Information Security Architect (Remote)

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Job Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Come to work each day with an inclusive and collaborative business technology team. As an Information Security Architect in AbbVie Business Technology Solutions (BTS), you’ll have opportunities to contribute to the digital transformation of a leading biopharma company, helping to create solutions that impact patients and their communities for the better.

This position can be based anywhere remotely/virtually anywhere in the U.S.

As a member of the Information Security Risk Management architecture team, the Information Security Architect plays a crucial role in shaping and guiding the organization's security strategy, architecture, and practices, with a focus beyond just  security tools. The Information Security Architect is tasked with translating business objectives and cyber risk management strategies into concrete security measures encompassing processes, technologies, and services across the organization's landscape. This includes building threat modeling techniques to identify, assess, and prioritize potential threats to the organization's assets and operations, enabling targeted and effective risk mitigation strategies. This role involves evaluating and adopting new security practices in response to evolving threat landscapes, ensuring a comprehensive security posture that safeguards all aspects of the organization's operations.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining the organization's security architecture framework to ensure the comprehensive protection of its information assets.
• Develop and maintain a threat library using industry tools to document known threats and their associated risks and use this information to inform security architecture decisions and risk assessments.
• Conduct threat modeling exercises to identify potential attack vectors and vulnerabilities in the enterprise security architecture and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Conducting security assessments and reviews to identify vulnerabilities and risks across various platforms, systems, and applications, recommending mitigations and enhancements.
• Guiding the integration of advanced security technologies and practices, to bolster the organization's defense mechanisms.
• Collaborating with senior leaders and stakeholders across the enterprise, providing expert advice on security matters and influencing strategic decisions.
• Keeping abreast of the latest security trends, threats, and technologies to continuously refine and update the security architecture and practices.
• Leading initiatives to foster a security-aware culture within the organization, including educating stakeholders on security good practices and risk avoidance.
• Working closely with IT, compliance, and business units to ensure that security considerations are seamlessly integrated into operational processes and project lifecycles.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate security controls across a diverse and complex infrastructure landscape, including on-premise, cloud, and various X as a Service models.
• Identify and communicate current and emerging security threats; help design security architecture elements to mitigate threats as they emerge.
• Support training of more junior employees as well as employees outside the Information Security Team, as needed.

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Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and 8 years experience OR Masters Degree and 7 years experience OR PhD and 3 years experience


• Advanced knowledge and application of cybersecurity terminology and concepts, and foundational understanding of the cyber threat landscape and attack vectors.


• Demonstrated proficiency with security controls and concepts.


• Advanced knowledge of security technologies, operating systems, networking protocols, and systems administration.


• A sincere desire to learn, grow, and go beyond personal capabilities, staying abreast of the latest developments in the cybersecurity landscape .


• Ability to analyze and understand technical information.


• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.


• Demonstrated ability to innovate and adapt in response to a constantly changing environment.


• Advanced critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication and listening skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Ability to work both independently without direction and within a group for day-to-day activities .


• Willingness to be available, as needed, for major and critical security issues


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Why Business Technology Solutions

For anyone who wants to use technology and data to make a difference in people’s lives, shape the digital transformation of a leading biopharmaceutical company, and secure sustainable career growth within a diverse, global team: we’re ready for you.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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