Lead, Security Architecture - Blueprints / Guidelines at Northern Trust in Naperville, Illinois

Job Description:

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Overview:

Responsible for creating security blueprints (guidelines) that will be used as patterns for the implementation of security designs. Responsible for developing and administering solutions that meet system expectations relative to scalability, performance, fault tolerance, usability, and data integrity for the Information Security Operations and Architecture function. Also delivers solutions that meet end user expectations relative to performance, usability and security.

Major Duties:

Creates quality deliverables including: class diagrams, data models, data dictionaries, detailed process flow diagrams, and codes

2. Evaluates functionality and technologies in the Enterprise Security Applications portfolio and recommends grow, maintain or sunset strategies

3. Participates in all technical aspects of designing, implementing and tracking internal, external application and infrastructure vulnerability scans

4. Operates independently; has in-depth knowledge of business unit / function

5. As subject area expert, provides comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners at a high technical level

6. Carries out activities that are large in scope, cross-functional and technically difficult

7. Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development, and execution of strategic direction of business function activities

8. Conducts preliminary analysis of new technologies, vulnerability finding, or security incidents

9. Responsible for direct interaction with different committees and/or management

10. Strategic in developing, implementing and administering programs within functional areas

Knowledge :

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required


• In-depth information security/industry knowledge is required


• Must be highly flexible and adaptable to change


• In-depth knowledge of various cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and SSDLC


• Ability to establish security guidelines/patterns related to cloud, hybrid, and on-prem systems and work with various tech teams to assist with the implementation as needed


• Must be very organized and collaborative


• Very good understanding of zero-trust architecture and working experience with relevant tools/technologies


• Knowledge of scripting languages is required


• Must have knowledge related to cloud technologies


• Knowledge of fundamental networking technologies is required


• Understanding of network protocols is required


• Understanding of major operating systems is required

A College or University degree and/or relevant proven work experience in the area of Information Security is required. Industry certification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, GIAC is preferred.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com .

We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.