Lead AWS DevOps Engineer & Deployment Coordinator

Northern Trust

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$137,400–$233,600 / yr
Posted
72 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $159k
This role $186k
$114k most similar roles pay here $246k

This role pays more than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$192,050 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $186k versus about $159k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 48 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,500–$194,700 across 43 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead AWS DevOps Engineer & Deployment Coordinator

Lead AWS DevOps Engineer & Deployment Coordinator The Lead AWS DevOps Engineer & Deployment Coordinator joins a technical team to own the DevOps architecture and guide deployment strategies for the platform. This role involves providing hands-on leadership to ensure reliable, compliant application delivery and production stability while partnering with engineering, security, and operations teams. Key responsibilities include designing AWS-based architectures, managing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (HCL), and building CI/CD pipelines via GitLab CI/CD. The candidate will also manage deployment activities through ServiceNow, perform root cause analysis for production incidents, and integrate security tools such as DAST, SAST, SCA, and Sonar. The role focuses on solving complex infrastructure challenges within a regulated environment by enforcing cybersecurity policies, managing change management processes, and ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud solutions across the entire software development lifecycle.

What you'll do

  • Own the DevOps architecture and provide technical leadership to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud solutions.
  • Design and manage AWS-based infrastructure using Terraform (HCL) for resource provisioning.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD to automate build, deployment, and release workflows.
  • Coordinate application deployments across environments while ensuring compliance with ITSM and Change Management practices.
  • Integrate security tools such as DAST, SAST, and SCA into the software development lifecycle.
  • Lead production incident response efforts, including triage, communication, and root cause analysis (RCA).
  • Perform risk assessments for infrastructure changes to ensure alignment with regulatory standards.

What we're looking for

  • Strong AWS solution architecture knowledge with hands-on cloud implementation experience.
  • Proven experience using Terraform (HCL) for infrastructure provisioning.
  • Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD for pipeline creation and management.
  • Expertise in deployment practices, including CI/CD and ServiceNow-based release processes.
  • Deep understanding of cybersecurity tools such as DAST, SAST, SCA, penetration testing, and Sonar.
  • Experience in ITSM Change Management, incident management, and root cause analysis (RCA).
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical architecture discussions and own end-to-end DevOps solutions.
  • Work Authorization.

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