Principal – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering

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.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a Principal Architect – Git Hub & Azure Dev Ops Platform Engineering to lead the strategy, architecture, engineering, governance, and modernization of our enterprise software delivery platforms. This role is accountable for the current and future state of Git Hub Enterprise, Azure Dev Ops, CI/CD pipelines, software supply chain security, artifact management, and developer productivity services across the organization.

As a senior technical leader, you will help drive the evolution of our software delivery ecosystem in support of enterprise modernization initiatives, including platform transformation efforts, migration of legacy CI/CD tooling, adoption of modern engineering practices, and the establishment of scalable self‑service developer capabilities. You will work closely with engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, application teams, risk and compliance, along with executive leadership to define and execute the long‑term roadmap for enterprise Dev Ops and developer experience platforms.

This role is ideal for a hands‑on architect who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, establishing engineering standards, mentoring teams, and influencing technical strategy across a large enterprise while driving adoption of best‑in‑class software delivery platforms.

• Platform Strategy & Architecture Own the technical vision, roadmap, and architecture for Git Hub Enterprise, Azure Dev Ops, Nexus Repository, and related CI/CD platforms. Define the target‑state software delivery architecture, standards, governance models, and platform operating model. Drive modernization of software delivery capabilities, including migration from legacy CI/CD tooling and platforms to Git Hub and Azure Dev Ops. Lead the migration strategy and execution approach for enterprise‑scale CI/CD transformation initiatives.
  
  Establish reference architectures, reusable patterns, and engineering standards for application delivery across diverse technology stacks. Partner with enterprise architecture and engineering leaders to align platform capabilities with broader modernization and cloud strategies.
• Developer Experience & CI/CD Engineering Design and implement enterprise CI/CD standards, reusable workflows, templates, and automation frameworks. Establish scalable, self‑service onboarding capabilities for development teams. Define standards for source control management, branching strategies, pull request workflows, approvals, repository governance, and release management. Drive adoption of Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and modern software delivery practices. Improve developer productivity through automation, platform engineering, and developer experience improvements.
  
  Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, engineering playbooks, and onboarding materials. Operationalize Git Hub Copilot and related AI‑assisted engineering capabilities by defining enablement models, adoption patterns, governance expectations, and practical usage guidance that improves developer productivity while maintaining appropriate controls. Manage Git Hub Copilot consumption, licensing, and budget oversight in partnership with platform, finance, and engineering stakeholders to ensure AI capabilities are adopted responsibly, usage is…