AI Security Engineer

Job title: AI Security Engineer

About the Role As part of Northern Trust’s Global Threat Technology team, the AI Security Engineer will be responsible for delivering AI-enabled engineering solutions, cyber automation capabilities, and DevSecOps transformation initiatives within the Security Operations environment. The engineer will also support our Azure security engineering and cloud infrastructure, ensuring stability and adherence to governance.

What You'll Do

• Build and operationalize AI agents and intelligent automation tooling.
• Automate cloud deployments, including network, storage, compute, and monitoring resources.
• Hands on experience and implementing scalable log ingestion and data pipeline solutions, including migration and onboarding of complex, different data sources across security platform.
• Drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks and best practices using tools such as Terraform, ARM Templates.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment, testing, and management of infrastructure.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers in Azure best practices, IaC, and cloud architecture design.
• Design and implement robust security practices and policies in line with Azure’s security standards (e.g., Azure Security Center, Key Vault, etc.).

What We're Looking For

• Proven hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with architecting, designing and building AI Agents.
• Expertise in Azure services including Compute, Networking, Storage, Security, and Monitoring.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM Templates.
• Proven experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines for cloud-based infrastructure deployments.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive approach to continuous learning and self-improvement.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools like Git, Ansible, or Docker.
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes within Azure (AKS).

Nice to Have

• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes within Azure (AKS).

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible and collaborative work culture with opportunities for movement within the organization.
• Senior leaders are accessible, with a focus on inclusion and community.
• Northern Trust is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process and beyond.