About Northern Trust
As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.
Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.
With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Azure Data Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and reliable cloud data solutions across Corporate Services. As a key member of the Corporate Architecture team, this role will translate business requirements into production-ready data products that support analytics, reporting, and advanced data use cases.
The successful candidate will combine strong software engineering and data architecture skills with hands-on expertise in Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Spark, Python, and SQL. The role will contribute to the modernization of legacy data platforms through reusable engineering patterns, automated delivery, strong data governance, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Partner with business, architecture, analytics, security, and engineering stakeholders to translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional data requirements.
- Design and implement scalable batch and near-real-time data pipelines that ingest, transform, validate, and publish structured and unstructured data.
- Build cloud-native Azure data solutions using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Spark, Python, SQL, and related services.
- Develop lakehouse and data warehouse solutions using layered data patterns such as Bronze, Silver, and Gold, with appropriate dimensional, normalized, or Data Vault modeling techniques.
- Evangelize modern data modeling and data quality practices
- Develop reusable, metadata-driven frameworks and parameterized pipelines that reduce duplication and improve delivery consistency. Build automated unit, integration, regression, and data-validation tests in partnership with quality-engineering teams.
- Implement CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices for repeatable deployment across development, test, and production environments.
Required Skills
- Proven expertise in designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-grade data pipelines and analytics platforms in Azure.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, and Delta Lake.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, PySpark, and SQL, including performance tuning and development of reusable data-processing components.
- Strong understanding of ETL and ELT patterns, distributed data processing, orchestration, incremental loading, change data capture, and schema evolution.
- Experience building relational, dimensional, and lakehouse data models, including star schemas and conformed dimensions.
- Hands-on experience with relational, analytical, columnar, and NoSQL technologies such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Snowflake, or equivalent platforms.
- Experience with Git-based development, automated testing, and CI/CD using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent tools.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or similar technologies.
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments and participating in estimation, design reviews, code reviews, release planning, and production support.
Salary Range:
$114,500 - 194,700 USDSalary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
Work Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).
Working with Us
As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.
Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.
Reasonable Accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.
Skills Required
- Expertise designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-grade data pipelines and analytics platforms in Azure
- Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, and Delta Lake
- Advanced proficiency in Python, PySpark, and SQL, including performance tuning and reusable data-processing components
- Understanding of ETL and ELT patterns, distributed data processing, orchestration, incremental loading, change data capture, and schema evolution
- Experience building relational, dimensional, and lakehouse data models, including star schemas and conformed dimensions
- Experience with relational, analytical, columnar, and NoSQL technologies such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Snowflake, or equivalent platforms
- Experience with Git-based development, automated testing, and CI/CD using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent tools
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or similar technologies
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments, including estimation, design reviews, code reviews, release planning, and production support
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employment-based visa sponsorship
Northern Trust Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northern Trust and has not been reviewed or approved by Northern Trust.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match alongside an employer‑funded defined‑benefit pension is highlighted in employer‑verified materials and filings, setting the retirement package apart from many private employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is portrayed as solid overall, and two paid volunteer days per year are clearly documented across corporate materials.
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Parental & Family Support — Company sources and postings reference paid parental and caregiver leave and recent enhancements to parental benefits, indicating meaningful family support within the package.
Northern Trust Insights
What We Do
As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing and investment solutions, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise and integrity. A globally recognized Fortune 500 Company in continuous operation since 1889, we’ve built a legacy of empowering clients to reach their goals with confidence. Since our roots as a trust bank, we’ve grown to a global presence with more than 24,000 employees in more than 20 countries and across six core business units: Wealth Management Asset Management Asset Servicing Technology Corporate Functions Enterprise Operations Join a Team That’s Achieving Greater At Northern Trust, we refer to our employees as partners – with good reason. We understand that relationships are the key to our success. Here you’ll join a diverse and inclusive team of innovators with the drive to challenge the way things have always been done. Instead of choosing between a dynamic career and work-life balance, enjoy working with a team that supports your goals in the office and at home. We’ll help you get where you want to go without sacrificing what matters most to you. Delivering value and adhering to our enduring principles What are enduring principles? Since our founding, they have guided our strategy and success. Thanks to the dedication of our partners, Northern Trust continues to thrive by adhering to three enduring principles: service, expertise and integrity . What does this mean? Service Northern Trust has a relentless drive to provide exceptional service to our clients, our partners and our communities. We set new standards and go above and beyond in our commitment to delivering greater results. Expertise Expertise is at the core of who we are. We focus sharply on what we do well. From expanding our capabilities, to hiring talented professionals to developing innovative solutions, our expertise is why we continue to be a trusted advisor for generations of families and institutions. Integrity Operating with uncompromising ethics is central to Northern Trust’s heritage. As a result, our clients, partners and communities know they can rely on us. For more than 130 years, our integrity has been our guide – and that will never change.
Why Work With Us
At Northern Trust, we go further because we go together. We embrace flexibility, encourage balance, and prioritize inclusion at all levels, working together to keep you connected. We are committed to our employees—all 24,000 of them. Whether this is a first step or a bold new leap in your career, we’re here to help you move forward.
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