Senior Security Engineer – Cybersecurity Posture, Hygiene & AI

AbbVie is a leading biopharma company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines. The Senior Security Engineer will shape and guide the organization’s security strategy, focusing on cybersecurity posture and the responsible use of AI to enhance security outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and consultation with less experienced team members to improve the overall cybersecurity posture and hygiene program
• Prioritize remediation efforts by ensuring a risk-based approach is followed when addressing discovered configuration drift
• Develop scripts to leverage in-scope application APIs to extract cybersecurity hygiene and posture data to verify configuration settings
• Create dashboards and alerts to inform key stakeholders of configuration drift and required remediation activities
• Partner with engineers and key stakeholders to document CIS baselines based on internal requirements
• Collaborate with internal cybersecurity teams to identify opportunities for incorporating systems into the cybersecurity posture and hygiene program
• Drive platform compliance to ensure on-premises and hosted assets are continuously monitored for configuration drift
• Apply a strong working understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning concepts, including how models are trained, where they are effective, and where human validation is required, particularly in cybersecurity use cases
• Ensure AI is used appropriately and responsibly within posture and hygiene workflows, including validating AI generated insights, preventing overreliance on automation, and confirming outputs align with established security baselines and risk tolerance
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and consultation with less experienced team members to improve overall cybersecurity posture and hygiene program
• 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 lifecycle

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree with 6 years' experience; Master's degree with 5 years' experience; or PhD with 0 years' experience in information security and/or related functions (IT Audit, Risk Management, or Security Architecture)
• Strong understanding of current cybersecurity tool capabilities as they pertain to continuous monitoring for configuration drift, including tools such as Tenable, CrowdStrike, and Windows Defender
• Proficiency in using Splunk to perform data analysis and security monitoring effectively
• Proven ability to leverage scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell to interface with in-scope applications using available APIs
• Expert knowledge of operating systems, networking protocols, system administration, XasaService models, applications, and security technologies
• Proficient understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, including the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS 18), NIST CSF, and NIST 80053
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to identify security risks and propose effective solutions
• Highly autonomous and productive, capable of performing responsibilities with minimal direction or oversight
• Professional cybersecurity and relevant industry certifications (CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, CCSP, GSEC) are highly desirable