at Northern Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
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 enterprise's 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,...
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
