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About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
Become a key player in our Information Security team as a Junior Application Security Engineer, where you will leverage your expertise in application security, security engineering, and software development to support and enhance our inline code testing and reporting processes. This role involves the implementation and administration of application security tooling, integration into CI/CD pipelines, and providing support for development teams using these products and consuming their findings.
Responsibilities:
- Implementing and maintaining Application Security Testing (AST) tools (SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, etc.) to identify code and dependency vulnerabilities during the software development lifecycle.
- Implementing and maintaining Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) tools to centralize and deduplicate findings from multiple solutions and integrate into software development processes.
- Acting as the first line of support for users by helping resolve false positives, providing guidance on finding remediation, and evaluating security exception requests.
- Integrating security tooling with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CICD) pipelines.
- Developing detailed reports on security findings and remediation efforts.
- Demonstrate high proficiency across a wide range of technologies and platforms related to application security, software design and development, containerization, and cloud environments.
- Communicate security risks and evangelize secure development practices to development teams and their management.
- Lean/understand vulnerabilities, triage security risks at scale in disparate application development environments and business units.
Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years' experience; or Master's Degree and 4 years' experience
- Experience in application security and software development
- Experience implementing, administering, and supporting application security tooling such as SAST/DAST/IAST/SCA
- Knowledge of secure coding practices across multiple programming languages (esp. Java, Node.js)
- Experience integrating security testing into CICD pipelines
- Knowledge of application security principles along with common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10, CWE, etc.) and associated mitigations
- Experience supporting developers with assessing and mitigating application security test findings
- Ability to effectively communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to function as a principal engineer, generating original technical ideas and strategies. Demonstrated creative 'out of the box' thinking to solve difficult technical problems and champion new technologies to achieve program goals.
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills, as demonstrated by presenting at leading scientific or technical conferences.
- Experience coaching and supporting the development of junior engineers
Preferred:
- Experience implementing tooling to consolidate application security test findings from multiple sources to facilitate developer engagement and integrate with development workflows and tracking systems
- Experience administering Snyk and Endor Labs
- Experience integrating Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tooling with application security pipelines
- Experience automating workflows via programming and scripting languages such as Python
- Experience building logging into DevSecOps pipelines to gain insights into pipeline performance
- Experience collaborating with vulnerability and risk management partners to interface with risk management and acceptance processes
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
Company Description
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
Become a key player in our Information Security team as a Junior Application Security Engineer, where you will leverage your expertise in application security, security engineering, and software development to support and enhance our inline code testing and reporting processes. This role involves the implementation and administration of application security tooling, integration into CI/CD pipelines, and providing support for development teams using these products and consuming their findings.
Responsibilities:
- Implementing and maintaining Application Security Testing (AST) tools (SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, etc.) to identify code and dependency vulnerabilities during the software development lifecycle.
- Implementing and maintaining Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) tools to centralize and deduplicate findings from multiple solutions and integrate into software development processes.
- Acting as the first line of support for users by helping resolve false positives, providing guidance on finding remediation, and evaluating security exception requests.
- Integrating security tooling with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CICD) pipelines.
- Developing detailed reports on security findings and remediation efforts.
- Demonstrate high proficiency across a wide range of technologies and platforms related to application security, software design and development, containerization, and cloud environments.
- Communicate security risks and evangelize secure development practices to development teams and their management.
- Lean/understand vulnerabilities, triage security risks at scale in disparate application development environments and business units.
Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years' experience; or Master's Degree and 4 years' experience
- Experience in application security and software development
- Experience implementing, administering, and supporting application security tooling such as SAST/DAST/IAST/SCA
- Knowledge of secure coding practices across multiple programming languages (esp. Java, Node.js)
- Experience integrating security testing into CICD pipelines
- Knowledge of application security principles along with common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10, CWE, etc.) and associated mitigations
- Experience supporting developers with assessing and mitigating application security test findings
- Ability to effectively communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to function as a principal engineer, generating original technical ideas and strategies. Demonstrated creative 'out of the box' thinking to solve difficult technical problems and champion new technologies to achieve program goals.
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills, as demonstrated by presenting at leading scientific or technical conferences.
- Experience coaching and supporting the development of junior engineers
Preferred:
- Experience implementing tooling to consolidate application security test findings from multiple sources to facilitate developer engagement and integrate with development workflows and tracking systems
- Experience administering Snyk and Endor Labs
- Experience integrating Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tooling with application security pipelines
- Experience automating workflows via programming and scripting languages such as Python
- Experience building logging into DevSecOps pipelines to gain insights into pipeline performance
- Experience collaborating with vulnerability and risk management partners to interface with risk management and acceptance processes
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Junior Software Developer
Align your degree to the job description
PERM requires your employer to certify the role needs a specific degree. A computer science or software engineering degree maps cleanly to Junior Software Developer, but a general IT or business degree can trigger RFEs during the I-140 stage.
Search for employers with PERM filing history
Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm whether a prospective employer has filed PERM applications for software roles. Employers with prior filings understand the process, reducing the risk they abandon sponsorship mid-application.
Clarify sponsorship timing before accepting an offer
Many employers will only start PERM after you complete a probationary period, often six to twelve months. Negotiate the sponsorship start date in writing before signing your offer letter so expectations are set from day one.
Find green-card-sponsoring Junior Software Developer roles through Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate surfaces Junior Software Developer positions at employers with documented green card sponsorship history. Filter by EB-2 or EB-3 category to identify roles where the employer has already navigated the PERM process.
Document your specialized technical skills thoroughly
PERM audits increase when DOL determines a role's requirements seem inflated. Your offer letter and PERM filing should reference O*NET-aligned duties for software developers so the job description holds up under DOL scrutiny.
Understand EB-3 priority dates before your I-140 approval
For most countries, EB-3 priority dates are current or near-current, meaning little wait after I-140 approval. Nationals from India and China face significant backlogs, so confirm the current Visa Bulletin cutoffs with USCIS before planning your timeline.
Green Card Junior Software Developer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Junior Software Developer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Junior Software Developer positions qualify under EB-3, which covers professionals with a U.S. bachelor's degree or its foreign equivalent in a relevant field like computer science or software engineering. If the role requires an advanced degree, or if you hold a master's degree and the employer structures the position accordingly, EB-2 may apply. Your employer's immigration counsel typically determines the category during PERM preparation.
How does the green card process differ from H-1B sponsorship for software developers?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa with an annual lottery cap and a maximum initial stay of six years. EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency and carries no annual cap on petitions, though visa number availability varies by country. The PERM process itself takes longer to initiate, often 12 to 24 months from labor certification to I-140 approval, but the outcome is permanent status rather than a renewable temporary authorization.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for software roles?
PERM requires your employer to conduct a DOL-supervised recruitment process proving no qualified U.S. workers were available for the position. For Junior Software Developer roles, the employer posts the job across multiple channels, documents the results, and submits the application to DOL. Audits are common if the job requirements appear tailored to a specific foreign candidate, so the role description must align with standard O*NET definitions for software developers.
How do I find Junior Software Developer jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
The most direct approach is searching employers that already have PERM filing history for software roles. Migrate Mate lets you filter Junior Software Developer positions by green card sponsorship history, showing you which employers have completed EB-2 or EB-3 filings for comparable roles. This saves significant time compared to asking hiring managers about sponsorship willingness during early interview stages.
Can I switch employers after my green card process has started?
Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is more than 180 days old, the AC21 portability rule allows you to move to a new employer in a same or similar occupation without losing your priority date. For Junior Software Developer roles moving into mid-level software engineering, USCIS generally accepts this as a sufficiently similar occupation. Changing employers before that 180-day mark requires restarting the PERM process with the new employer.