Sr Lead, SW Eng

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.

WHO WE ARE

Northern Trust provides innovative financial services and guidance to corporations, institutions and affluent families and individuals globally. With 130 years of financial experience and nearly 20,000 employees – we call partners – we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. 

Northern Trust – Digital Shared Services teams provide diverse set of capabilities to enable Northern Trust Application teams and Business Partners in the areas of Application Architecture, Development Accelerators, Shared Services API for common digital functions and Digital Collaboration

As a Lead Engineer you are well versed in design, development, and management of modern API. You stay on the top of current technology trends as a thought leader. You are a team player with a can do attitude. Furthermore:

• You have a College or University degree in Computer Science and/or relevant proven work experience
• You are proficient in Modern Application Architecture and Agile delivery in one or more of the following areas

  REST API using Microservice Architecture (Java)

  Event Driven Architectures using Messaging (Kafka or Solace)

  EAI Patterns

  Web application development using SPA architecture with JavaScript (Preferably React)

  DevOps and building Pipelines

• You have experience in one of the following

  API Management tools (Layer7 API Developer Portal, Azure APIM.)

  DB Versioning tools (Liquibase, Flyway)

• You have experience in one of the following

  Public Cloud(Azure)

  Kubernetes or Pivotal Cloud Foundry

• You have strong understanding of nonfunctional requirements and SRE principles
• You have analytical/problem-solving skills, leadership/organizational skills along with ability to operate in dynamic environment.
• You have ability to develop strong relationships with stake holders and mentor team members

Our tech stack: Spring Boot Microservices / Java / ReactJS / Kafka / Solace / Oracle / Liquibase / Layer7 API Developer Portal/ Kubernetes / Pivotal Cloud Foundry / Azure

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Lead Engineer on the Digital Shared Services team, you will be an integral part of one of our nimble and agile cross-functional teams innovating Software development by accelerating application delivery and developer experience. We cherish and nourish our diverse and inclusive culture and welcome you to help us further grow our expertise.

As a Lead Engineer, you will:

• Design and develop cloud native applications using Java, Spring Cloud and other frameworks running on Microsoft Azure
• Moving applications from Pivotal Cloud Foundry (Tanzu Application Service) to Azure
• Manage Layer7 API Developer Portal for API Management
• Build and support Development Accelerators that integrate Application development best practices and patterns by working closely with Northern Trust Developer community.
• Ensure that the applications delivered are aligned with Enterprise Architecture standards and patterns along with meeting non-functional requirements.
• Provide guidance and mentor Application developers in Digital Shared Services team and other teams.

Qualifications - External

WHY 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 that is committed to strengthening the communities we serve. Our talented, driven and energetic people are truly changing the face of Northern Trust. The speed with which we work, the influence of each partner and the focus to positively change the client experience is our common passion. People are our greatest wealth, so if you have a genuine desire to work in a fast-paced, Agile, inclusive environment which requires teamwork, well-honed problem-solving skills, deadline management, ongoing and comprehensive communication, constant attention to detail, and a commitment to continuous improvement then seek no more!

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.