Sr. Pricipal, Architect Solutions

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 world’s 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 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Sr Principal Solution Architect
Location: Pune
Job Description AND PrinciplE Responsibilities
Senior Solution Architect will architect and guide delivery of solutions that meet strategic and tactical needs across channels and platforms. Will own the technical roadmap, manage technical risks, ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, and partner with engineering and security teams to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions. Senior Solution Architect is also responsible to design technical roadmap and processes. Design and develop change resilient application code and execute robust and effective testing. Manage project execution to ensure expected business requirements and related benefits are delivered within appropriate time/budget parameters with a product mindset. Comply with Technology mandates as they relate to methodology, process, and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Solution Design
Architect solutions to meet strategic/tactical technical needs; drive end-to-end solution design for initiatives and enhancements.
Ensure non-functional requirements are incorporated into overall solution architecture (e.g., reliability, performance, maintainability, supportability).
Define interactions between systems/components to optimize functional coverage and integration.
Roadmap, Risk & Standards
Create and maintain a technical capability roadmap; own technical risks and mitigation approaches associated with features and technologies.
Ensure alignment with architectures defined within the division and across the enterprise; ensure enterprise technical standards are met.
Evaluate technologies/products/solutions and recommend introduction, retirement, or phase-out aligned to roadmap and enterprise direction.
Security & Governance
Coordinate and address security architecture requirements in partnership with enterprise security teams.
Support governance/approval readiness by ensuring architecture diagrams reflect implemented reality; ensure monitoring/logging posture and enterprise pipeline usage evidence is in place when required.
Engineering Leadership & Collaboration
Lead developers in creation/review of new or enhanced software and provide technical guidance through design and implementation decisions.
Engage business partners to understand requirements; translate business needs into technical solutions and communicate recommendations to stakeholders.
Collaborate closely with Business Architects/Product teams to ensure technical architecture supports business objectives.
Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure technical standards are defined (as needed) and implemented by the multiple Agile teams in accounting
Qualifications/ Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering (or equivalent experience).
15+ years of significant experience in solution architecture and delivery in complex environments (multi-team, cross-functional).
5+ years in Finance domain, 2+ in Investment domain within Finance. Custody domains experience a huge plus
Core Skills
Strong solution design skills across application/integration/data/platform layers; ability to make tradeoffs and drive decisions.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, decision-making, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks under timelines.
Ability to drive alignment to enterprise standards and ensure maintainability/supportability of solutions.
Strong oral and written communication skills
Experience in modern delivery methods (Agile) and guiding engineering teams through architecture and design decisions.
Proven skills in building massive scale Cloud Native streaming apps that are resilient and elastically scalable and have built-in redundancy.
Experience coordinating security architecture and compliance expectations for enterprise solutions.
Experience In Tech Stacks
Experience in programming languages (preferably Java) with hands-on coding
Experience in Azure Cloud, Terraform. Microservices (Container, Docker, Kubernetes, Cosmos DB), Backup and Disaster Recovery.
Warehouse, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL.
Azure DevOps - GIT, CI/CD Pipeline / GitActions
Azure Security and Governance - Manage Identity, SAS, Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Application Gateway, Application Security Group, Web App Security, Dynamic Data Masking
Proven problem solving and organizational skills with strong interpersonal and team management skills
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 Trust’s 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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com, or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.
About Our Pune Office
The Northern Trust Pune office, established in 2016, is now home to over 3,000 employees. The office handles various functions, including Operations for Asset Servicing and Wealth Management, as well as delivering critical technology solutions that support business operations across the globe.
Our Pune team takes our commitment to service to heart. In 2024, they volunteered more than 10,000+ hours into the communities where they live and work. Learn more.

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