Cybersecurity Architect - Mergers & Acquisitions

AbbVie; Atlanta (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Security Architect with experience in mergers and acquisitions to join our Information Security & Risk Management (ISRM) Security Architecture team. You will act as a single-point-of-contact between security and other technical and business groups, supporting acquisitions and research ventures.

This role collaborates with internal security, IT and business units to design and deliver security services, and to ensure in-flight transactions have the right protections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 7 years of experience OR Master's Degree and 6 years of experience OR PhD and 2 years of experience
• Practical experience in security architecture across Cloud, AppSec, Network, Identity
• Direct experience with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and multi-company collaborations
• Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and collaboration tools (M365, Slack)
• Active Directory security constructs (domains, forests, trusts)
• Familiarity with NIST 800, ISO 27001 and related security standards

Responsibilities

• Coordinate core security and tech services during acquisition or divestiture
• Develop secure design patterns for collaborations with strategic alliance partners
• Develop new security playbooks and services for business alliances and acquisitions

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

About AbbVie

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

AbbVie is looking for a Security Architect with experience in mergers and acquisitions to join our Information Security & Risk Management (ISRM) Security Architecture team. AbbVie’s Information Security group engages with our business development teams through several stages of a company relationship, whether it is a research-sharing relationship or an acquisition. We provide advisory services to reduce both risk and technical friction in these transactions.

As a Security Architect, you will act as a single-point-of-contact between security and other technical and business teams, operating across both operational and strategic levels, developing and coordinating design and advisory responsibilities with different areas of the information security group on individual acquisitions and research ventures. You will interact with internal research and business intelligence teams, technical teams, and other members of the information security group to develop and deliver security products and services. You will play a key role in further shaping the services this program is delivering, while ensuring in-flight acquisitions have the right security services provided at the right times.

This role will reside within the security architecture team, with a dotted line relationship with our cybersecurity threat intelligence team.

This position can be virtual/remote anywhere in U.S.

Responsibilities

• Partner with infrastructure and technology teams, security teams, and acquisition target teams to coordinate core security and tech services during acquisition or divestiture.
• Partnering with infrastructure, tech and security teams to develop, document, and deploy secure design patterns for collaborations with strategic alliance partners.
• Partner with internal security and technical teams to develop new security playbooks and services focused on business alliances and strategic acquisitions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 7 years of experience OR Master's Degree and 6 years of experience OR PhD and 2 years of experience
• Practical experience in a relevant discipline of security architecture (Cloud Security, AppSec, Network Security, Identity, Operational Technology) and can speak to practical solutions they have designed and successfully implemented.
• Direct experience with designing and/or providing solutions related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and/or multi-company collaborations.
• Working knowledge of popular cloud platforms and associated security solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure) and collaboration platforms (M365, Slack)
• Working knowledge of Active Directory and related security constructs (domains, forests, trusts, etc.)
• A solid understanding of industry security standards, such as NIST 800, ISO 27001, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in an information security role, preferably as a Security Architect or Security Engineer
• Experience with a variety of security tooling and capabilities, preferably with some hands‑on/operational exposure (self-hosted and cloud)
• GCFE, GCFA, GDSA, GCTI, GCIA, GCDA, GEIR certifications are strongly preferred.
• Related technical/industry certifications (e.g., SANS, AWS, etc.)

Additional Information

• 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 long‑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 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 and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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