Principal - Cloud Foundations Engineer

Northern Trust

Pune, India
Not specified; not specified; not specified
Hybrid
15+ years technology infrastructure experience
10+ years cloud engineering experience
Deep expertise in aws or azure
Northern Trust is seeking a Principal - Cloud Foundations Engineer to design, build, and maintain core cloud infrastructure and shared services in a hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud engineering, particularly with AWS and Azure, and will focus on security, automation, and compliance

Job Summary

  • This role focuses on establishing landing zones, automation, governance, and operational guardrails that form the foundation for all cloud workloads across Northern Trust.
  • The successful candidate will design enterprise landing zones and shared services while managing account structures across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP to ensure security and scalability.
  • Northern Trust offers a flexible and collaborative work culture where senior leaders are accessible and movement within the organization is encouraged.

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Northern Trust is seeking a Principal - Cloud Foundations Engineer to design, build, and maintain core cloud infrastructure and shared services in a hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud engineering, particularly with AWS and Azure, and will focus on security, automation, and compliance.

Salary

Not specified; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 15+ years technology infrastructure experience
  • 10+ years cloud engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in AWS or Azure
  • Strong Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
  • Hands-on networking concepts VPC DNS firewalls
  • CI/CD pipeline experience GitHub Actions Jenkins
  • Scripting proficiency Python Bash PowerShell

Nice-to-have

  • Multi-cloud environment operation experience
  • Kubernetes and container orchestration knowledge
  • FinOps and cloud cost optimization background
  • Experience in regulated enterprise environments
  • Service mesh and API Gateway familiarity
  • Strong mentorship and cross-functional collaboration
  • Cloud certifications AWS Azure GCP

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 15+ years total work experience in Technology Infrastructure
  • 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering or platform operations
  • Not specified

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