Global Director – Vulnerability Management & Security Configuration-Limerick

Northern Trust
Ireland
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Leadership","Risk management","Program execution","Governance","Executive communication"]

Define and execute the global strategy for vulnerability management and security configuration across on-prem and cloud infrastructure, endpoints, and platform environments. Lead the transition to an AI-enabled, risk-based capability using automation, contextual prioritization, and advanced analytics to reduce attack surface. Operate and scale enterprise governance, continuous compliance, hardening baselines, and drift detection, while providing executive reporting and leading a small engineering-led team.

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Northern Trust
Northern Trust
1 month ago

Global Director – Vulnerability Management & Security Configuration-Limerick

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Job Summary

Define and execute the global strategy for vulnerability management and security configuration across on-prem and cloud infrastructure, endpoints, and platform environments. Lead the transition to an AI-enabled, risk-based capability using automation, contextual prioritization, and advanced analytics to reduce attack surface. Operate and scale enterprise governance, continuous compliance, hardening baselines, and drift detection, while providing executive reporting and leading a small engineering-led team.
Location: Ireland
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and lead the global strategy for vulnerability management and security configuration across infrastructure, endpoints, and platform environments.
  • •Transform capability from traditional vulnerability management to an AI-enabled, risk-based approach using automation, contextual prioritization, and threat-informed decisioning.
  • •Operate and scale a global vulnerability management program, including discovery, prioritization, remediation, governance, and continuous compliance.
  • •Define and enforce enterprise hardening baselines, continuous monitoring, and drift detection aligned to regulatory and industry standards.
  • •Lead a lean team and deliver executive reporting, governance, exception management, and SLA enforcement.

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience in cybersecurity with deep experience in vulnerability management and security engineering.
  • •Proven success building and scaling enterprise vulnerability management and security engineering programs.
  • •Strong background in infrastructure/cloud security, security configuration, and hardening baselines.
  • •Experience integrating DevSecOps into platform-focused security workflows.
  • •Track record leading large-scale transformation initiatives and risk-based security modernization.
Experience:CybersecurityVulnerability managementDevSecOpsEnterprise securityCloud security
Skills:LeadershipRisk managementProgram executionGovernanceExecutive communication

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Northern Trust
Global financial services firm providing wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions to institutions, corporations, and affluent individuals, with a focus on custody, investment management, and technology-driven services.
Industry: Asset Management
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 1889
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Glassdoor: 3.9
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