Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity

This is where  your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. 

Your role at Baxter

At Baxter Healthcare Corporation, we invite a driven Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity who is passionate about contributing to healthcare improvements. This opportunity puts you on the frontline of cybersecurity, developing world-class products that touch millions of lives. Your responsibility will be essential in establishing cybersecurity standards and technologies for both present and new products, assuring that our solutions are consistently highly secure.

This is where your expertise helps people

Your expertise will be instrumental in helping people by ensuring the safety and security of our healthcare products. You will play a meaningful role in safeguarding sensitive data and preserving the privacy of our customers and patients.

You will work alongside various groups during every stage of development to guarantee our products uphold the highest levels of security and privacy. Identifying possible threats, assessing security risks, and cooperating to address findings will be important parts of your role.

What you'll be doing

• Working together with the product development teams to establish cyber security requirements, plans, and policies.

• Establish governance around vulnerability management in products.

• Assist in responses to and recovery from a security breach in conjunction with other team members and business units.

• Use tools to scan for and test possible product vulnerabilities; investigate security breaches.

• Stay ahead of and advised about industry zero-day discoveries and react to assess products.

• Build technical documentation around the security of a product including threat modeling, privacy assessments, whitepapers, etc.

• Participate in project planning and prioritization of security related deliverables and activities.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field desired.

• 5+ years of secure software development life-cycle experience.

• Experience developing or analyzing secure coding practices with technologies such as ASP.Net (C#), SQL Server, HTML, C++.

• Experience in crafting secure networks, systems, and application architectures.

• Certification in security such as CAP, CCSP, or equivalent preferred but not required.

• Keen attention to detail, critical thinking, and analytical abilities.

• Proven interpersonal and communication (verbal, written, presentation) skills.

• Proven understanding of application security throughout the software life-cycle.

• Experience in addressing OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.

Baxter prioritizes accommodating flexibility in the workplace. This is reflected in our flexible workplace policy, which requires employees to be on-site a minimum number of days weekly. The policy supports in-person interaction and teamwork to further our Mission. It is governed by local legal standards and requirements. Baxter reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the policy as business demands shift.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $96,000 - $132,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We cannot sponsor or transfer employment visas at this time.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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