Chicago, IL
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.
Major Duties
Leads and aligns IT security priorities with the organization's mission and vision. Works with senior management and the architecture team develop the security strategy and plan and ensures objectives are met.
Works towards establishing an overall enterprise information security architecture (EISA) by aligning business processes, IT software and hardware, local and wide area networks, people, operations, and projects with the organization's overall security strategy
Evaluates proposals to determine if proposed security solutions effectively address enterprise requirements, as detailed in solicitation documents. Identifies alternative functional security strategies to address organizational IT security concerns
Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the enterprises information security safeguards to ensure they provide the intended level of protection
Interprets and/or approves security requirements relative to the capabilities of new information technologies. Manages the monitoring of external threat intelligence data sources to maintain enterprise situational awareness
Ensures that security incidents from the Data Protection Incident Response Team are communicated to senior management in Information Technology and Corporate Risk Management.
Seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical and / or business knowledge and functional expertise
Focus of role is on execution of strategic direction of business function activities
Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues
Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity
Conducts performance management and career development processes, provides input for staffing and disciplinary actions and provides hands-on training to staff
Develops periodic goals, organizes the work, sets short-term priorities, monitors all activities, and ensures timely and accurate completion of the work.
Provides input and support to budget management process
Identifies and solves technical and operational problems understands and recognizes broader impact across the department
Guided by policies and departmental plan, impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives
Knowledge
Excellent oral and written communication skills are required
Highly flexible and adaptable to change
Knowledge of information assurance principles, information security program management and project management principles and techniques
Extensive leadership knowledge of information security management frameworks (i.e., ISO 2700X, NIST CSF, SANS Top 20 Critical Security Controls, etc.)
Knowledge of RCSA and PRCI frameworks
Experience in a highly regulated environment, specific experience with FFIEC, OSFI, PCI-DSS, SOX preferred
Knowledge of what constitutes a threat to a network and knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
Knowledge of industry-standard and organizationally accepted analysis principles and methods
Knowledge of network architecture concepts including topology, protocols, and components and network management principles, models, and tools
Knowledge of network security architecture, including the application of Defense-In-Depth principles and knowledge of network traffic analysis methods
Knowledge of new and emerging IT and information security technologies
Extensive knowledge of protection solutions and technologies for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Experience implementing and managing data loss prevention (DLP) solutions. Experience with DLP for Windows, Linux, Mac operating systems.
Knowledge of server administration and systems engineering theories, concepts, and methods
Knowledge of server and client operating systems
Knowledge of system administration concepts for Unix/Linux and/or Windows operating systems
Leadership and organizational skills are required to determine the Business Units goals, resources needed, and to assess and develop the skills of staff
Applies understanding of the business and how own area integrates with others to achieve departmental objectives
Guides and influences others either internally or externally to adopt a different point of view
Experience
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
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.