We are seeking an experienced
Data Architect to lead the data architecture strategy for our Securities Services organization. This role will be responsible for designing and governing the enterprise data landscape across key business domains including Custody, Settlements, Entitlements, Reconciliations, Regulatory Reporting, and Asset Servicing.
The successful candidate will partner with business, product, engineering, and architecture teams to establish scalable data models, data products, governance frameworks, and integration patterns that enable modernization, real-time processing, analytics, and cloud adoption. The role will play a critical part in transforming legacy platforms into a modern, event-driven and data-centric ecosystem
Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the target-state data architecture for the Securities Services portfolio.
- Develop enterprise, domain, and canonical data models that support strategic business capabilities.
- Establish data architecture standards, design principles, and governance frameworks.
- Drive Data Mesh, data product, metadata, lineage, and data quality strategies across business domains include working with COO/AS CDO.
- Design scalable integration patterns leveraging event-driven architecture, APIs, and cloud-native technologies.
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to align data strategy with business priorities and modernization initiatives.
- Ensure data platforms support operational, analytical, regulatory, and client reporting needs.
- Lead data architecture reviews and provide guidance on strategic programs, platform investments, and solution designs.
- Promote reuse, simplification, and standardization of data assets across the enterprise.
- Support regulatory, risk, audit, security, and compliance requirements through robust data controls and governance practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information System, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Information Architecture, Data Management, or related roles.
- Strong knowledge of Securities Services, Custody, Settlements, Accounting, Reconciliations, Asset Servicing, or Capital Markets operations.
- Expertise in data modeling, data governance, metadata management, reference/master data, and data quality frameworks.
- Experience designing cloud-based data platforms, data lakes/lakehouses, and event-driven architectures.
- Strong understanding of modern integration patterns including APIs, messaging, and streaming technologies.
- Proven ability to influence senior business and technology leaders and drive enterprise-wide architectural decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Data Mesh and domain-driven data architectures.
- Experience with Azure cloud technologies, Databricks, Kafka, Solace, and modern data platforms.
- Familiarity with financial services regulatory and data management requirements.
- Experience supporting large-scale transformation and modernization programs.
Success Measures
- Adoption of standardized data models and architecture patterns across Securities Services.
- Improved data quality, lineage, governance, and transparency.
- Increased reuse of data products and reduced duplication of data assets.
- Simplified integration landscape and reduced operational complexity.
- Successful enablement of real-time and analytics-driven business capabilities.
- Delivery of a scalable and strategic data foundation supporting business growth and modernization objectives.
This role offers the opportunity to shape the future data ecosystem for a large-scale Securities Services organization and drive the transformation toward a modern, data-driven operating model.
Salary Range:
$137,400 - 233,600 USD
Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.
