Principal, Cloud Data Platform Engineer

Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).

Develop and optimize data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and processing of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.

Build reusable frameworks and automation for data workflows, monitoring, and scaling.

Ensure data storage and compute solutions are optimized for performance, security, and cost efficiency.

Integrate cloud data services with enterprise applications, APIs, and third-party tools.

Implement data quality, lineage, and cataloging solutions across the data platform.

Enforce governance, security, and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2).

Work with architects and security teams to implement role-based access, encryption, and audit controls.

Support metadata management, data discoverability, and enterprise-wide data democratization.

Manage the operational health of the cloud data platform, including monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting.

Establish CI/CD pipelines for data services and platform components.

Implement disaster recovery, backup, and failover strategies.

Continuously optimize platform performance, cost, and scalability.

Partner with data scientists, BI teams, and application developers to enable advanced analytics and AI/ML workloads.

Evaluate emerging cloud data services and recommend adoption based on enterprise needs.

Provide technical expertise in designing cloud-based data architectures and solutions.

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices in cloud engineering and data development.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).

15+ years of total work experience in technology infrastructure.

10+ years of experience in data engineering, cloud engineering, or platform engineering.

Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS or Azure).

Strong experience with big data and data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Databricks, Flink).

Proven expertise in building data pipelines with tools like Apache Airflow, dbt, Kafka, or similar.

Uptime, performance, and reliability of the cloud data platform.

Data availability, quality, and accessibility for business and analytics use cases.

Efficiency and scalability of data pipelines and processing.

Cost optimization and resource utilization of cloud data services.

Adoption and satisfaction of data platform services by business and analytics teams

Stable, scalable, and secure data platforms running in production.

Reduced data incidents and faster root‑cause resolution.

Improved developer productivity through reusable frameworks and standards.

Strong technical mentorship and uplift of data engineering capabilities.

Trusted technical advisor to architecture, security, and business leadership.

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.

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