Senior Lead, Data Protection & Discovery

086 NT Mgmt Services Ireland Ltd; Limerick; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Data Protection - Data Discovery & Remediation Senior Lead to drive control compliance, focusing on data security across multi-cloud and on-premise environments. This role requires deep expertise in information security, cloud platforms (Azure & AWS), and risk consultancy to reduce risk and ensure regulatory alignment.

The ideal candidate will guide businesses on risk controls, develop detective solutions, and collaborate with enterprise architecture to implement

Qualifications

• Experience across security & technology architectures.
• Security architecture design and delivery experience.
• Experience in technology risk assessment.
• Previous roles such as Security Risk Consultant or IT Security Manager.
• Extensive cloud experience including hybrid environments.
• Threat modelling using STRIDE methodologies.
• Developing and implementing detective controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead application risk reviews and assessments with stakeholders.
• Provide SME guidance on cloud security controls across Azure & AWS.
• Represent information security to business stakeholders as trusted advisor.
• Develop and administer controls aligned with data protection standards.
• Drive improvements and automation to meet security requirements.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to address risk issues.

Skills

Information security

Cloud security

Threat modelling

Security risk consultancy

Application risk reviews

Azure & AWS

Data protection/privacy

Stakeholder communication

Education

CRISC

CISM

CISA

CISSP

AWS certified security

Tools

Azure

AWS

Defender

BigID

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a Data Protection - Data Discovery & Remediation Senior Lead to drive control compliance, focusing on data security across multi-cloud and on-premise environments. This role requires deep expertise in information security, cloud platforms (Azure & AWS), and risk consultancy to reduce risk and ensure regulatory alignment.

The ideal candidate will guide businesses on risk controls, develop detective solutions, and collaborate with enterprise architecture to implement