Principal, Cloud Engineer

Northern Trust

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

Job Summary

  • Northern Trust is a globally recognized, award-winning 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 compute solutions while ensuring security, governance, and operational excellence in cloud container and serverless environments.
  • Northern Trust offers a comprehensive benefits package including retirement, health and welfare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, life insurance, and a discretionary bonus program that may include equity.

Matching Summary

Northern Trust is a globally recognized, award-winning 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 architectures
  • CI/CD pipelines development
  • cloud platform proficiency
  • automation for container management

Nice-to-have

  • mentoring junior engineers
  • collaborative work culture
  • technical guidance on best practices
  • knowledge of microservices design
  • experience with service mesh
  • strong troubleshooting skills

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 7+ years of cloud engineering experience
  • hands-on experience with Kubernetes or similar
  • experience with serverless platforms
  • experience with Infrastructure as Code tools

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