Enterprise Data Architect

Northern Trust

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$137,400–$233,600 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Similar $181k
This role $186k
$126k most similar roles pay here $245k

This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $145,125–$216,700 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $186k versus about $181k 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 50 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,500–$194,700 across 45 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Enterprise Data Architect

The Enterprise Data Architect joins the Asset Management business unit to define, document, and operate the overall data strategy for the organization. This role involves building a strategic data platform while evangelizing data strategy among stakeholders through design, documentation, and cross-team negotiations. The architect is responsible for the enterprise data architecture across all domains, including acquisition, warehousing, provisioning, and distribution. Key responsibilities include prototyping, federated business enablement, and ensuring data quality and security. The role requires expertise in Snowflake Data Warehouse on Azure, as well as SQL, Python, and Databricks. Candidates must possess deep knowledge of relational and NoSQL stores, dimensional modeling, data vaulting, medallion architecture, and domain-driven design. The work focuses on solving complex technical problems within the investment management and asset management domains using modern engineering practices and AI solution architecture.

What you'll do

  • Define, document, and operate the overall data strategy for the Asset Management business unit.
  • Design and implement data solutions using Snowflake Data Warehouse on Azure.
  • Develop AI/ML and Generative AI solutions within the investment management domain.
  • Create and manage database models, including LDM, PDM, and medallion architecture.
  • Establish data governance standards for quality, security, and consistency across cloud databases.
  • Prototype and build federated business solutions using SQL, Python, Snowflake, and Databricks.
  • Document the data program roadmap, architectural patterns, and technical specifications.
  • Lead teams through domain-driven design to implement modern engineering practices.

What we're looking for

  • Experience as a Data Architect with a data product mindset building strategic data platforms.
  • Expertise as an AI Solution Architect (AI/ML/GenAI/Agentic AI) within the investment or asset management domain.
  • Expertise in designing data solutions on Snowflake Data Warehouse on Azure.
  • Hands-on experience for prototyping and federated business enablement using SQL, Python, Snowflake, and Databricks.
  • Experience with Data and AI Governance including data quality, security, and consistency on cloud databases and AI tooling.
  • Expert understanding of relational database concepts, dimensional modeling, data vault modeling, medallion architecture, and database architecture.
  • Proficiency in designing database models (LDM & PDM), data flow diagrams, and database schemas.
  • Work Authorization.

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