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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 Engineering will help engineer, run, and continuously improve the technical capabilities that support Northern Trust’s Application Security program.
This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for improving security platforms, integrations, automation, developer workflows, reliability, and technical service delivery. The role will solve complex engineering problems while developing reusable technical patterns and automation that enable Application Security capabilities to scale.
Prior Application Security experience is not required. The successful candidate will bring strong enterprise engineering experience and the ability to improve complex technical capabilities across systems and teams.
Job Responsibilities
- Engineer and improve Application Security platforms, integrations, automation, and technical workflows.
- Design and enhance integrations across source control, CI/CD, security, cloud, workflow, and enterprise technology platforms.
- Troubleshoot complex technical failures and improve capability reliability, observability, recovery, and scalability.
- Automate repeatable technical work as workflows become sufficiently understood, while developing reusable engineering patterns and technical documentation.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership and partner with engineering teams, technology partners, and vendors to improve Application Security delivery.
Required Qualifications
- Hands-on experience engineering, integrating, or supporting complex enterprise software, platform, infrastructure, DevSecOps, security, or comparable technical capabilities.
- Experience building integrations or automation using APIs, scripting, workflow technologies, software development, or comparable engineering methods.
- Experience solving complex technical problems across CI/CD, source control, developer tooling, cloud services, enterprise platforms, or comparable software-delivery environments.
Experience and Education
- Eight or more years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevSecOps, infrastructure engineering, security engineering, systems integration, or a related technical discipline.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience integrating security testing, security controls, or other technical services into software-delivery and developer workflows.
- Experience with enterprise platforms such as GitHub, Checkmarx, ServiceNow, cloud technologies, or comparable development, workflow, and security technologies.
- Experience improving technical capabilities through automation, observability, reliability engineering, or transition from manually intensive or vendor-supported delivery.
Salary Range:
$94,620 - 160,740 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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com, or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.
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 Engineering will help engineer, run, and continuously improve the technical capabilities that support Northern Trust’s Application Security program.
This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for improving security platforms, integrations, automation, developer workflows, reliability, and technical service delivery. The role will solve complex engineering problems while developing reusable technical patterns and automation that enable Application Security capabilities to scale.
Prior Application Security experience is not required. The successful candidate will bring strong enterprise engineering experience and the ability to improve complex technical capabilities across systems and teams.
Job Responsibilities
- Engineer and improve Application Security platforms, integrations, automation, and technical workflows.
- Design and enhance integrations across source control, CI/CD, security, cloud, workflow, and enterprise technology platforms.
- Troubleshoot complex technical failures and improve capability reliability, observability, recovery, and scalability.
- Automate repeatable technical work as workflows become sufficiently understood, while developing reusable engineering patterns and technical documentation.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership and partner with engineering teams, technology partners, and vendors to improve Application Security delivery.
Required Qualifications
- Hands-on experience engineering, integrating, or supporting complex enterprise software, platform, infrastructure, DevSecOps, security, or comparable technical capabilities.
- Experience building integrations or automation using APIs, scripting, workflow technologies, software development, or comparable engineering methods.
- Experience solving complex technical problems across CI/CD, source control, developer tooling, cloud services, enterprise platforms, or comparable software-delivery environments.
Experience and Education
- Eight or more years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevSecOps, infrastructure engineering, security engineering, systems integration, or a related technical discipline.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience integrating security testing, security controls, or other technical services into software-delivery and developer workflows.
- Experience with enterprise platforms such as GitHub, Checkmarx, ServiceNow, cloud technologies, or comparable development, workflow, and security technologies.
- Experience improving technical capabilities through automation, observability, reliability engineering, or transition from manually intensive or vendor-supported delivery.
Salary Range:
$94,620 - 160,740 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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com, or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.
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Who's Hiring
- JPMorganChase15
- Target9
- Meta8
- Booz Allen Hamilton8
- Oracle7
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software16
- Manufacturing4
- Banking & Financial Services4
- Education3
- Insurance2
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in lead security engineer jobs.
- 7 or more years of hands-on security engineering or related cybersecurity experience
- Active CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security certification strongly preferred
- Proficiency in SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or Chronicle
- Experience securing cloud environments in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Demonstrated ability to lead security incident response and post-incident reviews
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks including SOC 2, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP
Tips for Your Lead Security Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to each security domain
Lead security engineer roles differ sharply between cloud-native companies and regulated industries. Highlight AWS Security Hub and IAM experience for cloud roles, and shift to SIEM tuning, compliance frameworks, and incident command for enterprise or government openings.
List certifications in a prominent section
CISSP, OSCP, and CISM carry real weight for lead-level security roles. Place them directly under your name and title, not buried in a skills list, so hiring managers and automated screening tools see them immediately on the first pass.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists lead security engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target openings by compliance environment
Security roles in healthcare, finance, and defense each require different regulatory fluency. If you have hands-on FedRAMP, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS experience, search for those terms specifically so you surface postings where your background gives you a concrete edge over generalist candidates.
Prepare a threat-modeling walkthrough for interviews
Most lead security engineer technical screens include a whiteboard or verbal threat-modeling exercise. Practice narrating your process out loud using STRIDE or PASTA so you can clearly explain how you identify attack surfaces, prioritize mitigations, and communicate risk to non-security stakeholders.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
At the lead level, your leverage extends beyond pay. Ask directly about team size, reporting structure, and whether the role owns the security roadmap or executes someone else's. Clarifying scope before accepting prevents mismatches that surface only after your first quarter on the job.
Lead Security Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most lead security engineers?
JPMorganChase, Target, and Meta are hiring the most lead security engineers right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, Virginia, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially high at companies undergoing cloud migrations or preparing for compliance audits.
How many lead security engineer jobs are remote?
About 61% of lead security engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the role's heavy reliance on cloud tooling and digital collaboration. Cloud security, threat intelligence, and application security sub-disciplines tend to offer the highest share of remote arrangements, while roles tied to on-premise infrastructure or sensitive government systems more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a lead security engineer?
Start by building a foundation in network security, operating systems, and scripting, then move into specialist roles such as security analyst, penetration tester, or cloud security engineer. Earn recognized certifications like CISSP or OSCP, take ownership of incident response or security architecture projects, and develop the communication skills needed to present risk findings to leadership. Lead roles typically follow several years of progressively broader security responsibilities.
Can you get hired as a lead security engineer without extensive experience?
Candidates with fewer years on the clock can break through by demonstrating depth in a high-demand niche such as cloud-native security or adversarial simulation. A strong portfolio of real-world projects, capture-the-flag competition results, or open-source security tool contributions can offset a shorter work history. Targeting companies that have grown their security teams quickly often means they prioritize demonstrated skill over strict tenure requirements.
What does the lead security engineer interview process look like?
Most processes begin with a recruiter screen focused on background and seniority fit, followed by a technical interview that tests security architecture knowledge, threat modeling, and hands-on tool experience. A panel or systems design round often asks you to walk through how you would secure a specific environment or respond to a breach scenario. Final rounds typically include a conversation with engineering or security leadership about cross-team collaboration and strategic thinking.
Where can I find and apply to lead security engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to lead security engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background and apply directly to each one that fits.
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