Principal Azure AKS Engineer

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust a Fortune 500 company is a globally recognized awardwinning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the worlds most successful individuals families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service expertise and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivatedAzure AKS Engineerto join our dynamic Cloud Infrastructure team. As an Azure AKS Engineer you will be responsible for designing implementing and maintaining Kubernetesbased applications on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Your expertise in container orchestration cloud infrastructure and Azure services will be crucial to driving the scalability security and efficiency of our containerized applications.

Key Responsibilities:

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Management:

Design implement and maintain Azure Kubernetes clusters and related services.

Ensure high availability scalability and performance of AKS environments.

Configure and manage networking storage and compute resources for Kubernetes workloads on Azure.

Containerization & Orchestration:

Develop and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

Manage deployments scaling and automation of containers in AKS using Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests.

Implement continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for automated deployment to AKS.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting:

Set up and maintain monitoring tools (e.g. Azure Monitor Prometheus Grafana) to ensure performance and reliability.

Troubleshoot and resolve issues with Kubernetes clusters applications and infrastructure.

Provide root cause analysis for incidents and outages driving improvements to minimize future incidents.

Security & Compliance:

Implement security best practices for Kubernetes clusters (e.g. RBAC network policies pod security policies).

Ensure the compliance of the Kubernetes environments with corporate policies and industry standards.

Perform vulnerability assessments and work with DevOps teams to address security concerns.

Collaboration & Documentation:

Collaborate with DevOps development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment.

Create and maintain clear detailed documentation for AKS architecture deployment strategies and troubleshooting guides.

Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers as needed.

Azure Integration:

Work closely with other Azure services such as Azure Active Directory (AAD) Azure Load Balancer Azure Storage and more to ensure smooth integration with AKS.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field (or equivalent experience).

Minimum 12 years of experience in IT.

Minimum 35 years of experience working with Azure and Kubernetes environments.

Handson experience withAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS) container orchestration and DevOps practices.

Technical Skills:

Proficiency inKubernetes(AKS Helm kubectl).

Strong understanding ofAzure cloud services particularly those relevant to AKS (e.g. Virtual Networks Azure Storage Managed Identity).

Solid experience withcontainerization(Docker) andCI/CDtools like Azure DevOps Jenkins GitLab or similar.

Experience withmonitoring tools(Azure Monitor Prometheus Grafana ELK stack).

Familiarity withInfrastructure as Code (IaC)tools such as Terraform or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.

Strong scripting skills in languages such asBashPowerShellPython orGo.

Soft Skills:

Strong problemsolving skills and attention to detail.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Strong organizational and time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Azure certifications(e.g. Azure Solutions Architect Expert Azure Administrator Associate or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) are a plus.

Experience withserverless computingorAzure Functions.

Familiarity withGitOpspractices.

Knowledge ofcloudnative architectureand microservices patterns.

Salary Range:

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits 401k and pension) health and welfare benefits (medical dental vision spending accounts and disability) paid time off parental and caregiver leave life & accident insurance and other voluntary and wellbeing benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged senior leaders are accessible and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve!Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us andapply today.#MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please email our HR Service Center at .

We hope youre excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.