Lead AI Cloud Engineer

ntrs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an experienced AI Full Stack Cloud Engineer to design, build, deploy, and support enterprise AI solutions across the Digital Coworkers ecosystem and GAIFoundation Platform. This role combines full stack development, cloud engineering, AI integration, and platform engineering to deliver scalable, governed AI-powered solutions on Azure.

You will collaborate with AI Engineers, Cloud Engineers, Product Managers, Architects, and business stakeholders to accelerate AI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Software Development, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop full stack applications supporting Digital Coworkers and GAI platform capabilities.
• Build modern web applications, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integration services.
• Develop reusable software components supporting multiple AI-driven products and business domains.
• Create scalable user experiences that simplify enterprise AI adoption and workflow automation.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussions.

Skills

Full stack development

Cloud engineering

AI integration

API & microservices

DevOps / CI-CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

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.

Position Summary

Northern Trust is seeking an experienced AI Full Stack Cloud Engineer to design, build, deploy, and support enterprise AI solutions across the Digital Coworkers ecosystem and Generative AI Foundation Platform (GAI). This role combines full stack application development, cloud engineering, AI integration, platform engineering, and enterprise solution delivery. The successful candidate will develop scalable, secure, and governed AI-powered business solutions leveraging cloud-native technologies, large language models, enterprise APIs, workflow automation capabilities, and Digital Coworker frameworks. The individual will work closely with AI Engineers, Cloud Engineers, Product Managers, Technical Account Managers, Architects, Scrum Masters, and business stakeholders to accelerate AI adoption and deliver measurable business value across Northern Trust.

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)

Primary Responsibilities

Full Stack Application Development

• Design and develop full stack applications supporting Digital Coworkers and GAI platform capabilities.
• Build modern web applications, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integration services.
• Develop reusable software components supporting multiple AI-driven products and business domains.
• Create scalable user experiences that simplify enterprise AI adoption and workflow automation.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussions.

GAI Foundation Platform & Digital Coworker Engineering

• Build AI-powered business solutions leveraging the Generative AI Foundation Platform.
• Develop and support Digital Coworkers across Transfer Agency, Reconciliation, Omnium, and future AI business initiatives.
• Integrate AI services, enterprise APIs, workflow orchestration platforms, and cloud-native services.
• Support production deployment, monitoring, scalability, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate with AI Engineers and platform teams to deliver enterprise-ready AI capabilities.

AI Engineering & Platform Integration

• Integrate applications with Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions, AI agents, and orchestration frameworks.
• Develop enterprise AI integrations using approved AI services and AI platform capabilities.
• Support AI lifecycle activities including testing, deployment, monitoring, governance, and operational readiness.
• Contribute to responsible AI and enterprise AI governance initiatives.
• Partner with business and technology teams to identify opportunities for AI-enabled transformation.

Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure

• Design and deploy cloud-native solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure services.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and related automation frameworks.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting enterprise application delivery.
• Implement monitoring, logging, resiliency, and performance optimization practices.
• Support secure and governed cloud engineering standards.

Engineering Excellence

• Promote software engineering best practices, coding standards, and reusable architecture patterns.
• Develop technical documentation, deployment guides, operational runbooks, and support procedures.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and delivery teams.
• Work independently while effectively collaborating across multiple functions and organizations.

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)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Software Development, or a related discipline; equivalent profession