AWS Cloud Solution Lead / Architect at Northern Trust

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Financial ServicesIndustries

Requirements

Expertise in modern Platform Engineering principles with tools like Terraform, Bicep, CDK, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps, understanding of infrastructure as code, CI/CD, monitoring, and cost optimization
Experience in developing architecture standards and guard rails to align with Security and Information policies
Experience in deploying infrastructure into cloud platforms to utilize native capacities
Experience of delivering Hybrid Cloud architecture
Experience of delivering Applications within Cloud Landing Zone configuration
Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service)
Extensive experience with infrastructure-as-code and ability to advise on best practices to maintain a healthy pipeline
A high degree of self-motivation and the ability to adapt quickly to new tasks
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering) in computer science or IT or relevant field
10+ years of experience in Cloud Architecture and delivery of variety of cloud host technologies
7+ years of hands-on experience with AWS (required) and Azure (preferred) Cloud Native services

Responsibilities

Work as part of Global Architecture team to deliver key technology capabilities to support business strategy and the modernization of core IT service
Lead definition of new architectural standards for evolving or emerging cloud capabilities in alignment with other IT towers
Define and enforce governance, security, and compliance standards across AWS and Azure environments
Architect scalable, highly available, and resilient infrastructure solutions using AWS services
Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate Landing Zone deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
Design and implement AWS landing zones using AWS Control Tower and AWS Organizations
Define and enforce security policies and best practices for AWS and Azure environments
Configure secure and performant AWS networks, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, and network access controls
Monitor and optimize cloud resource utilization and cost
Collaborate with development teams to ensure architectures are aligned with business requirements
Provide technical leadership and guidance to other team members
Perform risk assessments, security reviews, and architecture evaluations for new projects and technologies
Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and industry best practices
Design and maintain secure cloud architectures leveraging Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Intune, Entra ID (Azure AD), and AWS native security services
Lead incident or RCA on events that occur which impaired operations within the Cloud Infrastructure domain and develop mitigation approaches
Lead and provide guidance on disaster recovery and resiliency controls