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IT Controls Engineer II
Abbvie INC · 🇺🇸 North Chicago, IL, US
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 177 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 94 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Abbvie INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles7 certified filings for “Senior Data Engineer” (Database Architects) in IL: $116k–$195k, median $165k. Most were filed at wage level IV (43%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 177 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 94 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
AbbVie is seeking an IT Controls Engineer to help design, implement, and continuously improve technology controls that support secure, compliant, and reliable technology delivery across the enterprise. In this role, you will collaborate with engineering teams, cybersecurity professionals, quality organizations, auditors, and business stakeholders to integrate controls into software delivery and operational processes. You will help ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, corporate policies, and industry best practices while driving automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for a technology professional who enjoys solving complex problems, working across cross-functional teams, and helping modernize governance, risk, and compliance practices within a global technology organization. Responsibilities • Design, document, and maintain technology controls that support software delivery, cybersecurity, compliance, and operational processes. • Develop and enhance technology control frameworks, standards, procedures, and support documentation to meet business, regulatory, and corporate requirements. • Perform risk assessments and control effectiveness reviews to identify gaps, analyze trends, and recommend mitigation strategies. • Execute control testing and validation activities, documenting results, findings, and recommendations to support audit readiness and continuous improvement. • Partner with audit, compliance, and risk teams to support audits, regulatory reviews, evidence collection, and remediation efforts. • Translate business and technical requirements into actionable control requirements and integrate controls into technology delivery and operational processes. • Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and improve control execution, monitoring, and reporting capabilities. • Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, quality, compliance, and business stakeholders to communicate control requirements, risks, and recommendations and drive effective outcomes. • Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years technical experience, OR Master’s Degree with 4 years’ experience. • Experience in one or more of the following areas: IT Controls, Technology Risk Management, IT Compliance, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Technology Audit, Systems Engineering, Business Systems Analysis, or Quality Systems. • Experience supporting technology implementations, software delivery, or operational technology processes. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills. • Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities. • Experience with IT control frameworks and industry standards (e.g., SOX, COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001, ITIL). • Experience supporting controls testing, audits, compliance programs, or risk management activities. • Knowledge of software development methodologies, including SDLC, Agile, and DevOps. • Experience working in a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, medical devices, biotechnology, or financial services. • Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and technology risk management practices. 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 compr