Cybersecurity Sr. Specialist

Title: Cybersecurity Sr. Specialist

Location: St. Paul, MN

Duration: 6 Months

100% Onsite

Job Summary:

As a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist (Advisory) within Abbott’s Product Cybersecurity team, you will play a critical role in supporting cybersecurity throughout the product development and operational lifecycle.  You’ll collaborate closely with teams developing and maintaining mobile-enabled and cloud-based products, ensuring security is embedded from concept to deployment.You will serve as a trusted advisor to product development teams, offering cybersecurity guidance that balances business objectives with risk mitigation. Product Owners, Engineers, and Managers will rely on your expertise and clear communication to make informed decisions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct threat modeling during the development of Abbott products.
• Advise on cybersecurity risks associated with mobile and cloud-based product development.
• Ensure development teams align with industry cybersecurity standards and requirements.
• Analyze cybersecurity testing results to assess product security posture.
• Guide teams in prioritizing and remediating identified security vulnerabilities.
• Communicate significant product security concerns to leadership as needed.
• Experience conducting cyber threat modeling using frameworks such as STRIDE or PASTA.
• Adept at aligning security best practices with continuous integration and delivery frameworks
• Strong grasp of information security principles and defense-in-depth strategies.
• Proven ability to influence without authority and build strong cross-functional relationships.
• Ability to balance business risk and cybersecurity risk.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years in a technical advisory role within cybersecurity or as a product engineer with a cybersecurity focus.
• Familiarity with medical device cybersecurity frameworks is preferred.
• Professional experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Cloud-native application architecture and security design
• Mobile application architecture and security design
• Cloud computing architecture and security design

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.