Cloud Security Engineer (Remote)

AbbVie; Illinois; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Cloud Security Engineer to join their innovative team. This role involves shaping the security strategy for cloud computing technologies, ensuring the integrity of digital assets across AWS and Azure environments. You will lead initiatives to develop security policies, mentor junior engineers, and automate compliance monitoring. This position offers the chance to work in a collaborative environment, driving meaningful change in the biopharma sector. If you are passionate about cloud security and eager to make an impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Short-Term Incentive Programs

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in information security or related functions.
• Strong knowledge of scripting languages like Python and Bash.
• Expertise in AWS services including EC2, S3, and IAM.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute cloud security policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with cloud teams to ensure digital asset security.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to cloud engineers.

Skills

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Cloud Security

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security

Master's Degree

PhD

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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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, as well as products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit our website and follow us on social media platforms including X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok.

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, as well as products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit our website and follow us on social media platforms including X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok.

Job Description

Come to work each day with an inclusive and collaborative technology team. As a Cloud Security Engineer in AbbVie Business Technology Solutions (BTS), you will 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 virtually anywhere in the U.S.

As a member of the Information Security Risk Management architecture team, the Cloud Security Engineer plays a crucial role in shaping and guiding the organization's security strategy, architecture, and practices, with a focus on cloud computing technology. The Cloud Security Engineer will collaborate with security architects and cloud engineers to design, execute, and govern a comprehensive cloud environment.

1. Serve as a cloud security technical expert to develop and execute cloud security policies and procedures
2. Collaborate with cloud technology teams across the enterprise to ensure the integrity and security of our digital assets in AWS/Azure IaaS environments
3. Demonstrate high proficiency across a wide range of cloud security technologies to establish guardrails to prevent or automatically remediate common security misconfigurations
4. Provide technical leadership, mentor, and consult with less experienced cloud engineers to implement necessary security controls and threat protection
5. Act as a Cloud security subject matter expert by continually reviewing environments for opportunities to reduce risk when possible
6. Build automation to monitor cloud resources for compliance with existing standards and alert for configuration drift
7. Consult with cloud engineers to successfully implement design requirements from cloud security architects
8. Provide governance and consulting to ensure established controls remain effective
9. Contribute to advancement of own function by studying start–of–the–art tools, techniques, and computing equipment; participate in educational opportunities and professional organizations.
10. Highly autonomous and productive in performing activities, requiring only minimal direction from or interaction with supervisor
11. Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to balance differing stakeholder interests through sound analysis and persuasion
12. Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies, including code of conduct, safety, GxP compliance, data security, and the software development cycle

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree with 6 years experience; masters degree with 5 years experience; PhD with 0 years experience in information security and/or related functions (IT Audit, Risk Management, or Security Architecture)
• Strong knowledge of scripting languages, including Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell
• Experience developing AWS Service and Resource Control Policies (SCP and RCP) to effectively manage permissions across the enterprise
• Expertise in AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, VPC, and IAM.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools including CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and Docker/Kubernetes for containerization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem–solving and analytical skills with the ability to identify security risks and propose effective solutions
• Professional cybersecurity and industry certifications (CISSP, AWS Solution Architect, AWS Security, CSA CCSK, SANS GCLD, etc.) are highly desirable

Additional Information

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

• 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.

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 other forms of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remain 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, and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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