This role pays more than
64%
of similar roles. Most pay
$130,143–$202,482
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$186k
versus about
$166k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to corporations, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Management
Northern Trust currently has
48 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$114,500–$194,700
across 43 roles with salary data.
The Cloud Data Platform Engineer joins the engineering team to design, implement, and operate a scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud-based data platform built on a modern Lakehouse architecture. This role focuses on building infrastructure for enterprise data, analytics, and AI workloads while driving automation, platform standardization, and self-service capabilities. The engineer will develop reusable Infrastructure as Code modules, manage CI/CD pipelines, and ensure robust governance, security, and cost efficiency across the platform. Key technologies include Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS, Terraform, GitHub, and Python. Candidates should possess expertise in SQL, Java, or Scala, along with experience in tools like Apache Airflow, dbt, Kafka, and containerization via Docker and Kubernetes. The role solves complex data lifecycle challenges by providing reliable infrastructure for structured and unstructured data within a highly regulated environment requiring strict compliance standards.
Snowflake
Microsoft Azure
Azure Data Factory
SQL
ETL
ELT
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Data Lake Storage
Informatica Power Center
Power BI
CI/CD
DevOps
Oracle
SQL Server
RBAC