Principal, Terraform Engineering

Northern Trust
Pune, Bengaluru
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 15+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Problem-solving","Stakeholder influence","Collaboration","Communication"]

Lead enterprise-wide Infrastructure as Code adoption using Terraform across Azure, AWS, and private cloud environments. Establish Terraform best practices, standardization, resiliency, and observability, and drive governance with reusable modules and guardrails. Own Terraform Enterprise rollout, governance, and operationalization at scale, bringing DevOps CI/CD expertise to infrastructure automation. Partner with product engineering, risk governance, and infrastructure teams to modernize delivery in a regulated financial setting.

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Principal, Terraform Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead enterprise-wide Infrastructure as Code adoption using Terraform across Azure, AWS, and private cloud environments. Establish Terraform best practices, standardization, resiliency, and observability, and drive governance with reusable modules and guardrails. Own Terraform Enterprise rollout, governance, and operationalization at scale, bringing DevOps CI/CD expertise to infrastructure automation. Partner with product engineering, risk governance, and infrastructure teams to modernize delivery in a regulated financial setting.
Location: Pune, Bengaluru
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and lead the enterprise-wide Terraform adoption strategy aligned to organizational and regulatory goals.
  • •Architect and implement standardized IaC frameworks across multi-cloud and hybrid environments (Azure, AWS, private cloud).
  • •Drive Terraform Enterprise rollout, governance, and operationalization at scale across global teams.
  • •Embed resiliency, monitoring, and observability into IaC practices to support robust and compliant infrastructure delivery.
  • •Provide technical leadership and hands-on expertise in Terraform, cloud automation, and infrastructure modernization.

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years of progressive experience in infrastructure engineering, automation, and cloud technologies.
  • •Deep hands-on expertise in Terraform (Open Source and Enterprise) with the ability to design and scale IaC solutions.
  • •Strong architectural background in multi-cloud (Azure, AWS) and private cloud platforms.
  • •Experience driving enterprise-wide adoption of IaC frameworks in regulated industries.
  • •Proven ability to embed resiliency, observability, and compliance into infrastructure delivery pipelines.
Experience:15+ yearsInfrastructure engineeringAutomationCloudRegulated industriesFinancial services
Skills:LeadershipProblem-solvingStakeholder influenceCollaborationCommunication
Tech Stack:TerraformTerraform EnterpriseInfrastructure as Code (IaC)AzureAWSCI/CDDevOpsPrivate cloudObservabilityMonitoring

Company Brief

Northern Trust
Global financial services firm providing wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking solutions to institutions, corporations, and affluent individuals, with a focus on custody, investment management, and technology-driven services.
Industry: Asset Management
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 1889
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