Cybersecurity Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This Cybersecurity Engineer position can work remotely within the U.S.

The Cybersecurity Engineer will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the IT security infrastructure, assisting with articulating technical security requirements, monitoring the effectiveness of the existing IT security framework, making recommendations for enhancements, and raising the level of security awareness. The role holder will be part of the security team that safeguards the infrastructure and information across the company worldwide. This role involves designing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and configuring key security services that will enable the business to meet its strategic goals and initiatives.

The ISA will establish strong collaborative relationships with other groups in the organization and will be responsible for the analysis and creation of detailed technical and functional data specifications, data architecture, security policies, and standards, establishing data governance to preserve data integrity and security across the organization. This job function has accountability for complying with the applicable elements of the Global Quality Framework and the Corporate Quality Management System (QMS).

What You’ll Work On

• Develop and maintain secure, resilient enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure for multiple software products and support systems in tandem with architects and system engineers.

• Work with development teams throughout the SDLC to implement monitoring and security solutions within embedded product software and supporting applications

• Perform or support security testing such as penetration tests, fuzz testing and internal/external audits.  Coordinate remediation efforts as needed.

• Optimize system security design build out by creating and reviewing architecture and detailed design solutions that reflect best practices.

• Support breach and incident response activities for product and supporting applications

• Implement technical security solutions to support both host based and containerized architectures

• Assist with defining expectations for and conducting rigorous oversight of security systems configurations

• Support physical device security by determining and implementing secure product practices.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum 3-5 years of cybersecurity or IT management system experience with a strong preference for product security experience (consumer-facing apps and services)

• Holds or working toward multiple cybersecurity certifications including: CCSP, CISSP, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or additional AWS advanced certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.

• Self-motivated, well-organized and able to position controls in anticipation of threats.

Preferred

• Experience working with containerized environments and knowledge of container orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes.

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

     

The base pay for this position is

$83,000.00 – $166,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

     

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

United States of America : Remote

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf Apply