Principal – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering at ntrs

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Tempe, Arizona
Type: Full-time
Level: not_specified
Posted: Jul 28, 2026

Description

Northern Trust is seeking a Principal Architect - GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering to lead the strategy, architecture, engineering, governance, and modernization of enterprise software delivery platforms. The role involves driving the evolution of the software delivery ecosystem, focusing on platform transformation, migration of legacy CI/CD tooling, adoption of modern engineering practices, and establishing scalable self-service developer capabilities. The architect will collaborate with various internal teams and executives to define and execute the long-term roadmap for enterprise DevOps and developer experience platforms.

Required Skills

GitHub Enterprise
Azure DevOps
CI/CD pipelines
software supply chain security
artifact management
developer productivity services
platform transformation
migration of legacy CI/CD tooling
modern engineering practices
scalable self-service developer capabilities

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or software delivery platforms.
Proven experience architecting and operating enterprise-scale GitHub Enterprise and Azure DevOps environments.
Deep expertise in CI/CD architecture, pipeline engineering, and software delivery modernization.
Experience leading large-scale platform transformation and migration initiatives.
Strong understanding of source control management, repository governance, release management, and software development lifecycle practices.
Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, reusable workflows, templates, and automation frameworks.
Strong scripting and automation experience with PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies.
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, or similar tools.
Experience operating artifact management platforms such as Nexus Repository or equivalent solutions.
Strong understanding of software supply chain security, secrets management, dependency management, and DevSecOps principles.
Experience designing highly available, resilient, and scalable platform architectures.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience within highly regulated enterprise environments.
Experience with GitHub Enterprise Cloud and on-premises and cloud runners.
Experience with Azure cloud services, identity, governance, networking, and security capabilities.
Experience with container platforms and Kubernetes-based workloads.
Familiarity with GitOps and modern deployment methodologies.
Experience with enterprise observability and monitoring platforms.
Experience supporting multiple application technology stacks including .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, containerized workloads, and mainframe-integrated delivery pipelines.
Industry certifications related to GitHub, Azure, DevOps, cloud architecture, security, or platform engineering.