IS Security Specialist, US

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This Position reports to:
Regional Information Security Manager Americas - EL

As a Security Specialist you will leverage your technical expertise to enable the correct defining, establishing, delivering and maintaining of Security Services in the functions, regions and countries, ensuring our EL (Electrification) systems have in depth defense by implementing various layered controls to minimize IT (Information Technology) risk to EL business globally. You'll collaborate with global and local IT organizations to drive strategic initiatives with responsibility for implementing the global & EL specific information security projects for Electrification to ensure alignment and compliance.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid in Cary, NC


Position Responsibilities:

• Establish strategy for addressing risks and ensuring compliance in alignment with IS and EL Strategy and organizational risk appetite
• Directly contribute to the development of the ELIT InfoSec Strategy and governance, planning of strategic initiatives, security architecture and implementation of continuous compliance and resilience services in ELIT
• As a key member of the proactive and progressive Information Security team, lead challenging risk management, security architecture, continuous compliance and resilience services
• Support ELIT organizations with a focus to implement InfoSec global and local initiated projects
• Assess new or major initiatives, architecture, projects etc. are in line with ABB Information Security standards and policies
• Develop, maintain and communicate the project solutions, IT security architecture and ensures alignment with other elements of Business IS architecture, policies and standards.
• Implement global controls to ensure and monitor security; Regularly report the performance to Business IS Leadership

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related is required with a minimum of 2 years of experience in Information Security; Master's degree or 6 years of experience preferred
• Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience with risk management framework, governance, IT risk assessment and management, as well as IT Audit
• 2 or more years of experience is required in system architecture, reviewing, and evaluating solution architecture and providing understanding of risk, mitigation, and remediation
• Knowledge of a broad range of regulatory requirements, including industry standards, legislation and compliance frameworks is required; Examples include: ISO, IEC, ITIL, CMMI, Six Sigma
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that allows them to work for ABB in United States

Why ABB?

What's in it for you

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions.
• Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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