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Northern Trust

Vulnerability Management Platform Engineer

  • Office
  • 6+ years

Salary

$88,900 - 151,100/ year

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Description

The company is a global provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services for individuals, families, corporations and institutions. It has operated since 1889, has more than 135 years of financial history and employs over 24,000 people.

This role provides day-to-day support, monitoring and upkeep for the company's enterprise vulnerability management, security configuration compliance and cloud security platforms. You will work alongside the Vulnerability Management Engineering team to keep the platforms stable, resolve technical faults, keep data accurate and help improve security tools over time.

The company offers a flexible, collaborative culture with a record of financial strength and stability. Internal moves are encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and the company supports its communities through employee volunteering and giving.

Responsibilities

  • Give daily technical support for enterprise vulnerability management and security platforms, including Qualys, Wiz and related tools.
  • Monitor scanning infrastructure, including scanners, agents, authentication, scan schedules, performance and asset coverage.
  • Help with Qualys Vulnerability Management and Policy Compliance (Policy Audit) work, covering configuration assessments, scan oversight, troubleshooting and reporting.
  • Diagnose scan failures, connectivity faults, authentication errors and other platform incidents.
  • Check platform health, incoming security data, asset records and integrations so data stays accurate and reliable.
  • Support cloud security work on Microsoft Azure and related technologies.
  • Help configure, upgrade and test platforms and roll out new security capabilities.
  • Support links between vulnerability tools, asset management systems and IT service management workflows.
  • Work with VM Engineers to find ways to improve processes, automate tasks and optimize platforms.
  • Keep technical documentation, troubleshooting procedures, support guides and operational runbooks current.
  • Learn about emerging areas such as container security, exposure management and AI-assisted security workflows.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent practical experience, in IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, technical platform support, systems administration or a closely related technical field.
  • Hands-on experience supporting, maintaining or troubleshooting enterprise technology platforms or infrastructure.
  • Working knowledge of at least one of: Windows, Linux, networking, database or middleware server administration.
  • Basic understanding of vulnerability management, security scanning or security configuration concepts.
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to pick up new technologies, collaborate well, and resolve routine technical issues independently.
  • Preferred: experience with Qualys Vulnerability Management, Qualys Policy Compliance (Policy Audit) or comparable security assessment technologies.
  • Preferred: familiarity with Wiz, Microsoft Azure or other cloud security technologies.
  • Preferred: experience supporting vulnerability scanners, agents, authenticated scanning or security configuration assessments.
  • Preferred: exposure to vulnerability management, policy audit, compliance assessments or security configuration reporting.
  • Preferred: familiarity with security platform integrations, APIs or IT service management workflows.
  • Preferred: basic knowledge of Python, PowerShell, scripting or automation.
  • Preferred: exposure to container security, asset discovery or exposure management technologies.
  • Preferred: experience supporting security technologies in a large enterprise environment.

Conditions

Base salary range: $88,900 - 151,100 USD. This range is a good-faith estimate of base pay.

You must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this role, including H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa.

Benefits

  • Retirement benefits, including a 401k and pension.
  • Health and welfare cover: medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability.
  • Paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life and accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits.
  • Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
  • Opportunities to give time and talent to community causes through the company's philanthropy programs.

Where you’d work

From the office

No visa sponsorship

About the company

Northern Trust

  • Industry: FinTech

Offices in Chicago, United States, United States

Also hiring in London, United Kingdom, Ireland and New York, United States

5 of their 64 open roles are remote

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Details13 facts · Role, Location, Compensation, Employment, Company
Tech stack
  • Python
  • Azure
  • Linux
Type
Full-time
Equity
Equity offered
Industry
FinTech
Specialty
DevOps
Region
United States
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Role

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Specialty
DevOps
Experience
35+ years
Tech stack
  • Python
  • Azure
  • Linux

Location

Work model
Office
Region
United States
Offices
  • Chicago, United States
  • United States
Visa sponsorship
Not sponsored

Compensation

Salary
$88,900 - 151,100 / year
Pay period
Annual
Equity
Equity offered

Employment

Type
Full-time

Company

Industry
FinTech

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