Lead the design, implementation, and support of network infrastructure and services across Northern Trust’s global private data centers, public cloud environments, and colocation facilities.
Establish and maintain well-architected standards and solution patterns across the network infrastructure landscape.
Drive modernization and transformation initiatives, oversee the full lifecycle of network products and services.
Collaborate with Engineering and Operations teams to monitor and scale network services, ensuring seamless connectivity for business applications and office locations.
Lead and coordinate network infrastructure deployments across data centers, cloud environments, and mission-critical office sites.
Maintain comprehensive documentation for network designs, solutions, and infrastructure states—past, present, and future.

Requirements

Over 10 years of hands-on experience architecting, deploying, and managing network solutions in on-premises and colocation settings.
CCIE certification or multiple CCNPs strongly preferred.
Some experience designing and operating network infrastructures in public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
Proven ability to implement and scale automation practices using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Python, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
Deep understanding of observability tools to extract actionable insights, drive performance improvements, and accelerate issue resolution.
Exceptional time management and collaboration skills within cross-functional teams spanning three global regions.
Expert-level analytical skills for diagnosing and resolving complex network issues across hybrid environments including on-prem, office sites, and cloud.
Strong grasp of security best practices for deploying network services across hybrid cloud ecosystems (on-prem, private, and public cloud).

Benefits

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
other voluntary and well-being benefits
discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

network infrastructure designnetwork solutions deploymentnetwork managementautomation practicesobservability toolssecurity best practiceshybrid environmentscloud infrastructurenetwork performance improvementissue resolution

Soft Skills

time managementcollaborationanalytical skills

Certifications

CCIECCNP