Leader Cyber Security Operations

Location: Brisbane

Remuneration/Benefit: Negotiable

About the role: We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Leader – Cyber Security Operations to help drive the protection of our critical digital and operational assets. This leadership role sits at the heart of our security operations, blending people leadership, technical oversight, and strategic input to secure both corporate systems and unique operational technologies within the rail environment.

You’ll bring deep expertise in incident response, risk management, and cyber tooling—and know how to coach, influence, and lead a high-performing team.

• Oversee day-to-day Cyber Defence and Security Engineering functions to ensure timely threat detection and response
• Act as a key escalation point during incidents, providing calm leadership and subject matter expertise.
• Drive security uplift through new tools, systems, and procedures
• Develop and maintain the internal SOP library and documentation for knowledge sharing
• Oversee and participate in the maintenance of the Cyber Defence and Security Engineering tools and platforms
• Deliver reporting and analysis against established cyber security KPIs and performance metrics.
• Support and grow a small team of professionals—providing coaching, technical guidance, and development opportunities.

About you: 

• Proven experience managing and motivating cyber security or IT operations teams.
• Strong background in cyber security, operational planning, and incident response.
• Deep understanding of cyber tools, incident response procedures, and operational protocols.
• Hands-on experience responding to incidents in complex, large-scale enterprise environments.
• Proficient in tools such as Splunk, Crowdstrike, Palo Alto, Defender, Sentinel.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

What we offer you:             

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities. 
Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

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Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets. 

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers