Senior Lead, Application Security Analyst
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026. Northern Trust scores B on the Alion truth index.
About Northern Trust
As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.
Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. 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.
With 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.
The Lead, Application Security Analyst will provide senior technical expertise to help developers and technology teams understand, evaluate, and address Application Security findings.
This hands-on role combines Application Security analysis, technical judgment, remediation guidance, false-positive evaluation, effective challenge, and developer partnership. The successful candidate will help resolve complex security questions while developing reusable guidance and mentoring other Application Security practitioners.
The role is focused on making security information useful, defensible, and actionable so that Application Security capabilities produce better software and risk outcomes.
Job Responsibilities
- Analyze complex Application Security findings and supporting technical evidence to determine security relevance and appropriate treatment.
- Help developers understand vulnerabilities and provide practical guidance for remediation.
- Evaluate false-positive assertions, compensating conditions, and other technical explanations using evidence-based effective challenge.
- Validate remediation and support technically defensible finding closure.
- Serve as an escalation point for difficult Application Security questions while mentoring other practitioners and developing reusable technical guidance.
Required Qualifications
- Hands-on experience in Application Security, product security, secure software engineering, DevSecOps security, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, or a comparable application-focused security discipline.
- Experience analyzing application vulnerabilities, security findings, source code, software behavior, or related technical evidence.
- Experience working directly with software developers or engineering teams to explain security issues and support remediation decisions.
Experience and Education
- Six or more years of relevant professional experience in Application Security, software security, product security, secure software engineering, security testing, or a related discipline.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with static analysis, software-composition analysis, secret scanning, penetration-testing results, or comparable Application Security capabilities.
- Experience providing technical security guidance, false-positive analysis, finding validation, or effective challenge in an enterprise software-development environment.
- Experience mentoring security practitioners or developing reusable security guidance, standards, or analysis patterns.
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Salary Range:
$108,775 - 184,965 USDSalary 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.
Work Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).
Working with Us
As 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.
Philanthropy 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.
Reasonable Accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.