Northern Trust is seeking a Test Architect to lead quality assurance initiatives for Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and contribute to application development projects, aiming to improve platform reliability, developer productivity, and ensure infrastructure consistency and compliance.
Requirements
- Expertise in infrastructure automation using Terraform, ARM templates, and Bicep within Azure environments.
- Advanced proficiency in Python for developing test automation, orchestration logic, and data processing pipelines.
- Strong background in full-stack application development, including building RESTful APIs and web applications with Spring Boot (Java) and React.
- Hands-on experience with configuration management, monitoring, and compliance tools native to Azure, as well as industry-standard frameworks (e.g., Terratest, Pester).
- Track record of integrating infrastructure quality assurance into modern CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficient in supporting, maintaining, and enhancing Spring Boot applications, ensuring seamless integration with backend services, optimized performance, and robust security for enterprise-scale cloud environments.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Azure-native monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights, enabling proactive detection and resolution of infrastructure issues.
Responsibilities
- Architect and evolve comprehensive automated test strategies for Azure IaC, focusing on Terraform, ARM/Bicep, and policy compliance.
- Lead the development of Python-based automation tools and scripts for test execution, resource provisioning, configuration validation, and infrastructure reporting.
- Design, build, and maintain user-facing dashboards, reporting tools, and workflow automation platforms using Spring Boot and React, enabling data-driven insights into IaC test coverage, drift management, and compliance posture.
- Integrate IaC quality gates into CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, ensuring all code deployments pass automated test suites and drift detection scans before promotion.
- Establish and refine frameworks for drift detection, root cause analysis, and remediation, leveraging both native Azure services and custom-developed solutions.
- Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive automated testing suites for Azure IaC using python.
- Develop, enhance, and maintain supporting applications and tools using Python, Spring Boot, and React, facilitating automation, reporting, and dashboarding for IaC quality and drift management.
Other
- 14+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering and automated testing, with a minimum of 3 years focused on Azure public cloud.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with an emphasis on technical documentation and cross-functional collaboration.
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS) and microservices architectures.
- Background in building secure, compliant platforms within regulated industries.
- Relevant Azure and DevOps certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, DevOps Engineer Expert) are strongly preferred.
