Senior Associate, Threat and Vulnerability

Northern Trust

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$88,900–$151,100 / yr
Posted
36 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

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This role $120k
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This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $151,475–$211,850 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $120k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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About Northern Trust

Northern Trust is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to corporations, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Management

Northern Trust currently has 48 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,500–$194,700 across 43 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Associate, Threat and Vulnerability

Sr. Associate, Threat and Vulnerability joins the security team to identify and assess cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and exposures impacting business operations, technology platforms, and regulatory obligations. The role involves analyzing vulnerability scanning results across infrastructure, cloud, endpoints, applications, and container environments while transforming data into actionable recommendations to reduce risk. Key responsibilities include assessing CVEs, prioritizing remediation using CVSS and threat intelligence, and managing attack surface risks through Continuous Threat Exposure Management activities. The candidate will monitor adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures within the financial services sector. Required skills include experience with platforms like Zafran, Qualys, or Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, along with knowledge of cloud security across Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud. This role requires a technical background in cyber security to address complex vulnerabilities and ensure proactive risk reduction for the organization.

What you'll do

  • Analyze vulnerability scanning results across infrastructure, cloud, endpoints, applications, and container environments.
  • Assess new vulnerabilities, CVEs, and security advisories to determine organizational exposure.
  • Prioritize remediation efforts based on CVSS scores, exploitability, threat intelligence, and business criticality.
  • Track remediation activities and provide reporting on vulnerability reduction initiatives.
  • Identify and assess attack paths and security weaknesses across the enterprise environment.
  • Support Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and internal/external attack surface risk analysis.
  • Monitor emerging cyber threats, adversary tactics, and industry trends relevant to financial services.
  • Translate vulnerability data into actionable recommendations for technology owners and business stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
  • 3-5 years of experience in cyber security, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, security operations, or related fields.
  • Experience analyzing vulnerabilities and security risks within large enterprise environments.
  • Understanding of common attack methodologies and cyber threat actor behaviors.
  • Familiarity with vulnerability scoring methodologies such as CVSS.
  • Experience with vulnerability management platforms like Zafran, Qualys, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, or equivalent.
  • Understanding of cloud security principles across Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
  • Work Authorization.

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