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.
Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) is seeking a hands-on Senior Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and operate modern data and AI-driven solutions. This is a deeply technical role focused on building scalable data platforms and applying Agentic AI to solve real-world data engineering, quality, and analytics challenges.
Role OverviewThis role sits within NTAM’s Data & AI engineering organization and partners closely with investment, operations, and technology stakeholders. The successful candidate will work hands-on across the full data lifecycle—data ingestion, modeling, validation, analytics, and AI augmentation—using Snowflake as the core data platform.
Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, data models, and analytics solutions on Snowflake.
Lead hands-on development of Agentic AI solutions within the data platform, focused on automation and augmentation of data engineering and analytics workflows.
Implement intelligent data quality checks, QA automation, reconciliation, and validation frameworks.
Build automated impact analysis capabilities to assess downstream effects of changes to data pipelines, schemas, and business logic.
Translate business and operational data problems into well-defined agent-based architectures with clear decision boundaries and human-in-the-loop controls.
Integrate AI agents with enterprise data services including Snowflake, APIs, metadata and lineage services, and analytics layers.
Partner with business stakeholders to identify high-value AI and data use cases and deliver production-ready solutions.
Provide technical leadership, code reviews, and architectural guidance to engineering teams.
Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for data security, privacy, auditability, and responsible AI.
Continuously evaluate emerging data and Agentic AI technologies for practical enterprise adoption.
Agentic AI – NTAM Data Platform ContextThe role applies Agentic AI specifically within NTAM’s enterprise data platform, with Snowflake at the core. Agentic AI solutions are expected to augment and automate data engineering and analytics workflows rather than operate as standalone AI systems.
Hands-on responsibilities include building intelligent agents that reason over data, metadata, and business rules to proactively detect data quality issues, perform QA validation, assess downstream impact of changes, and surface actionable insights for engineering and business users.
All Agentic AI solutions must be production-grade, explainable, secure, and aligned with NTAM’s data governance and compliance standards.
Required Skills & ExperienceExpertise designing and building data-driven solutions on Snowflake.
Strong experience in data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data warehouse best practices.
Hands-on experience delivering Agentic AI or AI-driven automation in the data domain.
Experience with data quality frameworks, and data impact analysis.
Strong understanding of relational and dimensional data modeling.
Experience integrating data platforms with APIs, metadata services, and analytics tools.
Strong programming and problem-solving skills.
Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.
QualificationsBachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
10+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering and analytics.
Experience working in investment management or asset management banks preferred.
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.
About Our Bangalore Office
The Northern Trust Bangalore office, established in 2005, is home to over 5,600 employees. In this stunning office space, we offer fantastic amenities which include our Arrival Hub - Jungle, the GameZone, and the Employee Experience Zone that appeal to both clients and employees. Learn more.
Skills Required
- Expertise designing and building data-driven solutions on Snowflake.
- Strong experience in data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data warehouse best practices.
- Hands-on experience delivering Agentic AI or AI-driven automation in the data domain.
- Experience with data quality frameworks, QA automation, reconciliation, and data impact analysis.
- Experience integrating data platforms with APIs, metadata/lineage services, and analytics tools.
- Strong programming and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering and analytics.
- Experience working in investment management or asset management banks.
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 — Retirement offerings are positioned as a standout, with a 401(k) plus an additional employer-funded pension described as a differentiator. This combination is repeatedly framed as a meaningful offset within total rewards, especially for long-term financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are depicted as generous, spanning paid time off, holidays, and dedicated paid volunteer time. The breadth of leave options is highlighted as a consistent strength that supports work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is characterized as comprehensive, typically including medical, dental, vision, and mental-health support through an assistance program. The offering is portrayed as robust and family-supportive, with multiple plan options in some descriptions.
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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