Senior Lead Cyber Security Engineering

Northern Trust

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$114,500–$194,700 / yr
Posted
53 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $155k
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This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $153,562–$208,850 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $155k versus about $181k 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 Lead Cyber Security Engineering

As a Sr Lead Cyber Security Engineering member of the Workforce Authentication and Authorization team, you will lead a team to ensure the secure implementation of hybrid and cloud solutions. You will drive the development of identity-centric workforce security, focusing on authentication, access management, and zero trust principles. Your daily responsibilities include providing expert consultation on security solutions for Java microservices, React frontends, and mobile applications while managing complex identity scenarios using Sentinel and KQL. The role requires deep expertise in Entra ID, EPM, Sentinel, Azure, AWS Security, Okta, and PingFederate. You will work with protocols like OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and Kerberos, alongside tools such as Yubikey, WAFs, and Kubernetes. You will address critical security problems involving identity federation, certificate authentication, and cloud infrastructure entitlement management to mitigate high-risk access risks.

What you'll do

  • Lead the Workforce Security solutions team to develop authentication and access management systems.
  • Drive the development of identity solutions using Zero Trust, least privilege, and defense in depth principles.
  • Provide expert consultation and feedback on security solutions proposed by stakeholders and IT management.
  • Implement security for Java microservices, React frontends, and mobile applications on Azure platforms.
  • Manage complex identity scenarios including OIDC/OAuth flows, certificate authentication, and API security.
  • Oversee cloud infrastructure entitlement management to remediate high-risk entitlements and toxic combinations.
  • Troubleshoot complex identity issues using Sentinel, KQL, and audit logs.
  • Apply threat modeling and OWASP standards to ensure robust application security.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and 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 technologies.
  • Expertise in identity management including Entra ID, Okta, PingFederate, and protocols like OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and MFA.
  • Experience with cloud security platforms such as Azure, AWS, Sentinel, and CIEM solutions.
  • Proficiency in mobile/web application security, API security, and container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes.
  • Work Authorization.

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