Lead, Cyber Security Engineering (Bastion Zone)

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.

As the Lead of Cyber Security Engineering for the Bastion Zone, you will lead a team of skilled professionals dedicated to enhancing our security infrastructure and ensuring the protection of our digital assets. Your work will be crucial in managing and overseeing various security tasks, including infrastructure as code, account and identity management, disaster recovery, and management and monitoring. This role provides an opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, develop and maintain detailed documentation, and provide expert guidance on security strategies.

Job Responsibilities

• Team Leadership:
  • Manage and mentor a team of cybersecurity engineers, providing guidance and support to ensure the successful execution of security tasks.
  • Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, encouraging continuous learning and professional development.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  • Oversee the development and debugging of Terraform (IaC) for Azure Cloud.
  • Ensure the maintenance of repository and versioning of IaC (GitHub).
  • Support GitHub Enterprise and migration to new GitHub Enterprise.
  • Oversee the pipeline for deployment of IaC (Azure DevOps).
  • Address issues and audit resources produced via automation.
• Account and Identity Management:
  • Oversee the provisioning and management of identities in Active Directory (AD).
  • Ensure synchronization to the Azure Tenant (bstn-ntrs).
  • Manage break glass accounts for AD.
  • Support and test backup and recovery of AD.
• Disaster Recovery:
  • Support DR events and oversee the testing of backup and recovery of AD.
  • Manage break glass accounts for AD.
• Management and Monitoring:
  • Oversee Azure DNS Administration (Data Management) / Matching Infoblox Records.
  • Manage Azure DNS Administration (Infrastructure/Custom DNS Management).
  • Oversee Group Policy Object (GPO) management.
  • Ensure capacity planning and certificate maintenance.
  • Conduct compliance reviews and vulnerability remediation.
  • Implement changes related to AD and OS settings.
  • Perform log reviews and analysis.
  • Manage 3rd party tools and Azure VM extensions on domain controllers.
  • Oversee Windows logging (Azure Cloud and On-Prem).
• Support and Troubleshooting:
  • Oversee AD Connect Sync and AD Replication.
  • Manage certificate maintenance - Trusted Publishers (Including Code signing).
  • Troubleshoot domain trust and group policy issues.
  • Address shadow principal troubleshooting.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience in cybersecurity engineering and infrastructure management.
• Strong understanding of cloud environments and their associated security challenges.
• Proficiency in developing, implementing, and testing security solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Salary Range:

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including 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, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

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.