SrLead,CloudSecurityEngineering

**_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 description** The Sr Lead Cloud Security Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring the security, compliance, and resilience of cloud environments, with a focus on supporting Policy as Code (PaC) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. This role involves implementing security controls, utilizing security tooling for Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and collaborating with application developers’ security champions. As a technical leader you will also mentor junior Engineers **Responsibilities** * Design, implement and support security measures for cloud platforms (3rd Party, Open Source, native), with a specific emphasis on Azure and AWS * Develop PaC and IaC through Terraform, maintaining security policies and procedures aligned with industry-standard frameworks such as CIS and NIST 800-53 * Utilize and Implement CSPM tools such as Wiz and Microsoft Defender for Cloud to continuously assess, monitor, and enforce security controls * Work closely with security champions in various business units, providing guidance and support for their specific security needs * Contribute to cloud security roadmap to further enhance cloud security practices * Conduct regular security assessments, audits, and reviews of cloud configurations * Investigate and respond to security incidents, conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions * Mentor junior team members **Skills**