Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunt Manager

About the role

Lead the Agency's cyber threat intelligence and threat hunting functions, ensuring emerging threats, vulnerabilities and risks are identified, analysed and mitigated before they impact business operations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead cyber threat intelligence and threat hunting across complex ICT environments.
• Identify, analyse and respond to emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities and indicators of compromise.
• Drive proactive threat hunting using intelligence, telemetry, logs and security data sources.
• Support and enhance SOC capabilities, monitoring and incident response.
• Develop and implement cyber security strategies, policies and procedures aligned to government standards.
• Provide expert advice, risk assessments and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Build relationships with government agencies, industry partners and healthcare stakeholders for intelligence sharing.
• Deliver threat intelligence products, briefings and cyber risk insights to internal and external audiences.
• Represent the Agency at cross‑government forums and cyber security working groups.
• Lead, mentor and develop a high‑performing cyber security team.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience leading cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting or security monitoring functions.
• Strong understanding of Australian Government cyber security frameworks (PSPF, ISM).
• Proven ability to develop and implement cyber security policies and operational improvements.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience managing teams and delivering complex cyber security programmes.
• Australian citizenship and ability to obtain required security clearances.

Required skills

• CISSP certification (or equivalent).
• CISM certification (or equivalent).
• GIAC certification (or equivalent).

What we offer

• Competitive salary $124,583‑$142,089 per year plus 15.4% superannuation.
• Salary packaging options and a Christmas closedown with no leave deduction.
• Wellbeing program, Employee Assistance Program and flexible work arrangements including work‑from‑home.
• Modern collaborative workspaces and a wide range of leave options (parental, cultural, compassionate, emergency response, defence).