ICS Cybersecurity Engineer - Risk & Defense

Smithfield Foods; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Smithfield Foods is seeking a highly motivated Cybersecurity Engineer to support critical programs across the organization. You will assess, design, and maintain cybersecurity systems protecting infrastructure, applications, and data.

You will collaborate with IT, engineering, and business teams to strengthen security posture, reduce risk, and ensure regulatory compliance. This role emphasizes risk assessment, policy development, and incident response in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university and 2+ years of OT cybersecurity experience.
• Cloud security experience with Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Endpoint protection and advanced email threat protection experience.
• Identity and access management with Windows Active Directory security.
• Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and network protections experience.
• Ability to analyze logs with security analytics tools.
• Strong collaboration and communication to translate security concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Team‑oriented, adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments of ICS networks and components to identify vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies.
• Develop and implement cybersecurity policies, procedures, and technical controls to reduce risk.
• Ensure adherence to standards such as NIST, ISA/IEC 62443, and IEC 61850.
• Design, configure, and implement protective technologies including firewalls, IDPS, and SIEM to defend against threats.
• Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of IC environments and remediate findings.
• Provide training and guidance to engineers and operators on cybersecurity best practices.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to embed cybersecurity into design, development, and deployment of IC systems.
• Participate in incident response activities to analyze and mitigate threats.

Skills

Communication skills

Team‑oriented

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Web Application Firewalls (WAF)

IDPS

SIEM

Job description

Smithfield Foods is seeking a highly motivated Cybersecurity Engineer to support critical programs across the organization. You will assess, design, and maintain cybersecurity systems protecting infrastructure, applications, and data.

You will collaborate with IT, engineering, and business teams to strengthen security posture, reduce risk, and ensure regulatory compliance. This role emphasizes risk assessment, policy development, and incident response in a fast-paced environment.