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Un líder en gestión de patrimonio y tecnología, Northern Trust busca un Lead Automation Engineer altamente técnico para orquestar infraestructuras híbridas y en la nube.

Responsable de diseño de estrategias de IaC, CaC, CI/CD, y resiliencia operativa en un entorno fintech global.

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.

Position Title

Lead Automation Engineer

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly technical Lead Automation Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise automation solutions across hybrid infrastructure, cloud platforms, and application environments. This individual will serve as the organization’s technical authority for automation engineering, driving Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Configuration as Code (CaC), and orchestration strategies that improve resiliency, security, operational efficiency, and consistency.

The ideal candidate is an expert in Ansible Automation Platform , automation architecture, enterprise-scale orchestration, API integration, and software engineering principles. They are equally comfortable writing automation code, designing enterprise automation frameworks, mentoring engineers, and influencing executive technology strategy.

Enterprise Automation Strategy

• Define and lead the enterprise automation roadmap.
• Establish reusable automation standards, frameworks, and engineering best practices.
• Develop automation that supports enterprise resiliency, cyber recovery, disaster recovery, backup and restore, and operational excellence.
• Champion Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, GitOps, and policy-driven automation.

Automation Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade Ansible Playbooks, Roles, Collections, and Automation Controller workflows.
• Develop reusable automation modules and enterprise automation libraries.
• Build automation for:
  • Server provisioning
  • Operating system configuration
  • Middleware deployment
  • Application deployment
  • Database automation
  • Storage automation
  • Network automation
  • Kubernetes/OpenShift lifecycle management
  • Public and private cloud provisioning
  • Security configuration
  • Disaster recovery orchestration
  • Cyber recovery execution
  • Patch management
  • Compliance remediation

Platform Integration

• Develop automation integrating with technologies such as:
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • GitLab
  • Jenkins
  • Azure DevOps
  • Terraform
  • ServiceNow
  • VMware
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Active Directory
  • LDAP
  • REST APIs
  • Python SDKs

Enterprise Orchestration

• Build complex multi-step workflows spanning infrastructure, cloud, applications, databases, networking, and security.
• Design event-driven automation triggered by monitoring, observability, or ITSM platforms.
• Develop self-service automation catalogs for engineering teams.
• Enable fully automated provisioning and recovery capabilities.

Software Development

• Develop Python modules supporting Ansible automation.
• Build REST API integrations.
• Create custom Ansible plugins.
• Develop testing frameworks for automation quality.
• Implement automated validation and reporting.

DevSecOps

• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automated testing.
• Implement automated code quality gates.
• Build secure software delivery pipelines.
• Automate compliance validation.

Enterprise Resiliency Automation

• Develop automation supporting:
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Point-in-Time Recovery (PiTR)
  • Backup Validation
  • Cyber Recovery
  • Air-gapped Recovery
  • Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE)
  • Clean Room recovery
  • Automated recovery testing
  • Automated evidence collection
  • RTO/RPO reporting
  • Infrastructure rebuild automation

Technical Leadership

• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for automation engineering.
• Mentor automation engineers and software developers.
• Conduct architecture reviews.
• Lead proof-of-concepts for emerging automation technologies.
• Drive engineering standards across infrastructure teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of enterprise infrastructure engineering.
• 8+ years of Ansible automation development.
• 5+ years developing enterprise automation frameworks.
• Expert knowledge of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
• Strong software development background.
• Experience building enterprise APIs.
• Experience with enterprise Linux administration.
• Deep understanding of Windows automation.
• Experience automating hybrid cloud environments.

Technical Skills

Expert

• Ansible Automation Platform
• Ansible Controller / Tower
• Playbooks
• Roles
• Collections
• Jinja2
• YAML
• Python
• Git
• REST APIs
• Linux

Advanced

• Terraform
• PowerShell
• Bash
• Azure
• AWS
• OpenShift
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• VMware
• GitHub Actions
• Azure DevOps
• Jenkins
• ServiceNow

Preferred

• Red Hat Satellite
• HashiCorp Vault
• CyberArk
• Kafka
• MQ
• Splunk
• Dynatrace
• Prometheus
• Grafana

Preferred Experience

• Financial services or GSIB environments.
• Enterprise resiliency engineering.
• Disaster recovery automation.
• Cyber recovery automation.
• Immutable backup technologies.
• Air-gap recovery solutions.
• Infrastructure rebuild automation.
• Regulated environments.
• Large-scale hybrid cloud transformations.
• Infrastructure as Code and GitOps operating models.

Leadership Competencies

• Exceptional technical leadership
• Strategic thinker
• Strong architecture skills
• Executive communication
• Engineering mentorship
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Innovation focused
• Excellent collaboration across engineering disciplines

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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com , 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.