Sr Lead, Network Automation

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.

Senior Lead Network Automation Engineer – Itential Platform

Position Summary

The Senior Lead Network Automation Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and scaling network automation capabilities across Northern Trust's global hybrid infrastructure, spanning on-premises datacenters, colocation facilities, and public cloud environments.

This role serves as the primary engineering lead for the Itential Automation Platform, driving the automation of network operations, provisioning, compliance validation, lifecycle management, and operational support processes. The individual will partner closely with Network Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Security Engineering, Architecture, Operations, and Enterprise Automation teams to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient automation solutions.

The ideal candidate combines deep networking expertise with strong software development and automation skills to eliminate manual processes, improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and accelerate infrastructure delivery across the enterprise.

Primary Technology Focus

Network Automation & Orchestration

• Itential Automation Platform (IAP)

• Itential Automation Gateway (IAG)

• API-driven infrastructure automation