{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"b54923bfc8268cc302c83184","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b54923bfc8268cc302c83184","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/b54923bfc8268cc302c83184","title":"Principal – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering","description":"About Northern Trust\n\nAs a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.\n\nSince 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.\n\nWith more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.\n\nPrincipal Architect – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering\nPosition Summary:\nWe are seeking a Principal Architect – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering to lead the strategy, architecture, engineering, governance, and modernization of our enterprise software delivery platforms. This role is accountable for the current and future state of GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, software supply chain security, artifact management, and developer productivity services across the organization.\nAs a senior technical leader, you will help drive the evolution of our software delivery ecosystem in support of enterprise modernization initiatives, including platform transformation efforts, migration of legacy CI/CD tooling, adoption of modern engineering practices, and the establishment of scalable self-service developer capabilities.\nYou will work closely with engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, application teams, risk and compliance, along with executive leadership to define and execute the long-term roadmap for enterprise DevOps and developer experience platforms.\nThis role is ideal for a hands-on architect who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, establishing engineering standards, mentoring teams, and influencing technical strategy across a large enterprise while driving adoption of best-in-class software delivery platforms.\nKey Responsibilities:\nPlatform Strategy & Architecture\nOwn the technical vision, roadmap, and architecture for GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, Nexus Repository, and related CI/CD platforms.\nDefine the target-state software delivery architecture, standards, governance models, and platform operating model.\nDrive modernization of software delivery capabilities, including migration from legacy CI/CD tooling and platforms to GitHub and Azure DevOps.\nLead the migration strategy and execution approach for enterprise-scale CI/CD transformation initiatives.\nEstablish reference architectures, reusable patterns, and engineering standards for application delivery across diverse technology stacks.\nPartner with enterprise architecture and engineering leaders to align platform capabilities with broader modernization and cloud strategies.\nDeveloper Experience & CI/CD Engineering\nDesign and implement enterprise CI/CD standards, reusable workflows, templates, and automation frameworks.\nEstablish scalable, self-service onboarding capabilities for development teams.\nDefine standards for source control management, branching strategies, pull request workflows, approvals, repository governance, and release management.\nDrive adoption of GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and modern software delivery practices.\nImprove developer productivity through automation, platform engineering, and developer experience improvements.\nCreate and maintain technical documentation, standards, engineering playbooks, and onboarding materials.\nOperationalize GitHub Copilot and related AI-assisted engineering capabilities by defining enablement models, adoption patterns, governance expectations, and practical usage guidance that improves developer productivity while maintaining appropriate controls.\nManage GitHub Copilot consumption, licensing, and budget oversight in partnership with platform, finance, and engineering stakeholders to ensure AI capabilities are adopted responsibly, usage is visible, and value is maximized against spend.\nPlatform Modernization & Migration\nLead migration initiatives involving:\nLegacy CI/CD platforms to GitHub and Azure DevOps\nPipeline modernization and standardization\nRepository consolidation and governance improvements\nModern artifact and package management practices\nDevelop migration factory approaches including inventory, complexity assessment, wave planning, automation, testing, and cutover strategies.\nDefine success metrics and operational KPIs for platform transformation initiatives.\nSecurity, Compliance & Software Supply Chain\nEmbed security, compliance, and risk management throughout the software delivery lifecycle.\nEstablish standards for:\nSecrets management\nIdentity and access management\nOIDC and modern authentication\nSoftware supply chain security\nDependency management\nSBOM generation\nArtifact integrity and provenance\nAuditability and traceability\nPartner with security and risk teams to ensure platforms meet regulatory, compliance, and governance requirements.\nDrive adoption of DevSecOps practices and secure-by-design engineering patterns.\nReliability, Operations & Observability\nEstablish platform reliability standards, operational procedures, monitoring strategies, and support models.\nDesign scalable and resilient architectures for GitHub runners, Azure DevOps agents, repositories, package management, and supporting infrastructure.\nDefine observability standards, dashboards, alerting, and operational KPIs.\nLead incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts for platform services.\nDrive automation to reduce manual operational overhead and improve platform scalability.\nTechnical Leadership\nMentor and coach engineers, architects, and platform teams.\nLead design reviews, architecture governance, and engineering standards discussions.\nInfluence technical direction across engineering organizations.\nServe as the primary technical advisor for platform modernization, DevOps strategy, and developer productivity initiatives.\nCollaborate with application and platform engineering teams to shape the future-state GitHub and Azure DevOps ecosystem, including reusable patterns, frameworks, pipelines, and self-service developer capabilities.\nFoster a culture of engineering excellence, automation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.\nRun regular team planning discussions to make sure work is visible, assigned, and moving forward.\nWork closely with leadership to ensure strategic objectives, BAU work, and team capacity are prioritized against broader technology goals.\nRequired Qualifications\n10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or software delivery platforms.\nProven experience architecting and operating enterprise-scale GitHub Enterprise and Azure DevOps environments.\nDeep expertise in CI/CD architecture, pipeline engineering, and software delivery modernization.\nExperience leading large-scale platform transformation and migration initiatives.\nStrong understanding of source control management, repository governance, release management, and software development lifecycle practices.\nHands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, reusable workflows, templates, and automation frameworks.\nStrong scripting and automation experience with PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies.\nExperience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, or similar tools.\nExperience operating artifact management platforms such as Nexus Repository or equivalent solutions.\nStrong understanding of software supply chain security, secrets management, dependency management, and DevSecOps principles.\nExperience designing highly available, resilient, and scalable platform architectures.\nStrong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence both technical and executive audiences.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience within highly regulated enterprise environments.\nExperience with GitHub Enterprise Cloud and on-premises and cloud runners.\nExperience with Azure cloud services, identity, governance, networking, and security capabilities.\nExperience with container platforms and Kubernetes-based workloads.\nFamiliarity with GitOps and modern deployment methodologies.\nExperience with enterprise observability and monitoring platforms.\nExperience supporting multiple application technology stacks including .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, containerized workloads, and mainframe-integrated delivery pipelines.\nIndustry certifications related to GitHub, Azure, DevOps, cloud architecture, security, or platform engineering.\nSuccess Measures\nSuccessful candidates will:\nDeliver a clear enterprise roadmap for GitHub, Azure DevOps, Nexus, and developer platform services.\nAccelerate modernization and migration initiatives across software delivery platforms.\nImprove developer productivity through standardized and automated CI/CD capabilities.\nReduce platform risk through enhanced security, governance, and compliance controls.\nEstablish scalable self-service engineering capabilities.\nOperationalize GitHub Copilot adoption with clear governance, consumption visibility, budget discipline, and measurable developer efficiency gains.\nDrive measurable improvements in platform reliability, operational efficiency, and software delivery performance.\nServe as a trusted technical leader and strategic advisor for software engineering, platform engineering, and enterprise modernization initiatives.\nPartner directly with engineering development teams and application architects to understand delivery needs, guide adoption of GitHub and Azure DevOps capabilities, and ensure platform services are aligned to real engineering outcomes.\nManage vendor engagement for GitHub, Azure DevOps, Nexus, and related platform services, including roadmap alignment, support escalations, licensing, renewals, consumption visibility, and value realization.\n\nWork Authorization\n\nApplicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).\n\nWorking with Us\n\nAs 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.\n\nPhilanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s 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.\n\nReasonable Accommodation\n\nNorthern 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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com, or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.\n\nAbout Our Tempe Office\n\nThe Northern Trust Tempe office opened in 2015 with 75 employees and now serves over 75 different business functions with more than 700 employees. The team is recognized as a Global Capability Center that delivers exceptional value, quality, expertise and innovation through our diverse talent. 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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.\n\nWith more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.\n\nPrincipal Architect – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering\nPosition Summary:\nWe are seeking a Principal Architect – GitHub & Azure DevOps Platform Engineering to lead the strategy, architecture, engineering, governance, and modernization of our enterprise software delivery platforms. This role is accountable for the current and future state of GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, software supply chain security, artifact management, and developer productivity services across the organization.\nAs a senior technical leader, you will help drive the evolution of our software delivery ecosystem in support of enterprise modernization initiatives, including platform transformation efforts, migration of legacy CI/CD tooling, adoption of modern engineering practices, and the establishment of scalable self-service developer capabilities.\nYou will work closely with engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, application teams, risk and compliance, along with executive leadership to define and execute the long-term roadmap for enterprise DevOps and developer experience platforms.\nThis role is ideal for a hands-on architect who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, establishing engineering standards, mentoring teams, and influencing technical strategy across a large enterprise while driving adoption of best-in-class software delivery platforms.\nKey Responsibilities:\nPlatform Strategy & Architecture\nOwn the technical vision, roadmap, and architecture for GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, Nexus Repository, and related CI/CD platforms.\nDefine the target-state software delivery architecture, standards, governance models, and platform operating model.\nDrive modernization of software delivery capabilities, including migration from legacy CI/CD tooling and platforms to GitHub and Azure DevOps.\nLead the migration strategy and execution approach for enterprise-scale CI/CD transformation initiatives.\nEstablish reference architectures, reusable patterns, and engineering standards for application delivery across diverse technology stacks.\nPartner with enterprise architecture and engineering leaders to align platform capabilities with broader modernization and cloud strategies.\nDeveloper Experience & CI/CD Engineering\nDesign and implement enterprise CI/CD standards, reusable workflows, templates, and automation frameworks.\nEstablish scalable, self-service onboarding capabilities for development teams.\nDefine standards for source control management, branching strategies, pull request workflows, approvals, repository governance, and release management.\nDrive adoption of GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and modern software delivery practices.\nImprove developer productivity through automation, platform engineering, and developer experience improvements.\nCreate and maintain technical documentation, standards, engineering playbooks, and onboarding materials.\nOperationalize GitHub Copilot and related AI-assisted engineering capabilities by defining enablement models, adoption patterns, governance expectations, and practical usage guidance that improves developer productivity while maintaining appropriate controls.\nManage GitHub Copilot consumption, licensing, and budget oversight in partnership with platform, finance, and engineering stakeholders to ensure AI capabilities are adopted responsibly, usage is visible, and value is maximized against spend.\nPlatform Modernization & Migration\nLead migration initiatives involving:\nLegacy CI/CD platforms to GitHub and Azure DevOps\nPipeline modernization and standardization\nRepository consolidation and governance improvements\nModern artifact and package management practices\nDevelop migration factory approaches including inventory, complexity assessment, wave planning, automation, testing, and cutover strategies.\nDefine success metrics and operational KPIs for platform transformation initiatives.\nSecurity, Compliance & Software Supply Chain\nEmbed security, compliance, and risk management throughout the software delivery lifecycle.\nEstablish standards for:\nSecrets management\nIdentity and access management\nOIDC and modern authentication\nSoftware supply chain security\nDependency management\nSBOM generation\nArtifact integrity and provenance\nAuditability and traceability\nPartner with security and risk teams to ensure platforms meet regulatory, compliance, and governance requirements.\nDrive adoption of DevSecOps practices and secure-by-design engineering patterns.\nReliability, Operations & Observability\nEstablish platform reliability standards, operational procedures, monitoring strategies, and support models.\nDesign scalable and resilient architectures for GitHub runners, Azure DevOps agents, repositories, package management, and supporting infrastructure.\nDefine observability standards, dashboards, alerting, and operational KPIs.\nLead incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts for platform services.\nDrive automation to reduce manual operational overhead and improve platform scalability.\nTechnical Leadership\nMentor and coach engineers, architects, and platform teams.\nLead design reviews, architecture governance, and engineering standards discussions.\nInfluence technical direction across engineering organizations.\nServe as the primary technical advisor for platform modernization, DevOps strategy, and developer productivity initiatives.\nCollaborate with application and platform engineering teams to shape the future-state GitHub and Azure DevOps ecosystem, including reusable patterns, frameworks, pipelines, and self-service developer capabilities.\nFoster a culture of engineering excellence, automation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.\nRun regular team planning discussions to make sure work is visible, assigned, and moving forward.\nWork closely with leadership to ensure strategic objectives, BAU work, and team capacity are prioritized against broader technology goals.\nRequired Qualifications\n10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or software delivery platforms.\nProven experience architecting and operating enterprise-scale GitHub Enterprise and Azure DevOps environments.\nDeep expertise in CI/CD architecture, pipeline engineering, and software delivery modernization.\nExperience leading large-scale platform transformation and migration initiatives.\nStrong understanding of source control management, repository governance, release management, and software development lifecycle practices.\nHands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, reusable workflows, templates, and automation frameworks.\nStrong scripting and automation experience with PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies.\nExperience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, or similar tools.\nExperience operating artifact management platforms such as Nexus Repository or equivalent solutions.\nStrong understanding of software supply chain security, secrets management, dependency management, and DevSecOps principles.\nExperience designing highly available, resilient, and scalable platform architectures.\nStrong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence both technical and executive audiences.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience within highly regulated enterprise environments.\nExperience with GitHub Enterprise Cloud and on-premises and cloud runners.\nExperience with Azure cloud services, identity, governance, networking, and security capabilities.\nExperience with container platforms and Kubernetes-based workloads.\nFamiliarity with GitOps and modern deployment methodologies.\nExperience with enterprise observability and monitoring platforms.\nExperience supporting multiple application technology stacks including .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, containerized workloads, and mainframe-integrated delivery pipelines.\nIndustry certifications related to GitHub, Azure, DevOps, cloud architecture, security, or platform engineering.\nSuccess Measures\nSuccessful candidates will:\nDeliver a clear enterprise roadmap for GitHub, Azure DevOps, Nexus, and developer platform services.\nAccelerate modernization and migration initiatives across software delivery platforms.\nImprove developer productivity through standardized and automated CI/CD capabilities.\nReduce platform risk through enhanced security, governance, and compliance controls.\nEstablish scalable self-service engineering capabilities.\nOperationalize GitHub Copilot adoption with clear governance, consumption visibility, budget discipline, and measurable developer efficiency gains.\nDrive measurable improvements in platform reliability, operational efficiency, and software delivery performance.\nServe as a trusted technical leader and strategic advisor for software engineering, platform engineering, and enterprise modernization initiatives.\nPartner directly with engineering development teams and application architects to understand delivery needs, guide adoption of GitHub and Azure DevOps capabilities, and ensure platform services are aligned to real engineering outcomes.\nManage vendor engagement for GitHub, Azure DevOps, Nexus, and related platform services, including roadmap alignment, support escalations, licensing, renewals, consumption visibility, and value realization.\n\nWork Authorization\n\nApplicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).\n\nWorking with Us\n\nAs 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.\n\nPhilanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s 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.\n\nReasonable Accommodation\n\nNorthern 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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com, or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.\n\nAbout Our Tempe Office\n\nThe Northern Trust Tempe office opened in 2015 with 75 employees and now serves over 75 different business functions with more than 700 employees. The team is recognized as a Global Capability Center that delivers exceptional value, quality, expertise and innovation through our diverse talent. 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