About us

We’re growing, not slowing, here at Macquarie Technology Group because we’re passionate about doing things differently. We want to challenge the industry and look for better ways of doing things. As a team, Macquarie Government are hardworking, results and success focused. We also take the time to celebrate our success and make sure our people are doing work that makes a difference.

We believe that collaboration & team connection is key for success. This role will be based in Canberra on-site with one of our clients. 

We require security clearance for this role you must be an Australian citizen to be eligible to obtain a security clearance or ideally already hold NV1 security clearance.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a Security Engineer to join our growing cyber security team in Canberra. This opportunity is ideal for someone with around 18 months to 4 years' experience in a SOC or cyber security environment who has hands-on experience with Splunk log onboarding, use case development, detection engineering and security monitoring.

You'll play a key role in onboarding and normalising log sources, building and tuning detections, investigating alerts, and supporting incident triage and response activities across customer environments. We're looking for someone who understands how security data flows into a SIEM, can work through detection logic, and enjoys improving visibility and security outcomes through well-designed use cases and analytics.

• Working alongside experienced cyber professionals, you'll continue to develop your skills across Splunk, detection engineering, threat monitoring and incident response while supporting environments that genuinely matter. If you're curious, proactive, and eager to grow your technical capability in a high-performing team, this could be a great next step in your cyber security career.

About us

We’re growing, not slowing, here at Macquarie Technology Group because we’re passionate about doing things differently. We want to challenge the industry and look for better ways of doing things. As a team, Macquarie Government are hardworking, results and success focused. We also take the time to celebrate our success and make sure our people are doing work that makes a difference.

We believe that collaboration & team connection is key for success. This role will be based in Canberra on-site with one of our clients. 

We require security clearance for this role you must be an Australian citizen to be eligible to obtain a security clearance or ideally already hold NV1 security clearance.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a Security Engineer to join our growing cyber security team in Canberra. This opportunity is ideal for someone with around 18 months to 4 years' experience in a SOC or cyber security environment who has hands-on experience with Splunk log onboarding, use case development, detection engineering and security monitoring.

You'll play a key role in onboarding and normalising log sources, building and tuning detections, investigating alerts, and supporting incident triage and response activities across customer environments. We're looking for someone who understands how security data flows into a SIEM, can work through detection logic, and enjoys improving visibility and security outcomes through well-designed use cases and analytics.

Working alongside experienced cyber professionals, you'll continue to develop your skills across Splunk, detection engineering, threat monitoring and incident response while supporting environments that genuinely matter. If you're curious, proactive, and eager to grow your technical capability in a high-performing team, this could be a great next step in your cyber security career.