Senior Lead, Security Engineering and Operations

## Senior Lead, Security Engineering and Operations Apply:
Chicago, IL:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
R162122
** 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.
The Senior Lead, Security Engineer is an experienced individual contributor responsible for engineering and operationalizing enterprise security platforms across Northern Trust. This role combines hands-on platform delivery with technical ownership for reliable, auditable and scalable security capabilities. It suits an engineer who can work across architecture discussions, implementation planning, operational support and deep technical troubleshooting while partnering effectively with engineering, infrastructure, application and risk stakeholders.  

# What You'll Do##
*** Security Platform Engineering Across Key Domains
**** Contribute technical expertise to security platform engineering decisions and operational governance.
* Design, engineer and operate security tools spanning zero-trust, SASE/SSE, network, vulnerability & exposure management, AI guardrails, and SaaS.
* Apply engineering patterns, implementation standards and operational runbooks that support consistent adoption across business units and technology teams.
* Develop maturity models and metrics to measure assurance and compliance.
* Partner with engineering, infrastructure and application teams on cross-functional security initiatives  ##
*** Key Deliverables
**** Design, Engineer, Coordinate and Operate:* + 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* + Service Now integrations (Vulnerability Response, ITSM, CMDB)###
* Support technical outcomes for platform health, upgrades, capacity, resilience, lifecycle management and vendor escalations across the stack.
* Define and publish metrics on coverage, control effectiveness, SLA adherence, tool health, control performance and measurable risk reduction.
* Support audits and regulatory exams (PCI-DSS, SOX, GLBA, OCC/FFIEC) by ensuring controls are designed for evidence quality, traceability and repeatable operation.
* Author runbooks and executive-ready documentation that can be used by engineering, operations, risk and audit stakeholders.
* Evaluate new capabilities, proofs of concept and tool rationalization opportunities, with recommendations based on risk reduction, operational fit, cost and control outcomes.  # What You'll Bring  
* Typically 12+ years of experience in information technology, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, network security or platform engineering, with hands-on experience supporting enterprise-scale security platforms.
* Ability to operate as an experienced technical…