Lead, Infra Unix

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management asset servicing asset management and banking services Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the worlds most successful individuals families corporations and institutions.

Since 1889 we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service Expertise and Integrity. Together they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees whom we call partners and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Description Role Summary

Were looking for a UNIX Engineering SME who brings traditional platform depth along with modern engineering practices. Youll help lead the design deployment and lifecycle of mission-critical UNIX platforms ( RHEL AIX Ubuntu) and services while contributing to DevOps tooling Git-driven workflows hybrid cloud strategies with an automation and engineering mindset. This is a key role in a high-trust team that powers secure compliant infrastructure for a global financial institution. Expect deep technical challenges high visibility and opportunities to influence platform direction.

Key Responsibilities

Core UNIX Engineering & Support

Design secure build and maintain resilient UNIX environments across AIX 7.x (VIOS NPIV) Ubuntu and RHEL 610 (on physical virtual and hybrid platforms).

Own OS lifecycle strategy: patching upgrades security baselines and hardware refresh planning.

Maintain HA solutions (Pacemaker HACMP RH Cluster Suite) and performance-tuned enterprise systems.

DevOps SRE & Automation

Embrace an SRE mindset: treat infrastructure as code prioritize availability and observability and automate toil.

Automate provisioning compliance checks and config enforcement using Ansible AAP AWX CFEngine and scripting (bash/ansible/Python).

Use GitHub for source control peer-reviewed automation pipelines change tracking and documentation versioning.

Contribute to CI/CD workflows for infrastructure as code deployments and integrate with enterprise tools like ServiceNow Jenkins or GitHubActions.

Security

Ensure UNIX systems are hardened and compliant with security frameworks (e.g. CIS Benchmarks NIST FFIEC ISO 27001).

Manage OS-level security policies including firewall rules kernel parameters selinux policies and secure configurations.

Integrate host systems with PAM LDAP and CyberArk Conjur for identity and privileged access management.

Support audit forensic and security event investigations in coordination with InfoSec teams.

Regularly review and remediate security vulnerabilities identified by Qualys Nessus or other scanning tools.

Contribute to incident response planning patching SLAs and compliance reporting.

Design and maintain logging audit trails and syslog/SIEM integrations (Splunk QRadar etc.).

Authentication Authorization and Directory Services

Integrate UNIX systems with enterprise identity management platforms using LDAP RHDS Kerberos PAM and SSSD.

Implement and enforce secure access controls sudo policies and RBAC schemes.

Collaborate with IAM and InfoSec teams on audit readiness access provisioning and PAM integrations.

Monitoring Reliability & Incident Response

Integrate systems with monitoring tools like Dynatrace vROps and custom health scripts.

Support alerting auto-remediation and telemetry for performance and availability.

Participate in on-call rotations DR testing and RCA for high-impact incidents.

Hybrid Cloud & Platform Modernization

Support UNIX workloads running on VMware (vSphere/vSAN/vXrail) and prepare platforms for future cloud integration.

Assist with cloud-readiness assessments infrastructure modernization efforts and immutable infrastructure adoption.

Collaborate with Cloud DevOps and Cybersecurity teams on secure hybrid operating models.

Documentation & Governance

Maintain robust documentation in Confluence: HLD LLD SOPs DR plans build guides access policies GitHub repositories and architectural decisions.

Ensure all platforms and automation meet compliance standards (CIS FFIEC SOX ISO 27001).

Lead or contribute to engineering design reviews change boards and audit remediation efforts.

Required Skills and Experience

Technical Requirements

10 years in UNIX engineering across AIX RHEL and Ubuntu with deep expertise in large enterprise environments.

Strong understanding of centralized authentication/authorization using LDAP Kerberos PAM SSSD RHDS and Active Directory integration.

Proficiency in shell scripting (bash ksh sh); strong familiarity with Python and Ansible.

Hands-on experience with tools like:

o Red Hat Satellite CFEngine PowerVC LVM/VxVM

o Pacemaker Veritas Cluster HACMP or equivalent HA stacks

o GitHub for version control and collaboration

o Cohesity NetBackup CyberArk

o VMware vSphere ecosystem (vCenter ESXi vSAN vXrail)

Skills in config management and config drift

Perl experience beneficial

Experience with Dynatrace

DevOps/SRE Practices

Experience with infrastructure-as-code principles Git-driven config management and CI/CD pipelines leveraging GitHub Actions and Ansible /AWX

Familiarity with automated validation monitoring logging and alerting frameworks.

Passion for automating operations tasks reducing technical debt and building sustainable systems.

Soft Skills

Proactive detail-oriented and comfortable in fast-moving audit-heavy environments

Diligent with ability to cross check / robust validation of outcomes and results

Excellent communication documentation and cross-team collaboration and contribution skills

Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead by example in engineering practices and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in financial services or other highly regulated sectors

Exposure to hybrid cloud operations containerization (e.g. Podman Docker Tanzu) or cloud-native UNIX alternatives.

Familiarity with enterprise CI/CD tooling (Jenkins GitHub Actions ServiceNow integration).

Certifications (preferred but not required):

RHCE IBM AIX Advanced Ansible Automation

ITIL Foundation Security or relevant cloud certifications (e.g. AWS SysOps)

Work Conditions & Availability

Business-hours role with rotating on-call and scheduled change windows (nights/weekends).

Participation in BCP/DR exercises audit cycles and cross-region platform support is expected.

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged senior leaders are accessible and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.

Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trusts history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please email our HR Service Center at or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.

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