Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

**Working at Abbott**

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

+ Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

+ Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

+ An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

+ Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-stude...) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree...) education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

+ A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

+ A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

This **Cybersecurity Specialist** position can work out in one of the following locations: **Alameda (CA), Bend (OR), Chicago (IL), or Orlando (FL)** .

Cybersecurity Specialist implements and reviews cybersecurity policies and tools for a variety of products in order to minimize risks to the business and consumers. Subject Matter Expert in cybersecurity topics and technologies, ensuring a strong cybersecurity posture for our ADC R&D product software portfolio. Front line employee in preventing cybersecurity incidents in our software or embedded software products.

**What You’ll Work On**

+ Develop, implement and maintain secure, resilient enterprise-grade cloud processes for one or more software and systems in tandem with architects and system engineers.

+ Work together with development operations and development teams to develop and implement monitoring and security solutions in stand-alone and embedded product software and supporting applications.

+ Secure one or more applications and up to thousands of computing environments across public, private or hybrid cloud infrastructures.

+ Protect applications in compliance with multiple, global privacy, security, business resiliency and compliance frameworks.

+ Conduct rigorous oversight of security systems and security configuration administration and define and implement solutions to reduce risk to systems and accounts.

+ Assign and manage breach and incident response activities for product and supporting applications.

+ Actively monitor, assess, recommend, and lead tactical and strategic initiatives based on new and emerging threats posing risk to cloud computing environments.

+ Lead remediation efforts after security assessment findings outline weaknesses requiring attention.

+ Work with a variety of cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies

+ Support Audit Readiness during external and internal Audit Activities

+ Ensure compliance of business continuity management policies and process in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements

+ Develop and maintain information security standards, guidelines, and procedures

+ Align with industry guidelines to implement secure design policies and procedures

+ Determine security violations and inefficiencies by conducting periodic reviews

+ Implement and maintain security controls

+ Conduct threat and risk analysis and analyze the business impact of new and existing systems and technologies to eliminate risk, performance, and capacity issues

+ Implements security improvements by assessing current situation; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements

+ Keep up to date with the current and proposed security changes impacting regulatory, privacy and security industry best practice guidance

+ Attend regular project and implementation meetings and serve as the security consultant to help guide secure practices

**QUALIFICATIONS**

+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field 

+ **0-5** **years** cybersecurityorITmanagementsystemexperiencewithastrongpreference for product security experience (consumer facing apps and services)

+ Hold one or more cybersecurity certifications including: CCSP, CISSP, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or additional AWS advanced certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, VMware Certified Professional or has completed necessary cyber coursework.

+ Self-motivated,well-organizedandabletopositioncontrolsinanticipation of threats.

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

**Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $72,700.00 – $145,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com