Principal, Cloud Engineer

NRT (National Revenue Tax)

Chicago, IL, United States
Base: $137,400 - 233,600 usd; bonus/equity: discre...
Container orchestration platforms
Serverless compute services
Cloud-native architecture design
Northern Trust is a Fortune 500 financial institution with over 130 years of experience serving sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service

Job Summary

  • Northern Trust is a Fortune 500 financial institution with over 130 years of experience serving sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
  • The role involves building scalable, resilient, and cost-effective containerized and serverless compute solutions while ensuring security, governance, and operational excellence.
  • Northern Trust offers a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, health and welfare benefits, paid time off, and a discretionary bonus program that may include equity.

Matching Summary

Northern Trust is a Fortune 500 financial institution with over 130 years of experience serving sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Salary

Base: $137,400 - 233,600 USD; Bonus/Equity: discretionary bonus program may include equity; Benefits: comprehensive retirement, health, paid time off, and other benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • container orchestration platforms
  • serverless compute services
  • cloud-native architecture design
  • infrastructure as code
  • CI/CD pipeline development
  • cloud platform proficiency
  • security and governance enforcement

Nice-to-have

  • mentoring and team upskilling
  • collaborative work culture
  • automation and operational excellence
  • event-driven architecture
  • microservices design patterns
  • strong troubleshooting skills
  • communication skills

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 7+ years cloud engineering experience
  • hands-on with Kubernetes, ECS, AKS, or GKE
  • experience with AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or Google Cloud Functions
  • experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM
  • strong programming skills in Python or Go

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