Associate Engineer, Technology II

at AbbVie in North Chicago, Illinois, United States

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

Come to work each day with an inclusive and collaborative business technology team. As an Associate Engineer, Technology II in AbbVie Business Technology Solutions (BTS), you’ll have opportunities to contribute to the digital transformation of a leading biopharma company, helping to create solutions that impact patients and their communities for the better.

Purpose:

This position is responsible for the delivery of all network infrastructure security solutions as it relates to firewall, IDS/IPS, remote access, & business partner connectivity. This position will ensure that the security systems are properly planned, installed, configured, secured, and maintained. The candidate will develop, document, and implement best practices and standards. The individual will work closely with the business IT, planning, engineering, and operations teams to create solutions that scale and can be leveraged and supported broadly for a fast-growing company. The candidate will provide technical leadership and work on multiple projects or issues of high complexity that require in depth knowledge of multiple technical areas.

Hybrid role opportunity for candidates local to an AbbVie HUB

Responsibilities

+ Oversee the engineering of network security infrastructure: firewalls, remote access, B2B connectivity, CASB, cloud network security, & IDS/IPS.

+ Responsible for receiving requests from Business Application & Security teams, translate the requirements from the request into advanced firewall policy rulesets which can then be installed on AbbVie network security infrastructure.

+ Responsible for the technical day-to-day engineering of the network security solutions including work prioritization, request, incident, problem, and change management.

+ Responsible for maintaining policies, procedures, and training plans for network security technologies.

+ Work closely with AbbVie IT Information Security teams to ensure overall security requirements of network connectivity are achieved.

+ Implement and maintain network security best practices by assessing current threats, vulnerabilities, risk, lifecycle of equipment, & associated technical countermeasures.

+ Responsible for requesting quotes from vendors, high level financial budgeting, & maintaining accurate records of equipment/licenses.

+ Other projects or duties as assigned annually by leadership based on high level goals & business needs.

Qualifications

+ Associate/Bachelor’s Degree in technology discipline or 2 years of experience in IT.

+ Experience with medium to large enterprises with multiple remote locations and users.

+ Ability to understand enterprise security requirements, develop designs and solutions that align and meet requirements for the IT and business roadmaps.

+ 2+ years of experience working with application owners and other IT stakeholders to build and support the most efficient and stable security capabilities.

+ Strong ability to clearly document system design elements including use of appropriate documentation tools.

+ Must be able to demonstrate excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in previously mentioned areas.

+ Ability to work extended hours or weekends, as necessary.

+ This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical subjects to non-technical audiences. (preferred)

+ Working knowledge of SIEM systems and procedures (preferred)

+ Deploying Security features of Next Generation Firewall Platforms (preferred)

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. ?

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Note: No amount of pay is a 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. ?

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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. US & Puerto Rico only – to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html