About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role/ Department: 

We are seeking a dynamic, tech-savvy M365 Senior Solutions Architect with specialized expertise in Microsoft Purview to join our M365 Messaging and Collaboration team. 

The successful candidate will manage all aspects of Microsoft Purview, including eDiscovery, data governance, metadata management and data classification. 
 

This IT role will play a pivotal part in supporting the Legal team and the continuous efforts to leverage Microsoft Purview capabilities to support Northern Trust’s needs. 

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical knowledge and functional expertise in design and architecting Microsoft 365 solutions with a focus on Microsoft Purview to meet organizational requirements and objectives. Lead the architecture of Microsoft Purview eDiscovery solution, including, data assets, and integrations with various data sources. Formulate, suggest, and implement new ideas, features, and delivery methods for our meta-data infrastructure, with a strong focus on cloud technologies and business applications. Configure and implement a Catalog on Microsoft M365 solutions, with emphasis on Purview. Capably perform Scan, Search, Update, and other features with system components, continuously evolving it for the required user experience and performance. Develop and maintain custom object definitions to enhance the metadata capabilities of Purview. Lead the collaboration with data engineers, testing engineers, and platform architects to own, build, test, and implement new features and functionalities in our M365 tenant(s) ecosystem. The focus will be on quality and meeting the needs of our user base. Provide dedicated, timely support for all Microsoft M365 solutions, with primary focus on Purview eDiscovery solution, managing updates, enhancements, and bug resolutions. Lead Microsoft’s Purview eDiscovery enhancements and new features to determine how these can be effectively utilized for the organization's benefit. Continuous improvement for data security protocols, access control management, and the application’s reliability, usability, and security.

Skills/ Qualifications:

Expertise in architecture, design, implementation of M365 and associated technologies. Experience of demonstrable experience in managing Microsoft Purview (formally M365Compliance Center), specifically the eDiscovery solutions. Understanding of eDiscovery processes and/or experience working with legal/eDiscovery teams. Deep technical knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Purview and its functionalities. Proven experience as a Technical Architect , or Senior Technical Engineer. Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to varied audiences.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at .

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.