Senior IAM Engineer M&A (Hybrid)

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie’s Information Security & Risk Management (ISRM) team seeks a Senior Engineer, IAM Directory Services to shape enterprise identity architecture across mergers and acquisitions, partnering with business and IT stakeholders to deliver secure identity designs.

You will design federation models, migrate users and devices, and implement automated identity provisioning and deprovisioning during transitions, ensuring seamless access to AbbVie resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with multiple years in information security.
• Experience with mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, or multi-company collaborations.
• Knowledge of security tools, cloud platforms, and identity providers (SAML, OIDC, OAuth).
• Familiarity with AD, security governance, and least-privilege policies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to design secure identity architectures.
• Lead onboarding and identity integration for newly acquired entities.
• Design and implement identity federation and trust models across domains.
• Coordinate migration of users, devices, and applications to standardized platforms.
• Develop automation for provisioning and deprovisioning during M&A transitions.
• Maintain documentation and contribute to identity playbooks and standards.

Skills

Identity & Access

M&A integration

Cloud security

Active Directory

Security tooling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security or related field

Tools

Entra

Okta

PingOne

AWS

GCP

Azure

M365

GSuite

Job description

Company 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.

Job Description

Join AbbVie’s Information Security & Risk Management (ISRM) teamas a Senior Engineer, IAM Directory Services, where we empower our partners to succeed by delivering the knowledge, tools, and support needed toleveragedata and technology securely and effectively. As part of our Identity & Access Management (IAM) team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our enterprise-wide IAM strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with business development groups throughout various stages of company relationships—whetherit isa research-sharing arrangement, full acquisition, or site divestiture.
• Support theinitialintegration of cross-company communication, followed by the migration of users to AbbVie-managed devices, andsubsequentlyassistwith application transitions and the decommissioning of legacy environments
• Serve as the primary liaison between the Identity team and both technical and business stakeholders,operatingat both strategic and operational levels to develop, coordinate, and implement secure identity designs.
• Provide advisory services to reduce risk and technical friction in these transactions. As a full-time employee, you will be a key contributor to AbbVie’s long-term strategy and culture.
• Leadthe technical onboarding and identity integration of newlyacquiredentities, ensuring seamless access to AbbVie systems and resources
• Designand implementidentity federation and trust models across multiple domains and forests to support secure collaboration
• Drivethe migration of users, devices, and applications from legacy environments to AbbVie’s standardized platforms
• Developandmaintainautomation scripts and workflows to streamline identity provisioning and deprovisioning during Merger & Acquisition (M&A) transitions
• Maintaindocumentation and contributingto the continuous improvement of M&A identity playbooks and standards
• Serveas a subject matter expert in identity architecture during due diligence and post-merger integration phases

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years’ experience; Master’s Degree with 5 years’ experience; PhD with 0 years’ experience.
• Respective years of demonstrated experience in an information security role, ideally as a Security Engineer or Engineer
• Direct experience with M&A, divestitures, or multi-company collaborations
• Familiarity with a range of security tools and platforms (self-hosted and cloud)
• Proven experience with Cloud Identity Providers (e.g., Entra, Okta, or PingOne) supporting SAML, OIDC, and OAuth 2.0.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and collaboration tools (M365, GSuite, Slack) and integrations into Cloud Identity Providers
• Proficiency in Active Directory and related security constructs (domains, forests, trusts)
• Relevant certifications (e.g., SANS, AWS)
• Demonstrated ability to lead integration strategies and influence peers to achieve desired outcomes.
• In-depth knowledge of identity and access governance policies and standards, including least-privilege, access lifecycle management, and enterprise security policy frameworks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Preferred:

• 5 yearsin an information security role, ideally as an Identity or Security Engineer
• Practical experience in security architecture (e.g., Cloud Security, AppSec, Network Security, Identity) and can speak to solutionsthey havedesigned and implemented.
• Relevant identity-focused certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator, Okta Certified Professional/Consultant, or Ping Identity certifications).
• Familiar with industry standards such as NIST 800 and ISO 27001

Additional Information

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at thetimeofthis posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographiclocation,andwemay ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may bemodified in thefuture.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible toparticipate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.Theamountandavailabilityof anybonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremains in the Company'ssoleandabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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