Cybersecurity Architect - Mergers and Acquisitions Remote

AbbVie is looking for a Security Architect with experience in mergers and acquisitions to join our Information Security Strategy and Intelligence group.

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

AbbVies Information Security group engages with our business development teams through several stages of a company relationship whether its a researchsharing relationship or an acquisition. We provide advisory services to reduce both risk and technical friction in these transactions.

As a Security Architect your will act as a singlepointofcontact 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 inflight acquisitions have the right security services provided at the right times.

This role will reside within the Cyber Threat Intelligence team with a dottedline relationship with our security architecture group.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with infrastructure and technology teams security teams and acquisition target teams to coordinate core security and tech services during an 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 :

Ideal candidates will have practical experience in a relevant discipline of security architecture (Cloud Security AppSec Network Security Identity) and can speak to practical solutions they have designed and successfully implemented. Experience in the following is preferred:

• Bachelors Degree with 9 years experience; Masters Degree with 8 years experience; PhD with 4 years experience.
• At least five years experience in an information security role preferably as a Security Architect or Security Engineer
• Direct experience with designing and/or providing solutions related to mergers acquisitions divestitures and/or multicompany collaborations
• Experience with a variety of security tooling and capabilities preferably with some handson/operational exposure (selfhosted and cloud)
• 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.
• GCFE GCFA GDSA GCTI GCIA GCDA GEIR certifications are strongly preferred.
• A solid understanding of industry security standards such as NIST 800 ISO 27001 etc.
• Related technical/industry certifications (e.g. SANS AWS etc.

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 shortterm incentive programs. 

• This job is eligible to participate in our longterm 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 Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys 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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