Senior Security Analyst

Shape your world at DPHI 

• Permanent full-time 35 hours per week opportunity  
• Parramatta or Orange office location with flexible working supported 
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $129,464 to $142,665 p.a plus super  

Join our team and shape your world in a workplace that empowers you to do your best work and build a meaningful career. In this role, you will contribute to shaping lives and communities across NSW, while shaping your own career. You will enjoy flexible work options, varied and impactful projects, and a vibrant, diverse team culture built on collaboration, inclusion and support. We are creating a workplace where everyone belongs and where you can balance work, life and wellbeing.  

The role  

The Senior Security Analyst provides technical and operational support in guiding how the Department detects, investigates, and responds to cyber threats. You will help set direction for threat hunting, detection engineering, and threat intelligence, ensuring monitoring capabilities evolve to address emerging risks. You will work with the team through the full incident lifecycle and drive continuous improvement of playbooks, Standard Operating Procedures, and response processes to strengthen detection quality and response effectiveness. 

Day to day, you will navigate a fast-changing threat landscape, improving how critical systems feed into monitoring and detection. You also work closely with business teams, refine detection strategies, and keep the team focused on delivering accurate, timely responses to complex security events.  

For more information about this position, read the full Role Description:  Senior Security Analyst

What you will bring to the role  

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively convey ideas and collaborate with team members. 
• Strong problem-solving abilities to navigate complex challenges and adapt to evolving situations. 
• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. 
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with a willingness to contribute to group efforts and support colleagues in achieving objectives. 

Key Knowledge and Experience  

• Demonstrated experience using SIEM, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and email security tools.
• Experience conducting advanced threat hunting and analysing security events for indicators of compromise and emerging threats.
• Experience supporting cyber incident response, including identification, triage, escalation and mitigation.
• Experience evaluating event and incident metrics to identify trends, anomalies and opportunities for process improvement.
• Strong Knowledge of cyber threats, attack techniques and adversary behaviours, with the ability to apply this insight to strengthen monitoring, detection and incident response activities. 

About Us 

At the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI), you could shape your world while helping us shape the future of NSW. Together, we create vibrant communities, places and precincts, and manage land, assets and property.  

We are a high-performing organisation that proudly reflects the communities we serve. Our diversity strengthens our cultural capability and enables us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people across NSW. As an inclusive and accessible workplace, we value your contribution, lived experience and cultural knowledge, and we want you to feel supported, connected and empowered to succeed. With flexible work arrangements, job share options, workplace adjustments and various employee affinity groups, we are here to help you thrive every day. 

Join us 

Shape your world in a place where you’re valued, included and heard. Apply now with your CV and cover letter.  

Applications close 11:55pm Wednesday 8th July 2026.  

Should you require further information about the role please contact Danny Howarth – Security Operations Manager at danny.howarth@dphi.nsw.gov.au 

A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.