Director of Cyber Security Dev & Automation
001 The Northern Trust Company
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Job summary
Northern Trust is seeking a Director of Cyber Security Development & Automation in Chicago to lead a team delivering full‑stack security applications and automation capabilities. You will translate cyber risk priorities into a practical roadmap and guide architecture, delivery, and talent development at enterprise scale.
Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in cybersecurity/engineering with 5+ years in leadership, strong Python automation, and experience with AI-enabled security patterns and secure
Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience across cybersecurity and related tech disciplines.
- 5+ years in meaningful leadership running large development teams.
- Strong governance, risk, and audit‑ready delivery mindset.
Responsibilities
- Lead security development and automation strategy across enterprise.
- Set vision, roadmap, and priorities for AI-enabled security applications and automation patterns.
- Provide technical leadership ensuring secure, observable, scalable solutions.
- Collaborate with security architecture, platform engineering, cloud security and risk teams.
- Drive delivery with emphasis on risk reduction, control maturity and measurable outcomes.
- Recruit and mentor senior technical talent.
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Job description
Northern Trust is seeking a Director of Cyber Security Development & Automation in Chicago to lead a team delivering full‑stack security applications and automation capabilities. You will translate cyber risk priorities into a practical roadmap and guide architecture, delivery, and talent development at enterprise scale.
Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in cybersecurity/engineering with 5+ years in leadership, strong Python automation, and experience with AI-enabled security patterns and secure
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