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.

Northern Trust is looking for a AWS Cloud Solution Lead / Architect. This person will work within a global team to architect and design multi-platform cloud solutions for business app teams migrating functions to the cloud. This can include, but is not limited to, conducting technical cloud assessment, guiding the CloudOps Team, working with various technology teams to architect best  practices, secure and automated solution for application migration.

 

Responsibilities
 

Work as part Global Architecture team to deliver key technology capabilities to support business strategy and the modernization of core IT service.Lead definition of new architectural standards for evolving or emerging cloud capabilities in alignment with other IT towers.Define and enforce governance, security, and compliance standards across AWS and Azure environments.Architect scalable, highly available, and resilient infrastructure solutions using AWS services.Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate Landing Zone deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.Design and implement AWS landing zones using AWS Control Tower and AWS OrganizationsDefine and enforce security policies and best practices for AWS and Azure environmentsConfigure secure and performant AWS networks, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, and network access controlsMonitor and optimize cloud resource utilization and costCollaborate with development teams to ensure architectures are aligned with business requirementsProvide technical leadership and guidance to other team membersPerform risk assessments, security reviews, and architecture evaluations for new projects and technologies.Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and industry best practicesDesign and maintain secure cloud architectures leveraging Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Intune, Entra ID (Azure AD), and AWS native security services.Lead incident or RCA on events that occur which impaired operations within the Cloud Infrastructure domain and develop mitigation approaches.Lead and provide guidance on disaster recovery and resiliency controls.

Requirements
 

Expertise in modern Platform Engineering principles with tools like Terraform, Bicep, CDK, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps, understanding of infrastructure as code, CI/CD, monitoring,  and cost optimizationExperience in developing architecture standard and guard rails to align with Security and Information polices.Experience in deploying infrastructure into cloud platforms to utilize native capacities.Experience of delivering Hybrid Cloud architectureExperience of delivering Applications within Cloud Landing Zone configurationKnowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service).Extensive experience with infrastructure-as-code and ability to advise on best practices to maintain a healthy pipeline.A high degree of self-motivation and the ability to adapt quickly to new tasks.Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree  (Engineering) in computer science or IT or relevant field.10+ years of experience in Cloud Architecture and delivery of variety of cloud host technologies.7+ years of hands-on experience with AWS (required) and Azure (preferred) Cloud Native services.

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

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

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.