Senior Cyber Security Incident Lead & Threat Architect

Cyber Ireland; Limerick; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust seeks a skilled Cybersecurity Threat Management Lead to steer cyber defense initiatives for a global financial organisation. You will lead incident investigations, guide analysts, and influence security strategy across SIEM, EDR, identity, cloud, and network telemetry.

You will collaborate with stakeholders and security architects, mentor teams, and drive automation and playbooks to strengthen Incident Response readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience triaging and developing detections on SIEM and XDR platforms (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Splunk, CrowdStrike).
• Experience developing automation/AI and SOAR platforms.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence, and detection engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic cybersecurity initiatives that enhance Security Operations and Incident Response capabilities, including improvements in cyber posture.
• Lead in responding to identity-related threats, including emerging AI threats.
• Provide advanced technical analysis of security events and emerging threats.
• Act as primary or deputy Incident Commander during major cybersecurity incidents.
• Guide analysts through complex investigations using SIEM, EDR, identity, cloud, and network telemetry.
• Partner with Detection Engineering to improve detection coverage across MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques.
• Evaluate new security products, capabilities, and emerging technologies.
• Challenge vendors on detection effectiveness and service delivery.

Skills

Malware Analysis

Threat Hunting

Identity Security

Endpoint Detection and Response

Cloud Security (Azure/AWS)

Network Security

Digital Forensics

SIEM/XDR Investigations

Automation & SOAR

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity / Information Security / CS

Industry certifications

Job description

Northern Trust seeks a skilled Cybersecurity Threat Management Lead to steer cyber defense initiatives for a global financial organisation. You will lead incident investigations, guide analysts, and influence security strategy across SIEM, EDR, identity, cloud, and network telemetry.

You will collaborate with stakeholders and security architects, mentor teams, and drive automation and playbooks to strengthen Incident Response readiness.