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Join Macquarie’s Cyber Threat Incident Response team as a Cyber Threat Detection Engineer. This team is responsible for detecting, identifying, triaging, and mitigating threats and risks in our global cyber environment. You will be part of a highly skilled, distributed team protecting our global infrastructure.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

As a Cyber Threat Detection Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing and evolving our threat and intel-informed defensive capabilities. You will be responsible for designing, building, and implementing effective detection mechanisms and content to identify advanced cyber threats across our large and complex enterprise environment. You will blend traditional security analysis with software development practices to automate and scale our threat detection lifecycle.

What you offer

3-5 years of experience as a detection engineer, security operations analyst, or incident responder, with a proven track record of triaging and responding to cyber threats.
Demonstrated knowledge of threat actor techniques, vulnerabilities, and exploits (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK framework), along with how those present themselves within various log sources and artifacts.
Extensive experience investigating and hunting threats, as well as building robust detection logic using modern SIEM and log aggregation platforms such as Splunk ES, Google SecOps, and Sumologic in medium to large enterprise environments.
Strong practical experience with software development skills, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with automation tools and version control (e.g., Git, Cloudbees, Bitbucket, Bitbucket pipelines) to treat detection-as-code.
Deep understanding of common enterprise technologies and their logging capabilities, including Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), Firewalls, EDR, and Proxies.
Curious and analytical mindset with a strong ability to question the status quo, solve complex problems creatively, and continuously improve detection fidelity.
Familiarity or hands-on experience utilising cutting-edge AI coding assistants and command-line LLM tools (such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot) to accelerate detection engineering, draft parsing scripts, translate legacy rules, or analySe complex security data is desirable.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

1 wellbeing leave day per year
Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Technology

Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.

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