Director, Platform Security Engineering and Operations

Northern Trust; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 165 000 - 288 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

401k and pension

Health and welfare benefits (medical,牙

Resumo da oferta

Northern Trust seeks a senior security platform leader to guide and develop an enterprise security engineering team. You will shape technical direction for zero-trust, SASE/SSE, and cloud security, while driving measurable risk reduction and alignment with regulatory expectations.

We value deep vulnerability management expertise and strong executive communication to brief stakeholders and audit bodies. This role requires extensive leadership in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualificações

• 15+ years of experience in information technology, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, network security or platform engineering.
• 5+ years of demonstrated leadership of enterprise-scale security teams or major security engineering programs.
• Proven people leadership capability: setting direction, developing talent, assigning work, managing priorities, coaching senior engineers and creating accountability for delivery.

Responsabilidades

• Lead security platform engineering teams across the enterprise and coordinate cross-functional initiatives.
• Set technical and operational direction for security tools spanning zero-trust, SASE/SSE, network security, vulnerability and exposure management, AI guardrails, and SaaS.
• Define team goals, maturity models and metrics to measure delivery, assurance, compliance and risk reduction.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Security engineering

Vulnerability scanning

Zero trust

SASE/SSE

Executive communication

Audits/compliance

Ferramentas

ServiceNow

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

What You'll Do

Lead Security Platform Engineering Teams

Lead, coach and develop a team of security engineering individual contributors responsible for enterprise security platforms. Set technical and operational direction for security tools spanning zero-trust, SASE/SSE, network, vulnerability and exposure management, AI guardrails, and SaaS. Establish engineering standards, implementation patterns, operating models and runbook expectations that enable consistent execution across the team. Define team goals, maturity models and performance metrics that measure delivery, assurance, compliance and measurable risk reduction. Coordinate cross-functional security initiatives across engineering, infrastructure, application, risk, audit and operations teams.

Key Deliverables

• Intrusion prevention(IPS) across next-gen firewalls
• Vulnerability scanning platforms and unified vulnerability management(UVM) layer
• Enterprise SASE / SSE security platforms
• Secure web gateway, CASB, and cloud access protection
• SaaS application protection and monitoring
• Secure remote access and internet traffic inspection
• Browser isolation and modern web threat prevention
• AI gateway controls that govern how users and applications consume LLMs and AI services
• ServiceNow integrations (Vulnerability Response, ITSM, CMDB)
• Own team outcomes for platform health, upgrades, capacity, resilience, lifecycle management, vendor management and escalation across the stack

What You'll Bring

15+ years of experience in information technology, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, network security or platform engineering, with +5 years of demonstrated leadership of enterprise-scale security teams or major security engineering programs. Proven people leadership capability: setting direction, developing talent, assigning work, managing priorities, coaching senior engineers and creating accountability for delivery and operational excellence. Deep expertise in vulnerability scanning, zero trust architecture, network security, SASE / SSE platforms and web security architectures. Excellent executive communication skills, including the ability to brief senior stakeholders, explain risk and control tradeoffs, support audit inquiries, and drive alignment across teams and leaders. Experience working in a regulated environment with control evidence, operational resilience, risk acceptance, issue management and audit/regulatory response expectations. Ability to balance strategic planning, operational execution, team capacity, stakeholder expectations and regulatory commitments in a complex enterprise environment.

Nice to Have

Prior experience in financial services, banking, asset servicing, wealth management or another highly regulated industry. Prior experience leading globally distributed or matrixed engineering teams through platform modernization, tool consolidation or operating model transformation.

Salary Range

Salary Range: $164,600 - 288,000 USD Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay.

Benefits

Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve. Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [e-mail], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.

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It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

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EMEA EEO STATEMENT

It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

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