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Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.\nWith more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.\nThe Principal, Security Engineer is a senior individual contributor and technical lead responsible for shaping, engineering and operationalizing enterprise security platforms across Northern Trust. This role goes beyond hands-on administration: it sets technical direction, defines durable engineering patterns, mentors engineers, influences cross-functional partners and ensures security platforms operate with the reliability, evidence quality and control discipline expected in a regulated financial institution. The role suits an engineer who can move comfortably between executive-level risk discussions, architecture decisions and deep technical troubleshooting.\nWhat You'll Do\nTechnical Lead Across Security Platform Domains\nServe as the technical authority for security platform engineering decisions and operational governance.\nDesign, engineer and operate security tools spanning zero-trust, SASE/SSE, network, vulnerability & exposure management, AI guardrails, and SaaS.\nDefine engineering patterns, implementation standards and operational runbooks that enable consistent adoption across business units and technology teams.\nDevelop maturity models and metrics to measure assurance and compliance.\nCoordinate cross-functional security initiatives across engineering, infrastructure, and application teams.\nKey Deliverables\nDesign, Engineer, Coordinate and Operate:\n Intrusion prevention(IPS) across next-gen firewalls\n\nVulnerability scanning platforms and unified vulnerability management(UVM) layer\n\nEnterprise SASE / SSE security platforms\nSecure web gateway, CASB, and cloud access protection\nSaaS application protection and monitoring\nSecure remote access and internet traffic inspection\nBrowser isolation and modern web threat prevention\nAI gateway controls that govern how users and applications consume LLMs and AI services\nServiceNow integrations (Vulnerability Response, ITSM, CMDB) \n\nOwn technical outcomes for platform health, upgrades, capacity, resilience, lifecycle management and vendor escalations across the stack.\nDefine and publish metrics on coverage, control effectiveness, SLA adherence, tool health, control performance and measurable risk reduction.\nSupport audits and regulatory exams (PCI-DSS, SOX, GLBA, OCC/FFIEC) by ensuring controls are designed for evidence quality, traceability and repeatable operation.\nAuthor runbooks and executive-ready documentation that can be used by engineering, operations, risk and audit stakeholders.\nLead evaluation of new capabilities, proofs of concept and tool rationalization efforts, with clear recommendations based on risk reduction, operational fit, cost and control outcomes.\nWhat You'll Bring\nTypically 15+ years of experience in information technology, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, network security or platform engineering, with demonstrated ownership of enterprise-scale security platforms.\nProven ability to operate as a senior technical leader: setting direction, influencing without direct authority, mentoring engineers and making sound tradeoffs across security, reliability, usability and compliance.\nDeep hands-on experience with at least one SSE/SASE platform, including ZTNA, secure web gateway policy, segmentation, connector architecture and operating model design.\nWorking knowledge of IPS/next-gen firewall platforms and signature tuning.\nStrong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing, DNS, TLS/PKI, proxies and tunneling (IPsec/GRE), and segmentation.\nExperience with vulnerability management tooling.\nFamiliarity with identity integration: SAML/OIDC, Entra ID, conditional access.\nScripting and API skills (Python, PowerShell, REST/JSON).\nExperience integrating security tools with ServiceNow, SIEM platforms and enterprise reporting workflows.\nExcellent communication skills, including the ability to brief senior stakeholders, document technical decisions, support audit inquiries and drive alignment across teams you do not directly manage.\nExperience working in a regulated environment with control evidence, operational resilience, risk acceptance, issue management and audit/regulatory response expectations.\nNice to Have\nExposure to AI/LLM security controls:\nAI gateways\nPrompt-injection defenses\nOWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications\nMITRE ATLAS\nServiceNow Vulnerability Response or USEM implementation experience.\nLow-code automation or Terraform/IaC.\nPrior experience in financial services, banking, asset servicing, wealth management or another highly regulated industry.\nWork Authorization\nApplicants must have the right to work in Ireland at the time of application and for the duration of employment.\nPlease note that Northern Trust is unable to provide employment permit sponsorship for this role. This includes Critical Skills Employment Permits, General Employment Permits, Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permits, Stamp 1G permissions, and other employment permits under Irish immigration frameworks.\nWorking with Us\nAs a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.\nPhilanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.\nReasonable Accommodation\nNorthern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. 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