Enterprise Data Architect

Northern Trust Corp; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k & pension

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Parental & caregiver leave

Life & disability insurance

Job summary

Northern Trust Corp is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to lead the overall data strategy for the Asset Management business unit. You will design, document, and operate data platforms across Snowflake on Azure, ensuring data quality, security, governance, and AI tooling alignment, while collaborating with global teams.

The role requires deep expertise in relational and cloud databases, data modeling, and modern data architectures (data vault, medallion).

Qualifications

• Expertise in designing data solutions on Snowflake Data Warehouse on Azure.
• Experience with Data and AI Governance including data quality, data security and AI consistency on cloud database and AI tooling.
• Leading teams through influence to build end-to-end data architecture considerations using domain driven design and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Document data program roadmap, architecture and patterns.
• Interface with global teams to collaborate on business deliveries (planning and execution).
• Responsible for overall data architecture for enterprise data domains including data acquisition, data warehouse, data provisioning and data distribution.
• Provide design level functional and technical expertise with best practices.

Skills

Snowflake

Azure

Relational databases

Data modeling

Data governance

AI/ML

Data warehouse

SQL

Python

NoSQL

Tools

Databricks

Job description

**Title: Enterprise Data Architect**Northern Trust Asset Management business unit is looking for Data Architect candidate with strong expertise in relational and cloud databases. The candidate would be part of very dynamic and fast paced team in defining, documenting and operating overall data strategy for the business unit. **Key skills required for the role:** - Data Architect with Data Product mindset building Strategic Data Platform- AI Solution Architect (AI/ML/GenAI/Agentic AI) within Investment management or Asset Management domain. - Evangelize data strategy among stakeholders such as business users and various data teams through design, documentation, review and cross team negotiations to support strategic business and technology goal - Expertise in designing data solution on Snowflake Data Warehouse on Azure - Hand on for prototyping and federated business enablement (SQL, Python, Snowflake, Databricks) - Demonstrate experience with Data and AI Governance including data quality, data security and AI consistency on cloud database and AI tooling. - Comfortable with designing the database, data models, data processes, and data warehouse applications through the use of best practices and tools - Expert level understanding of relational database concepts, dimensional database, data vault modeling, medallion architecture and database architecture. - Strong understanding of Snowflake Internals and integration of Snowflake with other data processing and reporting technologies. Experience in configuration, maintenance and optimization of snowflake databases - Azure cloud solution architect to provide technology solution to business problems, with strong understanding of various services available on azure. - Deep understanding of relational and NoSQL data stores, methods and approaches. - Rich Experience of designing and implementation of database models (LDM & PDM), data flow diagrams, database schema, DB scripts. - Leading teams through influence to help build their knowledge on end to end solution considerations using domain driven design and other modern engineering practices. **Roles and Responsibilities:** - Document data program roadmap, architecture and patterns. - Interface and communicate with global teams to collaborative work on business deliveries (planning and execution). - Responsible for overall data architecture for all areas and domains of the enterprise, including data acquisition, data warehouse, data provisioning, and data distribution. - Provide design level functional and technical expertise along with best practices. - Understand and implement the latest delivery approaches based on data architectureSalary Range:$137,400 - 233,600 USD*Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.* **Work Authorization** Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).