
Cybersecurity Specialist
Abbott
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $78,000 - $156,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Assist with the development and delivery of cybersecurity requirements for product software releases and help respond to customer security questions.
- Support efforts to protect manufacturing and product assets by helping implement security controls, participating in vulnerability assessments, documenting risks, and escalating findings to senior team members.
- Contribute to third-party vendor and supplier security reviews using established criteria and guidance.
- Support ongoing compliance and governance activities by tracking action items, updating documentation, and assisting with policy reviews.
- Help prepare materials for internal and external audits, monitor security dashboards, maintain asset inventory records, and participate in incident response activities under guidance from senior staff.
- Contribute to cybersecurity documentation and follow established processes to ensure tasks are completed consistently.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to help implement monitoring and security solutions for stand‑alone and embedded product software and supporting applications.
- Participate in software security reviews and assist in identifying potential security issues using defined tools and methodologies.
- Help support the security of applications and computing assets across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
- Assist with implementing security controls to support compliance with applicable privacy, security, and resiliency requirements under the direction of senior team members.
- Assist with the administration and monitoring of security systems and configurations , following documented standards and procedures.
- Support troubleshooting activities and participate in incident response exercises and investigations for product and supporting applications.
- Contribute to remediation efforts by helping track, document, and verify the resolution of security assessment findings.
- Support vulnerability and threat management activities by assisting with identification, logging, and follow‑up of security issues using approved tools and workflows.
- Participate in cross‑functional security initiatives by attending meetings, completing assigned implementation tasks, and supporting delivery timelines for security projects.
- Help prepare training materials and share guidance with teams to increase awareness of common security risks and prevention practices.
- Assist in the preparation of security metrics and reports by collecting data and helping update monthly site security dashboards aligned with global reporting standards.
- Support Secure Lifecycle Process (SLP) activities, including cybersecurity assessments and basic threat modeling exercises, under senior supervision to help identify potential risks throughout the software development lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in management information systems, Computer and Information Sciences, Engineering, Security Systems, or related fields
- Minimum of 2 years of IT management system, cybersecurity, or other relevant experience with a strong preference for product security
- Minimum of 5 years of business experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of common security frameworks and standards (e.g. – National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), ISO 27001.
- Understanding of product safety risk and relationship with product cybersecurity risk
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects with strong organization skills.
- Demonstrated critical thinking, analytical skills, judgment, and logic for problem-solving and decision-making in an environment with changing priorities.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment, adapting to rapidly changing business and technological needs.
Benefits
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurityvulnerability assessmentssecurity controlsincident responsesecurity metricsthreat modelingsecurity frameworkssecurity documentationcompliancerisk management
Soft Skills
organization skillscritical thinkinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingdecision-makingteam collaborationadaptabilitycommunication
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in management information systemsBachelor's degree in Computer and Information SciencesBachelor's degree in EngineeringBachelor's degree in Security Systems