Principal GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering

Northern Trust

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Location
Tempe, AZ
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44 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Principal GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering

Principal – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering serves as a senior technical leader responsible for the strategy, architecture, and modernization of enterprise software delivery platforms. This role focuses on evolving the software delivery ecosystem by managing GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, artifact management via Nexus Repository, and developer productivity services. The individual will build reusable workflows, automation frameworks, and self-service capabilities while leading migrations from legacy tools to modern systems. Key technical requirements include expertise in GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep, and scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell. The role addresses the challenge of securing the software supply chain through DevSecOps practices and managing AI-assisted engineering via GitHub Copilot. This position ensures platform reliability, scalability, and compliance within a complex enterprise environment to improve overall developer experience.

What you'll do

  • Define the technical vision, roadmap, and architecture for GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD platforms.
  • Lead the migration of legacy CI/CD tooling to modern GitHub and Azure DevOps environments.
  • Design and implement enterprise-wide CI/CD standards, reusable workflows, and automated infrastructure as code.
  • Establish security protocols for secrets management, identity access, and software supply chain integrity.
  • Operationalize GitHub Copilot by defining governance models, usage tracking, and budget oversight.
  • Create scalable self-service capabilities to improve developer productivity across the organization.
  • Establish reliability standards, monitoring strategies, and incident resolution processes for platform services.
  • Mentor engineering teams and serve as a technical advisor on software delivery strategy.

What we're looking for

  • Requires 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or software delivery platforms.
  • Must have proven experience architecting and operating enterprise-scale GitHub Enterprise and Azure DevOps environments.
  • Requires deep expertise in CI/CD architecture, pipeline engineering, and software delivery modernization.
  • Must have hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, reusable workflows, templates, and automation frameworks.
  • Requires strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies.
  • Must have experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, or similar tools.
  • Requires a strong understanding of software supply chain security, secrets management, and DevSecOps principles.
  • Work Authorization.

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