Lead, Arch Solutions

ntrs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an experienced Azure Data Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable cloud data solutions for Corporate Services. You will join the Corporate Architecture team to translate business needs into production-ready data products that support analytics, reporting, and advanced data use cases.

The role combines software engineering with data architecture, leveraging Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake Gen2, Spark, Python, and SQL to modernize legacy

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-grade data pipelines and analytics platforms in Azure.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into clear functional data requirements with stakeholders.
• Design scalable batch and near-real-time data pipelines ingesting, transforming, validating, and publishing data.
• Build cloud-native Azure data solutions using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake Gen2, Spark, Python and SQL.
• Develop lakehouse and data warehouse patterns (Bronze/Silver/Gold) with appropriate data modeling.
• Evangelize modern data modeling and data quality practices across teams.
• Develop reusable, metadata-driven frameworks and parameterized pipelines to reduce duplication.
• Create automated unit, integration, regression, and data-validation tests with QA teams.
• Implement CI/CD and IaC for repeatable deployment across environments.

Skills

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Delta Lake

Python

PySpark

SQL

ETL/ELT patterns

Data modeling

Lakehouse

NoSQL databases

Git-based development

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Agile delivery

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

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.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Azure Data Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and reliable cloud data solutions across Corporate Services. As a key member of the Corporate Architecture team, this role will translate business requirements into production-ready data products that support analytics, reporting, and advanced data use cases.

The successful candidate will combine strong software engineering and data architecture skills with hands-on expertise in Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Spark, Python, and SQL. The role will contribute to the modernization of legacy data platforms through reusable engineering patterns, automated delivery, strong data governance, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business, architecture, analytics, security, and engineering stakeholders to translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional data requirements.
• Design and implement scalable batch and near-real-time data pipelines that ingest, transform, validate, and publish structured and unstructured data.
• Build cloud-native Azure data solutions using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Spark, Python, SQL, and related services.
• Develop lakehouse and data warehouse solutions using layered data patterns such as Bronze, Silver, and Gold, with appropriate dimensional, normalized, or Data Vault modeling techniques.
• Evangelize modern data modeling and data quality practices.
• Develop reusable, metadata-driven frameworks and parameterized pipelines that reduce duplication and improve delivery consistency.
• Build automated unit, integration, regression, and data-validation tests in partnership with quality-engineering teams.
• Implement CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices for repeatable deployment across development, test, and production environments.

Required Skills

• Proven expertise in designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-grade data pipelines and analytics platforms in Azure.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, and Delta Lake.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, PySpark, and SQL, including performance tuning and development of reusable data-processing components.
• Strong understanding of ETL and ELT patterns, distributed data processing, orchestration, incremental loading, change data capture, and schema evolution.
• Experience building relational, dimensional, and lakehouse data models, including star schemas and conformed dimensions.
• Hands-on experience with relational, analytical, columnar, and NoSQL technologies such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Snowflake, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience with Git-based development, automated testing, and CI/CD using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent tools.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or similar technologies.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments and participating in estimation, design reviews, code reviews, release planning, and production support.

Salary Range:

$114,500 - 194,700 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).

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 encoura