Senior Security Engineer - AppSec (Remote)

Allergan; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to enhance their application security program. This role involves designing and automating security components, leveraging expertise in secure software development and data analytics. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in modern DevOps environments and a strong foundation in scripting languages, cloud platforms, and automation tools. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and integrity, and contribute to impactful projects that address critical health challenges. Embrace the opportunity to grow your cybersecurity expertise in a collaborative virtual environment.

Benefits

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Short-term incentive programs

Long-term incentive programs

Qualifications

• 7 years experience in Information Security with a Bachelor's Degree.
• Hands-on experience in modern DevOps environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and automate components of the application security program.
• Integrate new capabilities with existing DevSecOps tooling.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Scripting languages

Software composition analysis

Cloud platforms

Automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)

Container technology

Cybersecurity

DevSecOps

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security

Master's Degree in Information Security

PhD in Information Security

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Job description

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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

AbbVie is looking for a talented Senior Security Engineer to join our application security program.

This new role will focus on the design, building, and automating new components of our application security program. You will leverage your expertise in AppDev, secure software development, scripting, and data analytics to automatically collect, normalize, and analyze intelligence artifacts, as well as to automate the generation of an assessment product supporting different intelligence requirements.

The focus of this role is to grow a foundational part of our application security program through building out new capabilities, integrating with both new and existing DevSecOps tooling, and partnering with stakeholders across the security group and major technology teams.

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

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience in modern DevOps environments with exposure to the following:

• Bachelor's Degree with 7 years experience OR Master's Degree with 6 years experience OR PhD with 2 years experience in Information Security
• You should have experience building and implementing apps in a production-like environment
• Python, PowerShell, or other scripting languages
• Software composition analysis / software bill of materials
• Cloud platforms and automation tools (i.e. Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Container and platform technology
• Experience in cybersecurity or DevSecOps will benefit applicants, as will exhibiting a strong interest in developing cybersecurity expertise
• Candidates should also possess strong written and oral communication skills and have exposure to communicating at different levels of an organization

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.

• 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, 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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