Cybersecurity Engineer

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.

Looking to step into a role where your expertise directly strengthens the resilience of systems, platforms, and data across a modern technology environment?

We have two vacancies for Cybersecurity Engineers to join our Hemel Hempstead team. This role is specifically aimed at candidates with early career experience in cybersecurity engineering or security operations (0–2 years). 

As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you’ll take ownership of designing, building, and operating the controls that keep threats at bay, working across endpoints, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.

This is an opportunity to build your expertise in a hands on environment where your ideas and input will shape how security is delivered every day.

What you’ll be doing

• Build and operate endpoint security across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments
• Deploy and manage EDR/XDR platforms, vulnerability management tools, and broader security technologies
• Apply Zero Trust principles and identity-led controls to protect access and data
• Connect security tooling into SIEM and monitoring capabilities for visibility and response
• Investigate incidents, identify root causes, and support effective remediation
• Strengthen systems through hardening aligned to recognised standards and benchmarks
• Streamline security operations with scripting and automation
• Support cloud security configurations and ongoing monitoring
• Develop and maintain clear technical documentation, procedures, and runbook.

What you'll bring: 

• Enterprise and endpoint security controls
• Zero Trust and layered defence approaches
• Cloud and hybrid security architectures

• Hands-on experience with security tools and platforms
• Scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, or Bash
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical thinking
• Early career experience in cybersecurity engineering or security operations (0–2 years)
• Exposure to EDR/XDR and vulnerability management solutions
• Involvement in incident response or security investigations

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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