Sr. Lead, Cyber Sec Eng

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role Summary

Lead Application Security and Security Automation initiatives by integrating security into SDLC and CI/CD pipelines, driving DevSecOps transformation, and developing scalable automation solutions using Python, Azure, APIs, GitHub, and ServiceNow.

Application Security & Governance

- Serve as the primary Application Security lead and trusted advisor.

- Establish and mature Secure SDLC and DevSecOps practices.

- Integrate security controls and gates into CI/CD pipelines.

- Manage and optimize security tools like SAST, DAST, SCA, Secret Detection, etc.

- Assess third-party components, open-source libraries, and APIs for security risks.

- Partner with development, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to embed security into the development lifecycle.

Security Automation & Engineering

- Design and develop security automation solutions using Python and Azure.

- Build integrations across GitHub, ServiceNow, security tools, and enterprise platforms.

- Automate vulnerability management, reporting, compliance, and remediation workflows.

- Develop and maintain API-based integrations and cloud-native automation solutions.

Leadership & Training