Software Engineer Information Security (Hybrid)
North Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
As a Full Stack Software Engineer within the Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) team you will contribute to the design development and maintenance of internal software applications and tools that support operational excellence and increased security maturity. As a member of the Application Security (AppSec) Platform Engineering team you will build tools and capabilities to enhance AppSec processes. In addition you will partner closely with other teams across ISRM such as program management finance etc. to build practical high-quality solutions based on their specific needs. Projects will range from building application security program tooling to developing tools and capabilities that help us operate better as an organization. You will apply modern full-stack development practices and leverage artificial intelligence to accelerate development and embed intelligent features into the solutions you build.
Responsibilities
Design develop and maintain full-stack web applications internal tools and API-driven solutions that support application security program management including vulnerability discovery and tracking data aggregation risk reporting and workflow automation.
Build and support applications and tooling to enhance the efficiency of key support processes such as financial planning project tracking and headcount management.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code GitHub Copilot ChatGPT Codex or similar) to accelerate coding testing and documentation workflows.
Use CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions Jenkins or similar) to build test and deploy solutions.
Integrate AI/ML capabilities into applications to enable features such as intelligent alerting anomaly detection natural language interfaces or automated triage to enhance the value of solutions delivered.
Write clean well-documented secure and maintainable code in modern languages such as Python and JavaScript/TypeScript across both backend and frontend layers.
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements translate business needs into technical specifications iterate rapidly on working solutions and advance working prototypes into production applications.
Participate in code reviews contribute to team engineering standards and support peer learning across the team.
Manage and prioritize a personal backlog of application enhancements and bug fixes communicating status clearly to stakeholders.
Understand and adhere to corporate solution development standards including security and quality requirements.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors Degree and 6 years of experience OR Masters Degree and 5 years of experience OR PhD and 0 years of experience.
Proficiency in Python (backend services scripting automation) and JavaScript/TypeScript (frontend and/or backend).
Demonstrated experience building and deploying resilient and secure full-stack web applications including frontend frameworks (e.g. React Vue or similar) REST APIs and relational or NoSQL databases.
Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve code quality velocity and documentation.
Familiarity with application security concepts and secure coding practices (e.g. OWASP Top 10).
Familiarity with DevOps/DevSecOps practices CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code to facilitate code build test and deployment activities.
Familiarity with deploying production applications via cloud and containerized models as appropriate.
Ability to work independently on multiple concurrent projects with minimal supervision.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage and partner with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred:
Experience integrating AI capabilities into production applications to enable enhanced usability data insights and autonomous/agentic workflow automation.
Experience building solutions using low- and no-code platforms such as MS Power Apps OutSystems etc.
Experience with project/operational tooling such as Jira ServiceNow or similar platforms.
Experience building or using solutions to detect prevent or remediate security issues.
Experience in large corporate or enterprise environments ideally within technology healthcare or a regulated industry.
Additional Information :
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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.
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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Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuro ... View more