Cybersecurity Operations Senior

DEFEND Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand

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Published on 16 September 2026 · first appeared in our records on 16 September 2026.

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At DEFEND, we deliver world-class cyber resilience through engineered solutions and expert frontline defense. Our Cybersecurity Operations Seniors provide advanced monitoring, investigation, and response capability, helping protect customers, improve operational outcomes, and support the team through experience, judgement, and technical depth. In this role you’ll... • Deliver security services by engaging, collaborating, and communicating with internal teams and stakeholders. • Monitor security events and alerts to identify potential threats and emerging risks. • Perform advanced alert triage, investigation, and analysis to assess severity, impact, and required response actions. • Act as a senior escalation point for complex or high-risk security events and incidents. • Conduct threat scope and impact analysis, document findings, and correlate threat intelligence for actionable insights. • Review and contribute to high-quality customer reporting and operational documentation. • Support major incident response activities and contribute to post-incident review and continuous improvement efforts. • Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to other analysts where needed, helping lift consistency and quality across the team. • Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, ensuring rapid response and service delivery during critical incidents. • Maintain accurate documentation of all security monitoring and incident response activities. You’ll bring… • Strong experience in threat detection • Strong experience in incident response • Experience in threat intelligence and threat hunting • Strong reporting and documentation skills • Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences • Strong remediation and investigation capability • A collaborative approach and willingness to support others in the team Technical Skills • Microsoft Defender • Microsoft Sentinel • KQL • Alert AnalysisScripting & Automation • Report Writing

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