Senior Lead Software Engineer, AI Security Platform

Northern Trust

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$114,500–$194,700 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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This role $155k
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This role pays less than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $166,631–$221,850 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $155k versus about $194k 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 46 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,500–$194,700 across 42 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Software Engineer, AI Security Platform

As a Sr Lead Software Engineer, AI Security Platform, you will join the team to support the technical development of an AI-powered Code Security Scanner platform. This role involves leading the architectural evolution, modernization, and scalability of the platform while mentoring junior team members. You will build user-facing applications, reporting dashboards, and workflow management tools while integrating LLM-based security analysis capabilities and automated vulnerability verification workflows. The position requires expert-level skills in React for modern SPA architecture and Python for API design, integration, and orchestration. You will also utilize automation frameworks, test automation, and quality engineering to secure cloud-native solutions. The core work involves solving the technical challenge of identifying, validating, and reporting software vulnerabilities across enterprise codebases by leveraging frontier AI models and advanced security automation in a regulated environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead the technical development and architectural evolution of the AI-powered Code Security Scanner platform.
  • Implement modernization, scalability initiatives, and ongoing enhancements for the security scanning infrastructure.
  • Develop and improve user-facing features including reporting dashboards and workflow management tools.
  • Integrate and manage LLM-based services to enhance automated vulnerability analysis and verification.
  • Build and maintain backend orchestration services and Python-based API integrations.
  • Implement secure authentication and authorization patterns for cloud-native solutions.
  • Create and maintain automation frameworks for test execution and quality engineering.
  • Mentor junior team members on technical development and platform best practices.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • 5+ years in a lead, principal, or senior engineering role.
  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale applications in regulated environments.
  • Expert-level React development and modern SPA architecture.
  • Expert-level Python development with API design and integration.
  • Experience integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and agent-based workflows.
  • Expertise in application security, vulnerability management, and test automation.
  • Work Authorization.

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