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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.

Major Duties :1. Consults with partners from systems and other business units regarding new techniques, practices,
or technologies in data processing and the impact of proposed and ongoing projects.
2. Evaluates and makes recommendation on techniques, practices, or technologies that would
enhance business needs. Also does work to ensure continuous process improvements.
3. Communicates with systems, vendors, and partners at all levels in the business unit, and clients about new technology/systems issues that would enhance current practices/maintain system availability and service level agreements.
4. Provides input into strategic planning and long-range direction for technology in the business unit.
5. Acts as the technical or business consultant on project development/production health, new techniques and the implementation of new processes.
6. Develops or maintains computer programs, including designing, coding, testing, debugging,
and installation as needed.
7. Conducts feasibility studies and defines and designs system requirements for complex data
processing projects.
8. Prepares project phase reports, including requirements, feasibility, definition and design. May also review and validate requirements, definition and design to evaluate production impact and support requirements
9. Carries out activities that are large in scope and technically difficult
10. Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development, and execution of strategic direction of business function activities
Knowledge :Knowledge of programming languages, various business applications, state of the art technology, and current trends in the computer industry is required to evaluate and recommend new technologies. Knowledge of various application designs and programming techniques, usually acquired through related experience, is required to evaluate processes. Analytical and problem solving skills are needed for systems guidance.
Experience :A College or University degree and/or relevant proven work experience is required
Experience with project feasibility, definition requirements, and design and/or project leadership. Experience with various technical programming languages, and phase report studies are required.

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 [email protected].

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.