Lead, Cyber Sec IT Risk Management

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.

This individual’s primary day to day responsibilities are mentioned below (but are not limited to these):

• Perform information security risk assessment processes for new and existing Northern Trust’s third parties business partners.
• Demonstrate some proven knowledge on some of the following domains:
  • Information Security Governance and Risk Management
  • Access Control
  • Vulnerability and Penetration
  • Network Security
  • Application Security
  • Cryptography
  • Security Architecture and Design
  • Operations Security
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Legal, Regulations, Investigations and Compliance
  • Physical and Environmental Security
  • Cloud Security
• Perform assessment of IT controls operation, identifying, gaps, risks and areas for improvement.
• Report writing skills.
• Knowledge on regulations related to banking and compliance
• Should be well versed with contract language, analysis and negotiation process. Responsible for reviewing master services contracts of the third parties to identify information technology and security related clauses.
• Responsible for working with procurement teams to formulate/renew the contracts as per the information security team guidelines.
• Responsible for documenting, and reporting to management, all findings from risk assessment processes.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders & functional teams to ensure that all identified risks within each third party are assigned to business owners and tracked for timely closure.
• Able to interact in a professional manner and develop relationships with individuals and teams at any level in Northern Trust.
• Foster a positive and collaborative environment.
• Demonstrate ability to work well in both an individual contributor and team capacity. 
• Rapidly and effectively adapt to a highly dynamic and fast-paced work environment.

Major Duties :1. Provides technical expertise and support to client, IT management
and staff in risk assessments, implement.

2. Identifies, evaluates, conducts, schedules and leads technical
analyses functions to ensure all applicable IS security requirements
are met.

3. Participates in the evaluation, development, implementation,
communication, monitoring and maintenance of information
technology security policies and procedures.

4. May act as Project Leader.

5. May be involved in providing assistance and training to lower level
specialists.

6. Keeps abreast on the direction of emerging industry standards.

7. Provides technical analysis of requirements necessary for the
protection of all information processed, stored, or transmitted
by systems.

8. Serves as an expert resource or ¿go to person¿ within a group.

9. Conducts preliminary analysis.

10. Reviews work of others.

11. Handles more extensive, high-profile work.

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

Knowledge :Is a technical expert with in-depth knowledge in area of expertise and strong knowledge of other areas. Requires excellent analytical ability, consultative and communication skills, strong judgment and the ability to work effectively with client, IT management and staff, vendors and consultants.

Experience :Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and at least four, typically six or more years of technical experience in the security aspects of multiple platforms, operating systems, software, communications and network protocols or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

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.