Smiths Detection

Security

SeniorCyberSecurityEngineer

£75–105k ~AI est. Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Cyber Security Engineer at Smiths Detection. Skills: Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, Cloud security. Set up and manage endpoint security. Manage EDR/XDR tools”

Industry & Context.

Security
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Mid-senior level experience in cybersecurity engineering, Experience with EDR/XDR tools, Experience with vulnerability management, Experience supporting incident response

Nice to Have

Experience working with security tools and integrations, Experience working in cloud or hybrid environments

What You'll Do.

Set up and manage endpoint security

Manage vulnerability scanning platforms

Support move towards Zero Trust

Support identity-based security

Connect security tools into monitoring systems

Support incident response

Investigate and fix issues

Improve system security

Automate routine tasks

Support security in cloud environments

Keep documentation up to date

Keep processes up to date

Keep runbooks up to date

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with IT teams; Work with cloud teams; Work with security teams

Full Job Description

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place. Smiths Detection, a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security. Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security. This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day. We’re looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to help improve and maintain security across our systems and platforms. You will work closely with the Head of Cybersecurity and take responsibility for setting up, running and improving security tools across endpoints, cloud environments, and core systems. This role is hands-on and involves both day-to-day operations and improving how we work. Why Join Us? * Join a growing cybersecurity team * Work across endpoint, cloud and enterprise systems * Be involved in improving how security is set up and managed * Work with teams across IT, cloud and security What You’ll Be Doing * Set up and manage endpoint security across Windows, macOS and Linux * Manage EDR/XDR tools and vulnerability scanning platforms * Support the move towards Zero Trust and identity-based security * Connect security tools into monitoring systems (SIEM) * Support incident response, including investigation and fixing issues * Improve system security in line with agreed standards * Automate routine tasks using PowerShell, Python or Bash * Support security in cloud environments *

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