Senior Lead Cyber Security Engineering

Northern Trust

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$114,500–$194,700 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
99 days ago
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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 107 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Cyber Security Engineering

The Sr Lead Cyber Security Engineering role involves leading a team within the Workforce Authentication and Authorization group to ensure the secure implementation of hybrid and cloud solutions. You will drive the development of identity solutions, access patterns, and modern security protocols while practicing Zero Trust, least privileged, and defense in depth principles. Key responsibilities include reviewing security solutions, providing consultation to IT management, and troubleshooting complex identity scenarios. You will utilize technologies including Entra ID, EPM, Sentinel, Azure, AWS Security, Okta, and PingFederate. Required skills encompass OAuth, OIDC, SAML, MFA, and JWT, alongside experience securing Java microservices, React frontends, and mobile applications. You must apply threat modeling, OWASP standards, and Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management to solve identity and governance problems.

What you'll do

  • Lead the Workforce Security solutions team to develop authentication and access management solutions.
  • Drive the development of identity solutions using Zero Trust, least privilege, and defense in depth principles.
  • Review and provide security consultation on identity and access management solutions proposed by stakeholders.
  • Provide security solutions for Java microservices, React frontends, and mobile applications on Azure.
  • Implement security protocols including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, MFA, and conditional access policies.
  • Apply threat modeling concepts and OWASP standards to ensure application security.
  • Troubleshoot complex identity scenarios using Sentinel, KQL, and audit logs.
  • Manage cloud security areas including RBAC, privileged access management, and CIEM.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Ten years of experience in an Information Security role.
  • Five years of experience as a Tech lead.
  • Deep knowledge of application or infrastructure systems architecture across multiple system technologies.
  • In-depth knowledge of Entra ID, EPM, Sentinel, Azure, and AWS Security.
  • Strong knowledge of identities management including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SSO, MFA, and conditional access policies.
  • Experience providing security solutions for Java microservices, React frontends, and mobile applications on Azure.
  • Work Authorization.

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