Principal, Infra Disaster Recovery

You will be joining Northern Trust, a globally recognized financial institution that has been in operation since 1889. As a Principal, IT Resiliency Architect, you will play a crucial role in evaluating and designing complex IT infrastructure solutions within the IT Resiliency Team. Your responsibilities will involve working with various teams to ensure the resilience and continuity of operations, especially in the face of unforeseen disasters. In this role, you will need to possess strong program management skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional infrastructure and application owners. Your expertise in data center, networking, security, storage, virtualization, database, and middleware technologies will be essential in assessing, designing, and implementing technical solutions for the Disaster Recovery (DR) program. Key Responsibilities: - Independently implement technical solutions and deliver projects end-to-end while providing updates to stakeholders. - Analyze complex functional and business requirements, prepare and deliver solutions, and lead design activities with architects from various technical teams. - Evaluate, develop, and oversee resiliency strategy across development and engineering teams. - Advance the DR automation effort of applications and business capabilities. - Collaborate closely with teams in strategic planning, facilitate solution reviews, and communicate strategy direction. - Maintain an effective technical network across technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and architects. You will be expected to configure and integrate interfaces with existing systems using the DR Orchestration tool, as well as work with teams to implement high availability and seamless failover resiliency mechanisms. Additionally, documenting disaster recovery plans, leading response efforts during disruptions, providing training on disaster recovery procedures, and staying updated on industry best practices are crucial aspects of this role. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. - 14+ years as Technical Architect/Systems Administrator/Systems Engineer at an enterprise scale. - 6+ years in a Team Lead or project manager role. - Minimum of 5 years experience in disaster recovery and business continuity planning. - Certification such as CBCP or equivalent is a plus. - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills. - Ability to work under pressure and in high-stress situations. - Knowledge of relevant regulations, compliance standards, and experience in an Agile environment. Preferred Qualifications: - Financial or Regulatory domain experience. - VMWare vRO experience. - Service Now experience. - Automation experience. - Familiarity with Fusion. This job description is not exhaustive and may be subject to change to meet evolving requirements. Northern Trust encourages movement within the organization, provides a collaborative work culture, and values inclusivity and flexibility. If you are excited about this opportunity, apply today and discuss your flexible working requirements to achieve greater success with us at Northern Trust.,