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.
Summary
Northern Trust is looking for a
Cloud DevOps Engineer. This person will work within a team to design and develop multi-platform cloud solutions for business app teams migrating functions to the cloud. This can include, but is not limited to, conducting technical cloud implementations, supporting the cloud operations, accessing and using cloud resources for a global cloud platform to automate via Terraform, working with various technology teams to resolve technical issues for managed software, and working with Solutions & Application Architects on evolving business requirements while building best practices, with a focus on automation.
Primary Skills
- 7+ years of professional experience in Infrastructure and Cloud.
- 3+ years of Cloud experience (primary into MS Azure)
- 4 year of professional experience in Python, Terraform, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, CLI, Bash Scripting, Ansible, SQL to automate provisioning of cloud resources and configurations CI/CD
- Good to have Snowflake experience.
- Strong technical subject matter expertise and practical experience in the DevOps Engineering specifically on Azure Cloud including administrative knowledge on deploying infrastructure components and configuring it for optimum cost, performance and Security standards.
- Automating Day2 operations with any one tool, including Python-based automation, e.g. Configuration of VM back-up and providing failover recovery in respect to the RTO and RPO, Storage Setup and configuration of the storage (incl. containers)
- Secured data access archiving and back-up Network Deploying and configuring virtual networks orchestrating routing paths/hybrid cloud managing public and private IP addresses Security Azure Active Directory (hybrid AD), Reducing surface attack on all azure resources.
- Experience of Infrastructure Deployments tools such as Terraform, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, to automate provisioning of cloud resources and configurations CI/CD is preferable.
- Build, deploy, and support/maintain Networking, Databases, Software, and Servers within the Azure environment (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) using Terraform (No ClickOps).
- Interact directly with OEM support and/or vendors for troubleshooting and enhancements. Performs installation of approved software on servers, following the standard procedures.
- Configure and install (or coordinate) upgrades and troubleshoot the issues and patch the servers. Assists with evaluation, analysis and maintenance of equipment to meet technical and security standards.
- Deliver an optimized infrastructure services design, automated systems leveraging public, and hybrid Cloud architectures and services with Azure.
- Hands-on experience engineering, deploying, and managing CI/CD pipelines in an enterprise scale environment utilizing GitHub, Azure DevOps, or any other build automation tool.
- Document and prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for day-to-day operational task. Experience with source control, such as GIT or Azure Repos, in a collaborative development environment
- Knowledge of IP networking, VPNs, VPCs, DNS, load balancers, security groups, firewalls, Hub/Spoke architecture, security guardrails for Azure. Strong hands-on experience in databases (SQL preferred).
- Strong debugging skills to identify issues and provide solutions. Knowledge of migration strategy and migration process will be value added (on-prem to Azure environment) Configuration of VM back-up and providing failover recovery in respect to the RTO and RPO.
- Well versed with ITIL framework and managing Follow-the-Sun remote teams.
Secondary Skills
- An Agile mindset with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills leveraging the Atlassian Stack (JIRA, Confluence).
- An understanding of production environments, including the requirement for high availability and team oriented 24x7 support capabilities.
- Ability to lead the team to resolve the operational issue and co-ordinate with business.
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 [Confidential Information].
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.
