Application Security Engineer

Northern Trust Corp. is seeking an Application Security Engineer to support its Application Security program through hands-on engineering and continuous improvement. This role focuses on building and operating security platform capabilities, integrations, and automation that fit into modern developer and delivery workflows.

Based in Tempe, AZ, this is an onsite position supporting technical service delivery across security tooling and enterprise platforms.

What you’ll do

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

Key technologies

• APIs
• Scripting
• Source control
• CI/CD
• Cloud services
• GitHub
• Checkmarx
• ServiceNow

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, systems integration, automation, security engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Experience building 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.
• 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 and work authorization

• Salary range: USD 69,825 - 111,815 per year (base pay estimate).
• U.S. work authorization required: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• No visa sponsorship: Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity, 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 (401k and pension)
• Health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
• Paid time off
• Parental and caregiver leave
• Life & accident insurance
• Other voluntary and well-being benefits
• Discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. For reasonable accommodation during the employment process, email [email protected] or discuss requirements with the recruiter you are working with.