Sr. Pricipal, Architect Solutions

185 Northern Operating Sols Pvt Ltd; Pune District; On-site; INR 5,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Sr Principal Solution Architect in Pune to lead end-to-end solution design, architecture governance, and engineering leadership across Agile teams. You will collaborate with Business Architects/Product teams to align technical solutions with business goals and ensure adherence to enterprise standards.

The role requires extensive experience in finance/Investment domains, strong communication skills, and hands-on expertise with cloud-native architectures and modern

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering (or equivalent).
• 15+ years of significant solution architecture and delivery experience.
• 5+ years in Finance domain, 2+ in Investment within Finance.
• Custody domain experience a huge plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect solutions and drive end-to-end design for initiatives; ensure non-functional requirements are met.
• Create and maintain a technical capability roadmap; manage risks and standards.
• Coordinate security architecture and governance with enterprise teams.
• Lead developers, translate business needs into technical solutions, and mentor teams.

Skills

Solution design

Stakeholder management

Enterprise standards

Communication

Agile

Cloud native

Security architecture

Java

Azure

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Cosmos DB

Azure SQL

PostgreSQL

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelors in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Cosmos DB

Azure SQL

PostgreSQL

Git

CI/CD

Job description

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Sr Principal Solution Architect

Location: Pune

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Solution Design: Architect solutions to meet strategic/tactical technical needs; drive end-to-end solution design for initiatives and enhancements. Ensure non-functional requirements are incorporated into overall solution architecture (e.g., reliability, performance, maintainability, supportability). Define interactions between systems/components to optimize functional coverage and integration.
• Roadmap, Risk & Standards: Create and maintain a technical capability roadmap; own technical risks and mitigation approaches associated with features and technologies. Ensure alignment with architectures defined within the division and across the enterprise; ensure enterprise technical standards are met. Evaluate technologies/products/solutions and recommend introduction, retirement, or phase-out aligned to roadmap and enterprise direction.
• Security & Governance: Coordinate and address security architecture requirements in partnership with enterprise security teams. Support governance/approval readiness by ensuring architecture diagrams reflect implemented reality; ensure monitoring/logging posture and enterprise pipeline usage evidence is in place when required.
• Engineering Leadership & Collaboration: Lead developers in creation/review of new or enhanced software and provide technical guidance through design and implementation decisions. Engage business partners to understand requirements; translate business needs into technical solutions and communicate recommendations to stakeholders. Collaborate closely with Business Architects/Product teams to ensure technical architecture supports business objectives. Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure technical standards are defined (as needed) and implemented by the multiple Agile teams in accounting.

Qualifications / Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ years of significant experience in solution architecture and delivery in complex environments (multi-team, cross-functional).
• 5+ years in Finance domain, 2+ in Investment domain within Finance.
• Custody domains experience a huge plus.

Core Skills

• Strong solution design skills across application/integration/data/platform layers; ability to make tradeoffs and drive decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, decision-making, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks under timelines.
• Ability to drive alignment to enterprise standards and ensure maintainability/supportability of solutions.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in modern delivery methods (Agile) and guiding engineering teams through architecture and design decisions.
• Proven skills in building massive scale Cloud Native streaming apps that are resilient and elastically scalable and have built-in redundancy.
• Experience coordinating security architecture and compliance expectations for enterprise solutions.
• Experience in tech stacks: Experience in programming languages (preferably Java) with hands‑on coding Experience in Azure Cloud, Terraform. Microservices (Container, Docker, Kubernetes, Cosmos DB), Backup and Disaster Recovery. Warehouse, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL. Azure DevOps - GIT, CI/CD Pipeline / GitActions Azure Security and Governance - Manage Identity, SAS, Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Application Gateway, Application Security Group, Web App Security, Dynamic Data Masking.
• Proven problem solving and organizational skills with strong interpersonal and team management skills.

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve. Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [e-mail], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.

About Our Pune Office

The Northern Trust Pune office, established in 2016, is now home to over 3,000 employees. The office handles various functions, including Operations for Asset Servicing and Wealth Management, as well as delivering critical technology solutions that support business operations across the globe. Our Pune team takes our commitment to service to heart. In 2024, they volunteered more than 10,000+ hours into the communities where they live and work. Learn more.

Terms and Conditions

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It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

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