Senior Specialist Cybersecurity - Digital & eCommerce Cyberfraud

Abbott • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of . Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

As a Senior Cyber Fraud Specialist on Abbott’s Product Cybersecurity team, you will play a critical role in building and scaling Abbott’s cyber fraud capability from the ground up. This is a highly visible opportunity to stand up fraud prevention processes, tooling, and operating models that protect Abbott’s global digital platforms against increasingly sophisticated cyber fraud threats. In this role, you will partner closely with teams across e‑commerce, consumer loyalty, digital platforms, and customer support to embed fraud prevention and detection controls early in the product lifecycle. You will serve as a foundational subject matter expert, helping shape Abbott’s enterprise approach to cyber fraud risk management, while ensuring a secure, resilient, and trusted digital experience for customers worldwide.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in cyber fraud, fraud operations, or cybersecurity operations within an e‑commerce or digital environment
• Demonstrated expertise in fraud detection, investigation, incident response, and prevention strategies
• Experience tuning, optimizing, or implementing fraud detection and monitoring platforms
• Strong understanding of adversarial tactics and abuse patterns used in cyber fraud
• Working knowledge of threat modeling methodologies (e.g., STRIDE, PASTA) applied to fraud use cases
• Experience with fraud data analysis and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Familiarity with digital investigations, log analysis, data management, and scripting or automation tools
• Proven ability to author, operationalize, and mature incident response and fraud playbooks
• Hands‑on experience leveraging cyber fraud or threat intelligence
• Strong collaboration skills and comfort working in ambiguous, build‑from‑scratch environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, or related field

Nice To Haves

• Experience helping stand up or scale a cyber fraud or fraud operations program
• Prior involvement with Financial Services or Retail & Hospitality ISACs
• Experience supporting global or high‑volume digital platforms

Responsibilities

• Serve as a foundational subject matter expert on cyber fraud threats impacting e‑commerce and consumer-facing digital platforms
• Design and help establish cyber fraud prevention capabilities, processes, and governance as the function is stood up
• Provide strategic guidance on cyber fraud policies, standards, and operating procedures
• Advise cross‑functional teams on embedding fraud prevention and detection controls into digital product design and development
• Conduct cyber fraud threat modeling to proactively identify fraud vectors, abuse cases, and control gaps
• Integrate applications and digital services into fraud monitoring and alerting systems
• Monitor, detect, triage, and respond to cyber fraud incidents using analytics, dashboards, and intelligence‑driven tooling
• Identify opportunities to enhance fraud detection logic, controls, and automation as programs mature
• Develop and maintain playbooks for fraud detection, investigation, escalation, and response
• Lead containment, remediation, and recovery efforts for cyber fraud incidents
• Perform advanced data analytics to identify anomalous activity, suspected fraud, and emerging trends
• Conduct deep investigations to determine scope, impact, and tactics used in fraud events
• Communicate incident status, trends, and recommendations clearly to management and stakeholders
• Analyze root causes and systemic control weaknesses contributing to fraud risk
• Research and track tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by cyber fraud actors
• Stay current with cyber fraud threat intelligence, industry trends, and regulatory considerations
• Periodically report on the cyber fraud risk posture and maturity of Abbott’s e‑commerce and digital environments

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
• Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees