Lead AWS DevOps Engineer & Deployment Coordinator

001 The Northern Trust Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 137,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Health and welfare benefits

Paid time off

Parental and caregiver leave

Life & accident insurance

Discretionary bonus program

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an experienced Lead AWS DevOps Engineer & Deployment Coordinator to own the cloud deployment strategy and drive reliable, secure releases across environments.

You will lead architecture discussions, oversee CI/CD pipelines, and partner with engineering, security, and operations to ensure production stability and compliant delivery as part of enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Strong AWS solution architecture knowledge with hands‑on cloud implementation experience.
• Proven Terraform (HCL) experience for infrastructure provisioning.
• Hands‑on GitLab CI/CD for pipeline creation and management.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD and ServiceNow‑based release processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the DevOps architecture and deployment strategy for the platform.
• Provide technical leadership and guide cloud engineering, automation, and release management.
• Collaborate with development, security, QA, and operations to plan releases.
• Lead end‑to‑end DevOps solutions and drive tooling decisions across teams.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and IaC for AWS resources.

Skills

AWS

CI/CD

CI/CD pipelines

Security tooling (DAST/SAST/SCA)

Incident management

Leadership & architecture

Communication

Tools

Terraform (HCL)

GitLab CI/CD

ServiceNow

SonarQube

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.

Lead AWS DevOps Engineer & Deployment Coordinator Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced onshore full-time Lead AWS DevOps Engineer / Deployment Coordinator to own the DevOps architecture, guide deployment strategy, and partner closely with engineering, security, and operations teams. This role is expected to provide hands‑on technical leadership while working effectively with the broader team to ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient application delivery, production stability, and well‑governed release management.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Architecture Ownership Own the DevOps and deployment architecture for the platform, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team, driving best practices across cloud engineering, automation, release management, and operational support.
• Partner effectively with development, security, QA, and operations teams to translate business and engineering needs into practical architecture and delivery plans.
• Act as a lead resource who can work independently, influence decisions, and bring teams into alignment on tooling, processes, and technical direction.
• Cloud & DevOps Engineering Design, implement, and support AWS-based architectures, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and security.
• Act as a technical owner for DevOps practices, supporting end‑to‑end build, deployment, and release workflows.
• Collaborate with application teams on cloud adoption, architecture reviews, and operational best practices.
• CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, aligned with enterprise standards.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform (HCL) for AWS resources.
• Coordinate and execute application deployments across environments, ensuring minimal downtime and controlled rollouts.
• Contribute to pipeline modernization efforts and support transition planning where experience across multiple CI/CD platforms adds value.
• Security, Risk & Compliance Enforce cybersecurity policies and controls throughout the SDLC and deployment lifecycle.
• Integrate and manage security tools including DAST, SAST, SCA, penetration testing tools, and Sonar.
• Perform risk assessments for production releases and infrastructure changes, ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Deployment & Change Management Own and coordinate deployment activities leveraging CI/CD pipelines and ServiceNow.
• Ensure all deployments follow ITSM and Change Management practices, including approvals, documentation, and rollback strategies.
• Partner with stakeholders to plan releases across business and technical timelines.
• Incident, Problem & RCA Management Provide leadership during production incidents, ensuring timely triage, communication, and resolution.
• Perform deep‑dive root cause analysis (RCA) for production issues and drive preventive actions.
• Support Incident Management practices, ensuring SLAs, escalation procedures, and post‑incident reviews are adhered to.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• Strong AWS solution architecture knowledge with hands‑on cloud implementation experience.
• Proven experience with Terraform (HCL) for infrastructure provisioning.
• Hands‑on experience with GitLab CI/CD for pipeline creation and management.
• Strong expertise in deployment practices, including CI/CD and ServiceNow‑based release processes.
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity tools and practices, including DAST, SAST, SCA, penetration testing, and Sonar or equivalent code quality tools.
• Solid experience in ITSM Change Management processes.
• Proven ability to handle incident management, RCA, and production support activities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to deep dive into complex production issues.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical architecture discussions, make sound design decisions, and own end‑to‑end DevOps solutions.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team collaboration skills; able to work well with cross‑functional teams and influence outcomes.

Nice to Have

• Experience with GitHub Actions is a plus; as we migrate off the current platform, experience across both GitLab CI/CD and GitHub Actions will be highly valuable.
• Experience operating in regulated or enterprise‑scale environments.
• Prior role involving release coordination or deployment ownership.
• Exposure to Agile / DevSecOps operating models.

Ideal Candidate Profile

A lead‑level engineer who can balance architecture ownership with hands‑on delivery. Comfortable partnering with globally distributed teams and bringing structure to complex releases and operational issues. Able to coach others, create alignment across stakeholders, and drive improvements in tools, processes, and reliability.

Salary Range

Salary Range: $137,400 - 233,600 USD Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay.

Benefits

• 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
• other voluntary and well‑being benefits
• 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 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

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

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.

APAC/INDIA EEO STATEMENT

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.

Canada EEO STATEMENT

Northern Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Hiring and other employment decisions at Northern Trust are made without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

EMEA EEO STATEMENT

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.

USA EEO STATEMENT

It is the policy of The Northern Trust Company to afford equal opportunity in all phases of employment without regard to an individual's age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic tests and information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.