Cybersecurity Engineer

The Value You’ll Bring

The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section. Smithfield Foods is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to support critical programs and strategic initiatives across the organization. In this role, you will assess, design, and maintain cybersecurity systems that protect the company's infrastructure, applications, and data. You will collaborate with IT, engineering, and business teams to strengthen Smithfield’s security posture, reduce risk, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards.

What You’ll Do

• Risk Assessment: Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments of industrial control systems (ICS) networks, systems, and components to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Policies & Controls: Develop and implement cybersecurity policies, procedures, and technical controls to reduce risk and strengthen system resilience.
• Compliance & Standards: Ensure adherence to industry standards and regulations such as NIST, ISA/IEC 62443, and IEC 61850.
• Security Solutions: Design, configure, and implement protective technologies including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDPS), and SIEM platforms to defend against cyber threats.
• Testing & Validation: Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of ICS environments to identify weaknesses and implement timely remediation.
• Training & Guidance: Provide training and technical guidance to engineers and operators on cybersecurity best practices to improve awareness and compliance.
• Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams to embed cybersecurity into the design, development, and deployment of new ICS systems and components.
• Incident Response: Participate in incident response activities, analyzing and mitigating threats to quickly restore secure and stable operations.

What We’re Seeking

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 2+ years of relevant experience in OT cybersecurity, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Cloud Security: Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud security, including deployment, monitoring, and protection technologies.
• Endpoint & Email Protection: Proven expertise in endpoint protection solutions, advanced email threat protection, and forensic investigation/remediation.
• Identity & Access Management: Strong background in Windows Active Directory security and administration.
• Application & Network Security: Experience managing Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and implementing network-level protections against evolving cyber threats.
• Data Analysis: Skilled in analyzing and interpreting log data using security analytics tools to detect and respond to potential incidents.
• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex security concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Physical Demands & Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

Pay Range

The expected pay range for this position is $85,000 - $120,000 annually. Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the company reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate’s qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations.

Relocation Package

Relocation Package Available Yes

EEO Information

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.