Abbott

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Cybersecurity Specialist

Security EngineerSecurity EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 1888H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

17 hours ago

Salary

$78K - $156K / year

Bachelor Degree0.4 yrs expEnglishAWSCloudCyber SecurityKubernetesLinux

Job Description

• Assist with the development and delivery of cybersecurity requirements for product software releases and help respond to customer security questions. • Support efforts to protect manufacturing and product assets by helping implement security controls, participating in vulnerability assessments, documenting risks, and escalating findings to senior team members. • Contribute to third‑party vendor and supplier security reviews using established criteria and guidance. • Support ongoing compliance and governance activities by tracking action items, updating documentation, and assisting with policy reviews. • Help prepare materials for internal and external audits, monitor security dashboards, maintain asset inventory records, and participate in incident response activities under guidance from senior staff. • Contribute to cybersecurity documentation and follow established processes to ensure tasks are completed consistently. • Collaborate with development and operations teams to help implement monitoring and security solutions for stand‑alone and embedded product software and supporting applications. • Participate in software security reviews and assist in identifying potential security issues using defined tools and methodologies. • Help support the security of applications and computing assets across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. • Assist with implementing security controls to support compliance with applicable privacy, security, and resiliency requirements under the direction of senior team members. • Assist with the administration and monitoring of security systems and configurations, following documented standards and procedures. • Support troubleshooting activities and participate in incident response exercises and investigations for product and supporting applications. • Contribute to remediation efforts by helping track, document, and verify the resolution of security assessment findings. • Support vulnerability and threat management activities by assisting with identification, logging, and follow‑up of security issues using approved tools and workflows. • Participate in cross‑functional security initiatives by attending meetings, completing assigned implementation tasks, and supporting delivery timelines for security projects. • Help prepare training materials and share guidance with teams to increase awareness of common security risks and prevention practices. • Assist in the preparation of security metrics and reports by collecting data and helping update monthly site security dashboards aligned with global reporting standards. • Support Secure Lifecycle Process (SLP) activities, including cybersecurity assessments and basic threat modeling exercises, under senior supervision to help identify potential risks throughout the software development lifecycle.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in management information systems, Information Sciences, Security Systems, or related fields --or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • Minimum 0-5 years of cybersecurity or IT management system experience with a strong preference for product security experience
  • Holds one or more cybersecurity certifications including: CCSP, CISSP, AWS Certified
  • Demonstrated knowledge of common security frameworks and standards (e.g. – National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), ISO 27001)
  • Understanding of product safety risk and relationship with product cybersecurity risk
  • Ability to prioritize multiple projects with strong organization skills.
  • Demonstrated critical thinking, analytical skills, judgment, and logic for problem-solving and decision-making in an environment with changing priorities.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment, adapting to rapidly changing business and technological needs.
  • Excellent documentation, communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Preferred 2 years of IT management system, cybersecurity, or other relevant experience with a strong preference for product security (i.e. – consumer facing applications and services)
  • Previous work experience in a product development cybersecurity role.
  • Familiarity with design of diagnostic equipment, medical devices, or other closely related products.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes containerization and container orchestration technologies.
  • Knowledge of Linux such as commands and file system architecture.

Benefits

  • free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
  • excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Freedom 2 Save student debt program
  • FreeU education benefit

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