Lead, Infra Automation (India)

About Northern Trust As a global leader in creative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the worlds 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 worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. The Lead Infrastructure Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, leading, and governing enterprisescale infrastructure automation that enables secure, resilient, and standardized operations across Windows, UNIX/Linux, virtualization, and hybrid cloud platforms. This role exists to reduce operational toil, eliminate manual lifecycle activities, and accelerate platform delivery through policydriven, reusable, and auditable automation aligned to enterprise security and governance standards The role operates within a central automation enablement model, providing technical leadership across multiple infrastructure domains and collaborating closely with platform engineering, operations, security, and architecture teams. Key Responsibilities - Independently Lead the design strategy, development, planning, coordination and deployment of complex infrastructure automation tools and technologies - Design and implement industry standard, best practices, automation frameworks, patterns, and reusable modules across platforms and teams. - Drive adoption of Ansible / AAP / AWXbased orchestration, integrating with CI/CD pipelines and InfrastructureasCode models. - IT App ownership for one of the platforms and services (e.g., Ansible Automation Platform, AWX, lifecycle automation frameworks). - Ensure automation solutions are resilient, secure, scalable, and auditable, aligned with platform criticality and regulatory requirements. - Partner with security teams to embed policyascode, hardening standards, and compliance checks into automation workflows. - Delivery of Projects and Pipeline within Automation Function - Act as technical lead and reviewer for automation designs, pull requests, and production deployments. - Mentor and guide Infra Automation Engineers, raising overall engineering maturity and consistency. - Provide Level3 escalation support for complex automation failures and platformwide incidents. - Work with infrastructure platform owners, operations teams, and product owners to identify highvalue automation use cases. - Contribute to TOIL reporting, value realization, and costbenefit analysis for automation initiatives Key Skills & Experience - Strong handson experience with Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), AWX, Terraform and automation orchestration. - Advanced scripting capability in Python, PowerShell, Bash (or equivalent). - Experience automating Windows and UNIX/Linux infrastructure at scale. - Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Gitbased version control, IaC concepts, and automation testing practices - Ability to lead by example, mentor engineers, and influence without direct authority. - Strong analytical and problemsolving skills for diagnosing complex, crossplatform automation issues. - Excellent documentation and communication skills, able to articulate technical solutions to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders Qualifications - Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience. - 812+ years of infrastructure engineering or automation experience, with demonstrable leadership in enterprise automation initiatives. Working with Us As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve. Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trusts history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities. Reasonable Accommodation Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at , or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with. About Our Pune Office The Northern Trust Pune office .