Senior Security Engineer – Cybersecurity Posture, Hygiene & AI
AI summary of the role
This Senior Security Engineer role on the ISRM Architecture team focuses on improving cybersecurity posture, hygiene, and responsible AI enablement at a large biopharma company.
No longer in the current catalog. Last included 2026-09-09. Check the employer’s posting for availability.
What you’ll do
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to improve the cybersecurity posture and hygiene program
- Develop scripts to leverage application APIs for extracting hygiene and posture data to verify configuration settings
- Create dashboards and alerts to inform stakeholders of configuration drift and required remediation
- Partner with engineers to document CIS baselines based on internal requirements
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years’ experience; Master’s with 5 years; or PhD with 0 years in information security or related functions
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity tools for continuous monitoring (Tenable, CrowdStrike, Windows Defender)
- Proficiency in Splunk for data analysis and security monitoring
- Proven ability to use scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) with APIs
Technologies
Tenable · CrowdStrike · Windows Defender · Splunk · Python · Bash · PowerShell · CIS Critical Security Controls · NIST CSF · NIST 800-53
About AbbVie
Research-based biopharma developing medicines for serious diseases and aesthetics customers, anchored by immunology blockbusters, Botox/Allergan, and a broad late-stage pipeline.
Public · 5000+ people
Source and classification
Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:
impact patients and their communities for the better. This position can be based virtually anywhere in the U.S. As a member of the Information Security Risk Management (ISRM) Architecture team, the Senior Security Engineer plays a crucial role in shaping and guiding the organization’s security strategy, architecture, and practices, with a focus on cybersecurity posture, hygiene, and the effective and responsible use of AI to improve security outcomes at scale. Responsibilities Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and consultation with less experienced team members to improve the overall cybersecurity posture and hygiene program Prioritize remediation efforts by ensuring a risk-based approach is followed when addressing discovered configuration drift Develop scripts to leverage in-scope application APIs to extract cybersecurity hygiene and posture data to verify configuration
More from the 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 X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok. Job Description Come to work each day with an inclusive and collaborative technology team. As a Senior Security Engineer – Cybersecurity Posture, Hygiene & AI Enablement in AbbVie Business Technology Solutions (BTS), you will 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. This position can be based virtually anywhere in the U.S. As a member of the Information Security Risk Management (ISRM) Architecture team, the Senior Security Engineer plays a crucial role in shaping and guiding the organization’s security strategy, architecture, and practices, with a focus on cybersecurity posture, hygiene, and the effective and responsible use of AI to improve security outcomes at scale. Responsibilities Provide technical [... source excerpt omitted ...] erts to inform key stakeholders of configuration drift and required remediation activities Partner with engineers and key stakeholders to document CIS baselines based on internal requirements Collaborate with internal cybersecurity teams to identify opportunities for incorporating systems into the cybersecurity posture and hygiene program Drive platform compliance to ensure on-premises and hosted assets are continuously monitored for configuration drift Apply a strong working understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning concepts, including how models are trained, where they are effective, and where human validation is required, particularly in cybersecurity [... source excerpt omitted ...] rporate standards regarding applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies, including Code of Conduct, safety, GxP compliance, data security, and the software development lifecycle Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years’ experience; Master’s degree with 5 years’ experience; or PhD with 0 years’ experience in information security and/or related functions (IT Audit, Risk Management, or Security Architecture) Strong understanding of current cybersecurity tool capabilities as they pertain to continuous monitoring for configuration drift, including tools such as Tenable, CrowdStrike, and Windows Defender Proficiency in using Splunk to perform data analysis and security monitoring e
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