Senior Lead, Cloud Security Engineering

🕒 June 5

🏢🏡 Chicago – Hybrid

💵 $114.5k - $194.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Northern Trust

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1889

💸 Finance

🏦 Banking

🏢 Enterprise

Finance • Banking • Enterprise

Northern Trust is a trusted financial advisor known for its commitment to service, expertise, and integrity. The company provides financial services to a diverse range of clients including family offices, financial advisors, corporations, and nonprofits. With a focus on integrated trading solutions and insights into economic challenges, Northern Trust offers a comprehensive range of services tailored to the needs of various financial entities. It also emphasizes research and client engagement to help shape economies and optimize fund operations. Founded in 1889, Northern Trust continues to build on its reputation as a leader in the finance industry.

📋 Description

• Design, implement and support security measures for cloud platforms (3rd Party, Open Source, native), with a specific emphasis on Azure and AWS • Develop PaC and IaC through Terraform, maintaining security policies and procedures aligned with industry-standard frameworks such as CIS and NIST 800-53 • Utilize and Implement CSPM tools such as Wiz and Microsoft Defender for Cloud to continuously assess, monitor, and enforce security controls • Work closely with security champions in various business units, providing guidance and support for their specific security needs • Contribute to cloud security roadmap to further enhance cloud security practices • Conduct regular security assessments, audits, and reviews of cloud configurations • Investigate and respond to security incidents, conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions • Mentor junior team members

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years working in public cloud as an engineer or developer role • Minimum of 5 years working as an Engineer, Developer, or Architect in Information Technology preferably Cybersecurity, at least 8-12 years of total experience in IT • Strong Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) expertise using Terraform • Proficiency in Python or familiarity with Python-based DevOps tooling and automation frameworks • Expertise with Git-based version control CI/CD processes and technologies (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitHub Package Repository) • Deep understanding of cloud security principles and the integration of security into development workflows • Practiced knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native architectures • Experience with privileged access management and identity systems (e.g., Azure Entra, Okta, Ping) is a plus • Hands-on proficiency with integrated testing tools • Effective written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams • Desired certifications such as Azure Security Engineer Associate certification, and AWS-certified security – Specialty, CISSP and CCSP • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, or related field preferred • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

🏖️ Benefits

• retirement benefits (401k and pension) • health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability) • paid time off • parental and caregiver leave • life & accident insurance • voluntary and well-being benefits • discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component