Sr Lead, Security Architect - CIAM

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

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. Summary: The Sr Lead, Security Architect role is responsible leading the design and implementation of secure customer identity and access management (CIAM) solutions. This role partners with security, product and development teams to help drive the strategic CIAM architecture vision while enabling secure, scalable user experiences and compliance with regulatory standards.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience working in an information security engineering or development role in a large, complex environment.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or other IT related field.
• Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain CIAM architecture and roadmaps aligned with business and regulatory needs
• Collaborate with customer experience and product teams to balance usability with security
• Provide architectural guidance for API security, mobile app integration, and federated identity (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML)
• Ensure secure design and integration of identity services including registration, login, MFA, identity proofing, and access control.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees