is valued and empowered.

Requirements

• 6+ years experience in a SOC, Incident Response, or Forensics role
• Ability to explain possible complex alerts/events in a non-complex way, both written and verbal
• Proven mentoring experience and skills to junior team members, helping them to grow individually and as a team
• Understanding of Malware Analysis (Configuration of isolated Malware Analysis VM, Identification of File Formats, Basic Static & Dynamic analysis)
• Demonstrated experience with Windows and/or MacOS as an attack surface
• Strong understanding and experience with Threat Actor Tools and techniques: (MITRE ATT&CK Framework, PowerShell & Command Prompt Terminals, WMIC, Scheduled Tasks, SCM, Windows Domain and host Enumeration Techniques, Basic Lateral Movement Techniques, Basic Persistence Mechanisms, Basic Defense Evasion Techniques, other offensive/Red Team TTPs)
• Strong experience with Windows Administration or Enterprise Domain Administration and upkeep (Active Directory, Group Policy, PowerShell, Windows Server Update Service, and Domain Trusts)
• Strong experience with M365/Cloud attack techniques
• Demonstrated equivalent of self-guided study experience or Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, System Administration, or Cyber Security

Responsibilities

• Function as the lead liaison between the SOC and other Product and Research teams
• Build automation to help reduce the workload on the SOC through report template creation
• Own and complete investigative objectives associated with multi-host intrusions without assistance
• Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts coming in from the Huntress platform
• Perform tactical forensic timelining and analysis to determine the root cause of attacks where possible and provide remediations needed to remove the threat
• Perform advanced malware analysis as part of investigating systems and identities
• Investigate suspicious Microsoft M365 activity and provide remediations
• Assist in escalations from the product support team for threat-related and SOC-relevant questions
• Assist our SOC Support team by engaging with customers via video/phone to explain or describe activity observed by the SOC when needed
• Contribute to detection efforts by helping to create or request net new detections as well as tuning detections
• Provide technical mentorship of more junior team members
• Contribute regularly to external facing Huntress content such as blogs, webinars, presentations, and speaking engagements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with scripting languages (such as PowerShell, Python, Bash, PHP, JavaScript, or Ruby)
• Demonstrated experience on platforms like HackTheBox, TryHackMe, Blue Team Labs Online, etc
• Participation in cybersecurity competitions such as Capture the Flags, the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, etc
• Familiarity with MSP tools such as RMMs
• Previous experience in an MSP/MSSP/MDR role

Benefits

• Fully remote work
• 1-2 trips to the US annually for events such as Sales Kick-Off and Summer Summit!
• New starter home office set up reimbursement ($800 AUD)
• Generous personal leave entitlements
• Digital monthly reimbursement ($185 AUD)
• Superannuation
• Healthcare Benefits
• Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth