Principal Cloud Engineer at Northern Trust

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation

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

Full TimeJob Type

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Financial ServicesIndustries

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, or platform operations
Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) — Terraform preferred
Hands-on knowledge of networking concepts (VPC, DNS, firewalls, load balancing, hybrid connectivity)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
Familiarity with cloud security principles and compliance frameworks
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
Effective communication and collaboration across technical and non-technical teams
Ability to balance governance requirements with developer productivity

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise landing zones and shared cloud services
Manage account/subscription structures across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
Build and enforce secure-by-default infrastructure patterns
Develop and maintain reusable IaC modules (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, or Pulumi)
Build CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure deployment and updates
Enable self-service provisioning capabilities for development teams
Implement identity and access management (IAM) best practices
Configure and maintain guardrails such as policies, SCPs, and monitoring controls
Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal security standards
Design and support VPC/VNet architectures, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and interconnects
Establish hybrid connectivity solutions with on-premises environments
Deploy monitoring, logging, and auditing tools across the environment
Build dashboards to track cloud performance, security posture, and costs
Recommend and implement cost-saving measures
Partner with application, DevOps, and security teams to ensure smooth cloud adoption
Provide documentation, best practices, and training to engineering teams
Participate in incident response and troubleshooting when foundational services are impacted