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Abbott · 12 hours ago

Infrastructure Architect

Illinois, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$99K/yr - $199K/yr

8+ years exp

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Infrastructure Architect role will focus on Cybersecurity and be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting solutions for Abbott’s global network and border security infrastructure.

BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical subject matter expert and provide consulting support to business and end-user organizations

Lead discovery, design, approval, and implementation of firewall policy updates through security compliance councils

Partner with Abbott’s Cybersecurity organization to identify solutions for data loss prevention and secure Abbott’s network

Develop architecture and hardware requirements for cloud firewall and remote access technologies

Lead large-scale remote access and cloud firewall projects

Design large-scale enterprise LAN/WLAN environments, including switches, firewalls, and related network hardware

Define requirements to support budget plans and recommend improvements for performance, cost efficiency, and business needs

Evaluate and identify opportunities for network performance and functionality improvements

Ensure compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and industry best practices

Negotiate technical design and deployment strategies with stakeholders and service consumers

Design, execute, and support day-to-day service requests

Produce and maintain accurate engineering documentation

Integrate technical expertise with communication, leadership, and business skills in a team environment

Qualification

Cybersecurity EngineeringFirewall TechnologiesRoutingSwitchingZscalerCloud SecurityNetwork Performance ImprovementVPN SolutionsLoad BalancingCustomer-Centric ApproachMultilingual SkillsHealthcare Industry ExperienceCommunication SkillsLeadership SkillsTechnical DocumentationProject Management

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Telecommunications, or related field (or equivalent experience)

8+ years of progressive experience in Cybersecurity Engineering and Operations, specializing in firewall technologies, remote access solutions (e.g., Zscaler), proxy services, web gateways, and VPN solutions

8+ years designing enterprise-scale routing and switching environments, MPLS/VPN, WLAN, intrusion prevention, cloud security, firewalls, monitoring tools, network topologies, load balancing, and WAN acceleration/QoS

8+ years of network experience in multinational enterprises with 5,000+ users

Mastery of network security concepts and strong knowledge of data networking, including switching, routing, directory services, and TCP/IP fundamentals

Understanding of encryption protocols and common system vulnerabilities

Strong customer-centric approach and excellent communication skills

Preferred

Check Point Firewalls

Zscaler, Palo Alto

Cisco Routers and Switches

Cisco/Viptela SD-WAN or similar technologies

Cisco ASA

Citrix Netscaler

F5 Load Balancer (GTM and LTM)

Multilingual skills and experience in regulated environments

Advanced degree (MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Telecommunications)

Active certifications : CISSP, CCNP, CCSE, CCIE

Benefits

Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan

An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

Tuition reimbursement

The Freedom 2 Save student debt program

FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

Company

Abbott

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Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.

Founded in 1888

Illinois City, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.abbott.com

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