Data Architect, Securities Services

Northern Trust

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$137,400–$233,600 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
1 day ago
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This role $186k
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This role pays more than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $146,025–$209,633 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $186k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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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 84 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,500–$194,700 across 60 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Architect, Securities Services

The Data Architect – Securities Services will lead the data architecture strategy for the Securities Services organization. This role involves designing and governing the enterprise data landscape across domains including Custody, Settlements, Entitlements, Reconciliations, Regulatory Reporting, and Asset Servicing. The architect will build scalable data models, data products, governance frameworks, and integration patterns to transform legacy platforms into a modern, event-driven, and data-centric ecosystem. Key responsibilities include establishing standards for Data Mesh, metadata, lineage, and data quality. The position requires expertise in data modeling, cloud-based data platforms, data lakes, and event-driven architectures. Required skills include knowledge of Securities Services, APIs, messaging, and streaming technologies. Preferred experience includes Azure cloud technologies, Databricks, Kafka, and Solace to support real-time processing and analytics.

What you'll do

  • Define and maintain the target-state data architecture for the Securities Services portfolio.
  • Develop enterprise, domain, and canonical data models to support strategic business capabilities.
  • Establish data architecture standards, design principles, and governance frameworks.
  • Drive Data Mesh, data product, metadata, lineage, and data quality strategies across business domains.
  • Design scalable integration patterns using event-driven architecture, APIs, and cloud-native technologies.
  • Lead data architecture reviews and provide guidance on strategic programs and solution designs.
  • Support regulatory, risk, audit, and security requirements through robust data controls.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information System, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Information Architecture, Data Management, or related roles.
  • Strong knowledge of Securities Services, Custody, Settlements, Accounting, Reconciliations, Asset Servicing, or Capital Markets operations.
  • Expertise in data modeling, data governance, metadata management, reference/master data, and data quality frameworks.
  • Experience designing cloud-based data platforms, data lakes/lakehouses, and event-driven architectures.
  • Strong understanding of modern integration patterns including APIs, messaging, and streaming technologies.
  • Proven ability to influence senior business and technology leaders and drive enterprise-wide architectural decisions.
  • Work Authorization.

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