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2027 Business Technology Solutions Intern - Cybersecurity (Undergraduate)

AbbVie · North Chicago, IL · Internship · Administrative

Posted Aug 27, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 25, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Which track interests you more, data engineering or software engineering, and why?

What they are checking: The posting splits into two tracks, so this establishes fit before anything else.

Tell me about a bug that took you a long time to find.

What they are checking: Debugging persistence, which matters more in an intern than what they already know.

Tell me about a group project where you disagreed on the approach.

What they are checking: How they handle technical disagreement with peers.

How do you go about learning a technology you have never used?

What they are checking: The single most useful trait in an intern.

What do you want to have built by the end of the summer?

What they are checking: Whether they have a goal or are collecting an internship.

What would you do

This is a pharmaceutical company. What do you think is different about building software here?

What they are checking: Whether they have thought about the domain rather than treating it as any tech internship.

About the work

Tell me about something you built. What part was hardest?

What they are checking: Whether they have built anything beyond coursework, and whether they can talk about it honestly.

Walk me through what happens when someone loads a page in an application you have written.

What they are checking: Whether they understand the whole path rather than the layer they worked in.

What experience do you have with Java, and with Spring Boot specifically?

What they are checking: The posting names both, and Spring Boot is not something most undergraduates have touched.

How would you design a pipeline that moves data from one system into a database every night?

What they are checking: Whether they can reason about a data pipeline at a basic level, which is the data track's core.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The Cybersecurity Intern will help protect AbbVie's systems, data, and applications across one of four focus areas: Cybersecurity, Security Operations Center (SOC), Identity Access Management (IAM), and Application Security. Specific responsibilities could include: • Monitor security alerts and incidents, assist with vulnerability scanning and remediation, support security awareness initiatives, and document and report security issues • Perform initial triage of security events and alarms, escalate potential threats to senior analysts, maintain logs and incident records, and assist with threat analysis and resolution • Process access requests and account provisioning, run access reviews and audits, maintain account and permission documentation, and support password management and authentication troubleshooting • Support secure code review and testing and assist with application vulnerability assessments This is an 11-week onsite internship. The majority of BTS Interns will be placed in Lake County, IL, though there is a possibility of being placed within any U.S. AbbVie or Allergan Aesthetics location. While location preferences are considered, placements will ultimately be based on business need. Minimum Qualifications: • Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, AI or related majors with a minor or concentration in Cybersecurity. Relevant exposure through extracurricular or professional experiences can be considered in lieu of a Cybersecurity minor • Graduation date between December 2027 – June 2028 • Must be enrolled in university the semester following your internship and graduate within 1-year post internship Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with Python scripting and automation tooling (SOAR, Ansible), networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, ports, firewalls), and Windows/Linux OS basics • Ability to read and assess code (JavaScript, Java, or C#) and write securely, with a willingness to learn secure API design • Foundational knowledge of cloud security concepts across AWS, Azure, and GCP and cloud-native security tooling • Previous internship or related experience • Technical and business insight, strong analytical skills, and creative problem-solving abilities • Proven track record of teamwork, adaptability, innovation, initiative, and integrity • Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills • Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher Benefits and Amenities: • Competitive pay • Relocation support for eligible students • Select wellness benefits and paid holiday / sick time 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.​ 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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