Application Security Analyst

Tempe, AZ
Full-time
$69,825 - 111,815
Posted Nov 12, 2026

Skills

CI/CD

Job description

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

The Application Security Analyst will help developers and technology teams understand, evaluate, and address Application Security findings.

This hands-on role combines security analysis, remediation guidance, false-positive evaluation, effective challenge, validation, and developer partnership. The analyst will build the technical judgment required to interpret security findings and help translate them into practical security outcomes.

The successful candidate will bring a foundation in application or software security and an interest in developing deeper technical expertise while working directly with software-development teams.

Job Responsibilities

•Analyze Application Security findings and supporting technical evidence to understand security relevance and appropriate treatment.

•Help developers understand vulnerabilities and provide practical guidance for remediation.

•Evaluate false-positive assertions and other technical explanations using available evidence and appropriate effective challenge.

•Review remediation evidence and support technically defensible finding validation and closure.

•Partner with senior Application Security practitioners and software-development teams while contributing reusable guidance and identifying opportunities to improve the customer experience.

Required Qualifications

•Experience in Application Security, product security, secure software development, DevSecOps security, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, or a comparable application-focused security discipline.

•Experience analyzing application vulnerabilities, security findings, source code, software behavior, or related technical evidence.

•Experience working with software developers, engineering teams, or comparable technical partners to understand or address software-security issues.

Experience and Education

•Two or more years of relevant professional experience in Application Security, software security, secure software development, security testing, or a related technical discipline.

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

•Experience with static analysis, software-composition analysis, secret scanning, penetration-testing findings, or comparable Application Security capabilities.

•Experience providing remediation guidance, false-positive analysis, finding validation, or other technical security support in a software-development environment.

•Experience with common software-development, source-control, CI/CD, or Application Security technologies.

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Salary Range:

$69,825 - 111,815 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. 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.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.

Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp ntrs.com , or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.