Agentic AI Security Engineer at AbbVie
North Chicago, IL
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Jul 9, 2026
North Chicago, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on engineering role focused on building and shipping AI agents that automate cybersecurity workflows — including threat detection, alert triage, incident response, and compliance monitoring. The work involves integrating large language models with security tooling, developing agent orchestration pipelines, and contributing to adversarial testing and security policy. Suited to engineers with solid Python skills, practical AI/ML experience, and a background in security operations.
Senior level · 6+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Why we read it this way (6)
The role sits at the intersection of AI/ML engineering and cybersecurity; it was classified as Software Developers (15-1252) because the primary day-to-day work is building and shipping agentic AI systems in Python, with Information Security Analysts (15-1212) as a close runner-up given the security operations context.
No work location is specified in the posting; the CBSA field is left blank. The US & Puerto Rico equal-opportunity language suggests a US-based role.
The degree requirement is complex: Bachelor's + 7 years, Master's + 6 years, or PhD + 2 years. The minimum hard-required degree is a Bachelor's, and the overall years minimum is set to 6 (the lowest years figure attached to a degree the JD accepts — Master's + 6 years — since a PhD + 2 years is also accepted but represents a higher degree).
Agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Aider, or similar) are listed under Required with firm language and an explicit expectation of daily use; they are captured as a single required skill with alternatives.
Familiarity with SIEM, EDR, and vulnerability scanners is listed under Required ('Familiarity with security tooling'); these are treated as hard gates. SOAR appears only under the Preferred section.
No compensation figures are disclosed despite the posting referencing a 'compensation range described below' — no actual numbers appear in the text provided.
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