Threat & Vulnerability Analyst — Proactive Cyber Risk

ntrs; Limerick; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Threat & Vulnerability Analyst to identify and assess cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and exposures affecting business operations and technology platforms. The role partners with Vulnerability Management, Security Operations, Threat Intelligence, and Risk teams to prioritize and remediate risks.

The ideal candidate will transform vulnerability data into actionable recommendations, work across cloud and on-prem environments, and contribute to reducing cyber risk for a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a cyber security-related field.
• Proven experience in cyber security, vulnerability management or threat intelligence.
• Experience assessing vulnerabilities and risks in large enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with CVSS and vulnerability scoring methodologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Knowledge of cloud security principles across major providers.

Responsibilities

• Analyze vulnerability scanning results across infrastructure, cloud, endpoints, applications, and containers.
• Assess new vulnerabilities, CVEs, and advisories to determine exposure.
• Prioritize remediation using CVSS, threat intelligence, and asset context.
• Track remediation activities and report on reduction initiatives.
• Collaborate with SOC, Threat Intelligence, and Risk teams; support remediation discussions.

Skills

Cyber security

Vulnerability management

Threat intelligence

Security operations

Attack methodologies & threat actor

CVSS understanding

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cloud security principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline

Tools

Zafran

Qualys

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a Threat & Vulnerability Analyst to identify and assess cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and exposures affecting business operations and technology platforms. The role partners with Vulnerability Management, Security Operations, Threat Intelligence, and Risk teams to prioritize and remediate risks.

The ideal candidate will transform vulnerability data into actionable recommendations, work across cloud and on-prem environments, and contribute to reducing cyber risk for a