Sr Lead, Arch Solutions (Client Onboarding & Lifecycle Management (COLM) platform

About Northern Trust

As 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.

Since 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.

With 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.

Sr Lead, Architecture Solutions (COLM)

The Senior Lead, Solution Architect is responsible for defining and driving solution architecture for the Client Onboarding & Lifecycle Management (COLM) platform. As a key member of the COLM architecture function, this role advances technology solutions through aligned strategies, target-state roadmaps, and standardized architectural patterns supporting onboarding and lifecycle capabilities. Partnering with business stakeholders, product owners, engineering leads, and enterprise architects, the individual designs and delivers scalable, secure, and compliant solutions across a complex ecosystem while ensuring alignment to enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives. The role is accountable for defining target state architecture, assessing current state landscapes, and governing solution alignment across initiatives to enable effective transformation.

This individual is delivery-oriented, with strong analytical and communication skills, capable of influencing both senior leadership and technical teams. The Senior Lead Solution Architect must make pragmatic decisions that balance strategic value, time-to-market, cost, and risk, while driving integration consistency and adherence to enterprise patterns. Responsibilities include identifying overlapping capabilities, promoting rationalization and reuse, and guiding engineering teams toward efficient, scalable solutions. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in solution and enterprise architecture, with the ability to solve complex problems independently, lead technology planning, and collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture

• Define target state architecture and multi-year roadmaps for COLM

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture design for onboarding and lifecycle initiatives

• Define integration patterns, data flows, and system interactions

• Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, resiliency, and performance requirements

• Govern architecture through our enterprise framework and processes (SDAM, ARB, Security Authority)

• Maintain architecture artifacts (HLD, DLD, ADRs)

• Align portfolio investments to architecture strategy and roadmap

• Drive rationalization of duplicative capabilities and promote reusability

• Lead cloud adoption and architecture on Azure.

• Ensure DevOps maturity, automation, and release efficiency.

• Initiate and conduct Proof of Concepts leading to architectural decisions 

• Partnership

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and leadership to translate requirements into technical solutions.

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for key initiatives.

• Provide regular updates, technical insights, and risk assessments to stakeholders.

• Contribute to estimation models with engineering leads and planning activities with product owners 

• Leadership

• Guide federated architecture contributors across engineering

• Conduct technical training, workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

• Operational Excellence

• Drive design debt identification and remediation.

• Ensure production stability, observability, and monitoring

Qualifications (Required)

• Minimum 10+ years in enterprise or solution architecture

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• Experience delivering complex, multi-system architectures

• Expertise in API, integration, and data architecture

• Experience in regulated environments (financial services, KYC/AML)

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Experience with Client Onboarding and Lifecycle Management platforms

• Familiarity with SDAM or similar governance frameworks

• Cloud experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP)

Working with Us

As 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.

Philanthropy 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.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern 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 [email protected], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.

About Our Pune Office

The Northern Trust Pune office, established in 2016, is now home to over 3,000 employees. The office handles various functions, including Operations for Asset Servicing and Wealth Management, as well as delivering critical technology solutions that support business operations across the globe.

Our Pune team takes our commitment to service to heart. In 2024, they volunteered more than 10,000+ hours into the communities where they live and work. Learn more.