Description

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Role:

We are seeking a technically hands-on Enterprise Architect who combines strong architecture expertise with practical engineering capability. This individual will operate as a player-coach, contributing directly to solution design and implementation - writing code, building automation, and enhancing AI-driven solutions.

This role is ideal for an architect who does not want to stay purely at the conceptual level, but instead actively participates in building, prototyping, and evolving enterprise solutions alongside engineering teams.

Requirements/Responsibilities

• Architecture + Engineering Execution
• Design and evolve enterprise architecture patterns across cloud, SaaS, and AI-enabled platforms
• Directly contribute to codebases where appropriate (e.g., APIs, automation, integrations, AI agents)
• Develop proofs-of-concept and reference implementations to validate architectural decisions
• AI & Automation Development
• Design, build, and enhance AI agents and copilots using modern frameworks (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, LangChain, Semantic Kernel)
• Contribute to prompt engineering, orchestration logic, and integration patterns
• Automate enterprise governance and operational processes using tools such as Power Automate, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, or similar
• Platform & Integration Engineering
• Write and review code for APIs, microservices, and integration layers
• Build reusable services and automation pipelines that accelerate delivery teams
• Assist in debugging, performance tuning, and resolving complex technical issues
• Governance & Standards
• Define and enforce architecture standards while ensuring they are practical and implementable
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure alignment between architecture and delivery
• Introduce modern engineering practices (CI/CD, IaC, testing strategies) into enterprise workflows
• Collaboration & Leadership
• Act as a bridge between architecture and engineering teams
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to developers and solution architects
• Engage with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs
• Programming & Development
• Proficiency in Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience building APIs, services, and automation workflows
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices
• Cloud & Platforms
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Experience building and deploying cloud-native applications (containers, serverless, microservices)
• AI & Emerging Technology
• Practical experience building or integrating AI/ML or LLM-based solutions
• Understanding of agent-based architectures, prompt orchestration, and AI governance
• Ability to evaluate and apply emerging technologies in real-world enterprise contexts

Preferred Skills

• AI System & Agentic Workflows
• Design, build, and optimize agentic AI systems using modern agent frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, Haystack Agents, ReAct-style agents).
• Implement multi-agent collaboration patterns, task orchestration, memory architectures, tool integrations, and reasoning-enhancing strategies.
• Develop secure, robust, and scalable tool-calling and function-execution flows for agents operating in dynamic environments.
• Automation & Integration
• Experience with workflow automation tools (Power Automate, Logic Apps, etc.)
• Strong understanding of system integration patterns (REST, messaging, event-driven architecture)
• Enterprise Architecture
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman) with a pragmatic, execution-focused mindset
• Experience defining architecture patterns, standards, and reusable design components

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, patterns, and best practices, with familiarity in cloud computing and SaaS models.
• Excellent consultative and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with business, partner, and IT stakeholders.
• Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Architect, or TOGAF a plus
• Experience in financial services or other highly regulated environments
• Familiarity with governance, compliance, and risk frameworks (e.g., NIST, FFIEC, GDPR)

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com .

We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

About Our Bangalore Office

The Northern Trust Bangalore office, established in 2005, is home to over 5,600 employees. In this stunning office, space, we offer fantastic amenities which include our Arrival Hub - Jungle, the GameZone, and the Employee Experience Zone that appeal to both clients and employees. Learn more.