Senior Cloud Architect: Strategy & Transformation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits (401k and pension)

Health and welfare benefits

Paid time off and parental leave

Job summary

The Northern Trust Company seeks a Principal Cloud Architect to lead design, development, and implementation of scalable cloud solutions. Drive cloud strategy, standards, and best practices while mentoring teams to adopt modern architectures across the enterprise.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in IT with 5+ years in cloud roles, strong leadership and communication skills, and deep cloud platform expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP). A comprehensive benefits package accompanies this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of IT experience with at least 5 years in cloud architecture roles.
• Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, networking, DevOps, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design cloud-native and hybrid architectures meeting security and compliance.
• Define and evolve the enterprise cloud strategy, standards, and best practices.
• Lead as technical leader and advisor across teams for cloud adoption and modernization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to drive improvement and innovation.
• Establish cloud governance, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, DevOps, and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Coach and mentor architects, engineers, and developers on cloud patterns.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS/Azure/GCP

Cloud security

Networking

DevOps

Automation

Docker

Kubernetes

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

ARM

CloudFormation

Job description

The Northern Trust Company seeks a Principal Cloud Architect to lead design, development, and implementation of scalable cloud solutions. Drive cloud strategy, standards, and best practices while mentoring teams to adopt modern architectures across the enterprise.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in IT with 5+ years in cloud roles, strong leadership and communication skills, and deep cloud platform expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP). A comprehensive benefits package accompanies this role.