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Principal, Cloud Engineer

The job as Principal, Cloud Engineer at Northern Trust in Chicago, IL, involves developing and implementing cloud-native architectures and collaborating with various teams to deliver modern cloud applications and services. The job offers a salary of $137,400 - $253,000 per year and a comprehensive benefits package.

Tasks

The tasks include:
  • Design and implementation of cloud-native architectures using containers (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) and serverless platforms (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions)
  • Development of automation for container orchestration, scaling, monitoring, and lifecycle management
  • Creation of CI/CD pipelines for the deployment of containerized and serverless applications
  • Implementation of API-driven solutions and event-driven architectures using serverless computing
  • Optimizing workloads for performance, cost, and stability

Operations & Reliability

The tasks include:
  • Operation and maintenance of container platforms and serverless services in multiple cloud environments
  • Implementation of monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Datadog)
  • Design and improve workload resilience through automation, load balancing, and failover strategies
  • Ensuring platform reliability through automation, testing, and continuous improvement

Security & Governance

The tasks include:
  • Enforcement of security best practices in containerized and serverless deployments, including secrets management, IAM policies, and network controls
  • Implementation of compliance controls, vulnerability scanning, and patch management for workloads
  • Ensuring container images and serverless functions meet corporate security and regulatory requirements

Collaboration & Enablement

The tasks include:
  • Collaborate with application teams to modernize workloads using containers and serverless computing
  • Provision of technical expertise and guidance on best practices in containerization and serverless design patterns

Requirements

The requirements include:
  • 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering
  • Practical experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, ECS, AKS, or GKE)
  • Strong experience with serverless services (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions)
  • Experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM) for infrastructure management

Skills & Competencies

The skills and competencies include:
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Go, or similar
  • Experience with container registries, service mesh (e.g., Istio, Linkerd), and API gateways
  • Knowledge of DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, ArgocD, Helm)
  • Knowledge of cloud networks, microservices design, and event-driven patterns

We offer

We offer:
  • A comprehensive benefits package, including retirement benefits (401(k) and pension fund), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, expense accounts, and disability).

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