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Principal Cloud Software Engineer

The job posting is for a Principal, Cloud SW Engineer position at Northern Trust in Chicago, IL, where the applicant will be responsible for developing and implementing secure cloud computing solutions. The job offers a salary between $137,400 and $233,600 per year and requires at least 10 years of experience in application development and 5 years of experience as a cloud engineer.

Tasks

You will be responsible for developing and implementing secure solutions across infrastructure, platforms, and applications. You will work with DevOps teams to build CI/CD pipelines and establish best practices for the team. You will have a direct impact on cloud adoption, Agile, and DevOps maturity within our business unit.

Responsibilities

  • Working independently to embrace new technologies, address uncertainties, and drive initiatives forward.
  • Architecture and design of cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure to ensure scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency while addressing operational concerns and non-functional requirements such as availability, scalability, and backups.
  • Developing infrastructure as code with Terraform for automated provisioning and management of cloud resources.
  • Collaborate with DevOps teams to build CI/CD pipelines needed to deploy application code and infrastructure.
  • Implement solutions that adhere to cloud security principles such as identity and access management, data protection, and network security.
  • Creation of solutions that implement site reliability engineering (SRE) concepts, particularly in the areas of monitoring, logging, alerting, incident management, and disaster recovery.
  • Responding to security incidents identified by security teams and implementing remedial measures to minimize risks and ensure compliance with industry standards.
  • Ability to design solutions with operational concerns in mind, including non-functional requirements such as availability, scalability, backups, and recovery procedures.
  • Mentoring junior team members in cloud architecture principles, best practices, and emerging technologies.

Requirements

  • Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent professional experience.
  • 10+ years of experience in core application development and implementation of end-to-end solutions.
  • 5+ years of experience as a cloud engineer or in a similar role.

Preferred skills

  • Extensive experience with the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
  • Experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines with Terraform Actions.
  • Understanding of the SCRUM agile process.
  • Knowledge in the field of financial services.

Certifications (Preferred)

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solution Architect Expert or Azure Certified Developer.
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.

We offer

  • Salary range: $137,400 - $233,600.
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including retirement benefits (401(k) and pension fund), health and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision, hearing, and expense account, and disability benefits), and paid time off.
  • Parental and caregiving leave, life and accident insurance, and other voluntary and welfare benefits

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