Associate, Cybr Sec ThreatMgmt

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.

Role/ Department:
The Purple Team Analyst will work as part of the wider Global Threat Management team in the continuous development of the cyber operations program. The purple team will work very closely with The Global Threat Management Team.

The Global Threat Management Team is responsible for vulnerability management, threat technology management and security monitoring.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Working with the wider technology teams to improve technology hygiene and reduce the attack surface.
• Design and run exercise campaigns based on industry specific threat intelligence and vulnerabilities.
• Provide continuous learning and training opportunities for the Global Threat Management team as a result of continuous exercise campaigns.
• Act as an integral driver of the cyber operations development programme, benchmarking results against industry standard frameworks including MITRE and NIST.
• Configure and safely utilize attack tools, tactics, and procedures against a simulation lap.
• Develop scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance purple teaming capabilities.
• Help to execute the Purple Team strategy to further enhance the security posture of the firm.
• Effectively communicate findings and strategy to stakeholders including technical staff, executive leadership.

Skills/ Qualifications:

• Relevant experience in information security and adversary simulation.
• Detailed knowledge of global cyber threats, threat actors, and the tactics, techniques and procedures used by cyber adversaries, specifically those targeting the financial services sector.
• Experience in large scale information technology implementations and operations preferred.
• Industry certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, GPEN, GCIH, GWAPT, or GXPN.
• Proficient in exploitation and post exploitation frameworks such as Cobalt Strike, Metasploit Framework, Empire.
• Proficient in one or more of the following scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash, Ruby)
• Advanced knowledge of Windows Operating System architecture and internals.
• Strong knowledge of core Information Technology concepts such as TCP/IP networking, Windows & Active Directory, Unix/Linux, Mainframe, Cloud Service Providers, Relational Databases, Data Warehouses, and filesystems.

Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation
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We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

About Our Pune Office
The Northern Trust Pune office, established in 2016, is now home to over 3,000 employees. The office handles various functions, including Operations for Asset Servicing and Wealth Management, as well as delivering critical technology solutions that support business operations across the globe.

Our Pune team takes our commitment to service to heart. In 2024, they volunteered more than 10,000+ hours into the communities where they live and work. Learn more.