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Senior Lead, Cyber Security Architect

Northern Trust Corp
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6 months ago
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Apply locations London, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R139628

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.

Role/ Department:

Seeking a dynamic engineer who is passionate for cloud and security technologies to be part of a team that develops a product impacting tens of thousands of customers. As an architect in our Data Protection team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, integrating, testing and deploying features and components in a large-scale system. We expect you to drive improvements to code quality, performance, and team processes while leveraging modern web technologies and tools. You should be able to debug problems arising from implementing data protection technologies and understand the implications of your implementations.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

  • Develops and administers solutions that meet system expectations relative to scalability, performance, fault tolerance, usability, and data integrity.
  • Delivers solutions that meet end user expectations relative to performance, usability and security for the Data Protection Engineering and Architecture function.
  • Uses specific knowledge of a discipline to achieve goals through own work and provides guidance to others as a project manager or consultant.
  • Solves complex problems and works independently with minimal guidance.
  • Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
  • Administer and support Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, ensuring optimal performance and availability of the platforms.
  • Configure and manage security settings, policies, and compliance features within Microsoft Purview and Defender for Cloud Apps.
  • Implement and maintain data governance policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational standards.
  • Monitor and report on compliance metrics, data classification, and data loss prevention (DLP) policies.
  • Work closely with IT, security, and compliance teams to integrate Microsoft Purview and Defender for Cloud Apps with existing systems and workflows.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders to report on security incidents, compliance metrics, and recommendations for improvement.
  • Review documentation, processes or procedures, and recommend where automation or improvements can be implemented.
  • Determine operational feasibility by evaluating, analyzing, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposing solutions.
  • Operate independently and accomplish engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
  • As subject area expert, provide comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners.

Skills/Qualifications

  • Proven work experience is required.
  • Proven experience in managing and supporting Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
  • Experience with M365 Services (SPO, Teams, Exchange, Entra ID, etc), Microsoft Sentinel, Zscaler, Symantec DLP is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of data governance, compliance frameworks, and information security best practices.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Scripting experience, including PowerShell, Python, Power Automate, etc.
  • Ticket and change management experience in ServiceNow.
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals, Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator, CISSP, CISM, CISA, Cisco, SANS, etc) are a plus.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with data loss prevention (DLP) technologies and strategies.
  • Familiarity with compliance regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and data protection laws.
  • Knowledge of cloud security concepts and technologies.

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.

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