Lead Unix Engineering

Northern Trust

Pune, India
Hybrid
Solaris, aix, rhel, ubuntu
Ansible, aap, awx, cfengine
Github for source control
Northern Trust is seeking a Lead Unix Engineer in Pune, India, to design and maintain mission-critical UNIX platforms while contributing to DevOps practices in a hybrid environment. The role emphasizes deep technical expertise in UNIX systems and requires a proactive mindset towards automation and security compliance

Job Summary

  • You’ll help lead the design, deployment, and lifecycle of mission-critical UNIX platforms (Solaris, AIX, RHEL, Ubuntu) and services, while contributing to DevOps tooling, Git-driven workflows, hybrid cloud strategies with an automation mindset.
  • This is a key role in a high-trust team that powers secure, compliant infrastructure for a global financial institution.
  • Expect deep technical challenges, high visibility, and opportunities to influence platform direction.

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Northern Trust is seeking a Lead Unix Engineer in Pune, India, to design and maintain mission-critical UNIX platforms while contributing to DevOps practices in a hybrid environment. The role emphasizes deep technical expertise in UNIX systems and requires a proactive mindset towards automation and security compliance.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Solaris, AIX, RHEL, Ubuntu
  • Ansible, AAP, AWX, CFEngine
  • GitHub for source control
  • Security hardening and compliance
  • LDAP, Kerberos, PAM, SSSD integration
  • Monitoring and alerting frameworks
  • VMware vSphere ecosystem

Nice-to-have

  • SRE mindset
  • Infrastructure as code
  • Automate toil
  • Cross-team collaboration
  • Mentor junior engineers

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years in UNIX engineering
  • Strong understanding of centralized authentication/authorization
  • Proficiency in shell scripting (bash, ksh, sh)
  • Strong familiarity with Python, and Ansible
  • Hands-on experience with specific tools listed
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code principles
  • Experience in financial services or other highly regulated sectors

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