Senior Azure Security Engineer

About Northern Trust: Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance cloud infrastructure solutions using Azure best practices.
• Lead the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure projects, balancing operational efficiency, security, and scalability.
• Hands‑on experience and implementation of scalable log ingestion and data pipeline solutions, including migration and onboarding of complex, different data sources across the security platform.
• Drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks and best practices using tools such as Terraform, ARM Templates.
• Automate cloud deployments, including network, storage, compute, and monitoring resources.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment, testing, and management of infrastructure.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers in Azure best practices, IaC, and cloud architecture design.
• Design and implement robust security practices and policies in line with Azure's security standards (e.g., Azure Security Center, Key Vault, etc.).

Experience / Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Expertise in Azure services including Compute, Networking, Storage, Security, and Monitoring.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM Templates.
• Proven experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines for cloud-based infrastructure deployments.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proactive approach to continuous learning and self‑improvement.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools like Git, Ansible, or Docker.
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes within Azure (AKS).

Reasonable accommodation

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