Application Engineer Jobs in Arizona

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 Application Security Engineer will help engineer, run, and continuously improve technical capabilities that support Northern Trust’s Application Security program.

This hands-on engineering role works across security platforms, integrations, automation, developer workflows, and technical service delivery. The engineer will perform and troubleshoot technical work, learn how Application Security capabilities function end to end, and help standardize and automate repeatable activities as those workflows become sufficiently understood.

Prior Application Security experience is not required. We are looking for someone with a strong engineering foundation, curiosity, and the ability to learn and improve complex technical systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Configure, support, and improve Application Security platforms, integrations, automation, and technical workflows.
• Help integrate security capabilities with source control, CI/CD, developer, workflow, cloud, and enterprise technology platforms.
• Troubleshoot technical failures across platforms, integrations, APIs, pipelines, and related dependencies.
• Develop automation, scripts, integrations, documentation, and reusable technical patterns that reduce repetitive manual work and improve reliability.
• Partner with senior engineers, software-development teams, technology partners, and vendors to improve Application Security delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, systems integration, automation, security engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Experience developing or integrating technology using APIs, scripting, software development, workflow technologies, automation, or comparable engineering methods.
• Experience working with source control, CI/CD, cloud services, developer tooling, enterprise platforms, or comparable software-delivery technologies.

Experience and Education

• Two or more years of relevant professional experience in a technical engineering discipline.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Application Security, DevSecOps, security testing, vulnerability-management technologies, or software-delivery security.
• Experience with technologies such as GitHub, Checkmarx, ServiceNow, cloud platforms, or comparable development, workflow, and security technologies.
• Experience improving technical workflows through automation, integration, observability, or reliability engineering.

Salary Range:

Salary 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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com, or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.