Northern Trust · 6 hours ago
Enterprise Architect (contract)
Chicago, IL
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$85/hr - $95/hr
8+ years expNorthern Trust is seeking an experienced technical professional to oversee the resiliency and compliance posture of critical third-party technology providers. The role involves conducting resiliency assessments, evaluating vendor readiness, and ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational resilience strategies.
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Responsibilities
Conduct detailed resiliency assessments for 3rd party vendor-hosted and SaaS solutions using principles from the Well-Architected Frameworks, focusing on reliability, operational excellence, security, cost optimization, and performance efficiency
Evaluate the architecture or develop the architectural diagrams of external SaaS workloads and confirm alignment with organizational resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity requirements
Assess vendor readiness for high availability, failover, data integrity, and recoverability, including review of disaster recovery plans, backup procedures, SLA uptime guarantees, and testing/validation routines
Document findings and remediation recommendations, track remediation efforts, and provide regular reporting on vendor resilience posture, risk, and compliance status
Qualification
Required
8+ years in IT infrastructure, application architecture, or cybersecurity within a regulated industry
5+ years overseeing critical third-party technology or SaaS vendors
Direct experience preparing for and participating in regulatory examinations (e.g., OCC, FFIEC, FCA, PRA, DORA, EBA)
Strong knowledge of resiliency frameworks (ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, FFIEC Business Continuity Handbook)
Proficiency in cloud, on-prem technologies, network architecture, and data protection strategies
Excellent communication skills for both technical and regulatory audiences
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
Proven experience conducting SaaS or cloud risk/risk/resiliency assessments
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement benefits via Hiregenics
Company
Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.25B2025-11-20Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Michael O'Grady
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Peter Cherecwich
Chief Operating Officer
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