Chicago, IL
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
As the
Lead, SW Engineer
This exciting hands-on Engineering opportunity encompasses all facets of digital delivery management, solution management, technical project and client management. This successful leader must have digital and technical domain expertise and excellent communication skills that allow for cultivating confidence and trust with internal business partners.
The Marketing Distribution Technology team is a multidisciplinary development, design and delivery group dedicated to delivering innovative, differentiated and exceptional experiences to Northern Trust's Asset Management clients and employees. Distribution Technology is committed to growing and supporting a diverse team, with a collaborative environment that provides educational and career growth opportunities.
What You Will Do
The
Lead, SW Engineer
- Provides thought-leadership to staff related to solution architecture, solution capabilities, and applied Agile development for front end/UI applications.
- Contributes to an open culture that enables employees' development through direct but kind feedback, promotes diverse perspectives and fosters a sense of curiosity and optimism
- Lead implementation teams to ensure quality, completeness and timeliness of solution delivery.
- Leads an agile team to exceptional user interfaces and redesign efforts, including SEO, SEM, personalization, analytics, integration with 3rd party data and platforms (e.g., Marketo, Salesforce, digital channels, etc.) and UX, data visualization and interactive tools
- Works with the scrum master to effectively communicate program status and progress against objectives to clients and senior management. Synthesize relevant information on key milestones, success criteria, staff and client and risks. Escalate critical issues appropriately.
- Brings in contemporary modern delivery methods and techniques such as dev ops, automation and human-centered design or design thinking
- Defines and monitors metrics to improve applications' stability and availability, as well as sustain and improve cost efficiencies and productivity gains
- Supports new technology implementations from solution discovery through implementation
- Stays abreast of latest digital marketing technology trends
Your Knowledge and Skills
As a
Lead, SW Engineer
must have
- Strong Web UI Development experience using REACT or Angular JS
- Experience with large and complex systems for both internal and external clients.
- Experience working on Marketing Web applications.
- Strong database skills - SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle.
- Experience with Web Services (REST/SOAP) and messaging technologies such as MQ and JMS
- Experience with Cloud and micro-services concepts and technologies Azure, AWS, or PCF.
- Experience with continuous integration tools Maven, Bamboo, TFS, ANT and Sonar.
- Strong User Interface and back-end processing experience.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Experience on the application of Lean, Agile and continuous learning practices, as well as knowledge of various website application designs andprogramming techniques
- Cultivating strong working relationships with users, peers, business partners, and vendors alike
- Demonstrated and successful experience in overseeing digital projects, including managing vendors/agency, developing requirements and measuring results
- Applying a technical understanding of data integration practices
- Willingness to mentor junior staff
It would
be beneficial
- Digital agency background delivering large-scale IT solutions across Adobe Experience Cloud (AEM, Target, Analytics, Audience Manager, and Campaign).
- Worked in a multinational Asset or Wealth management organization
- Business knowledge of financial services applications
- Working knowledge of integrating sales and marketing tools and workflow ecosystem
We're interested in learning more about the experiences that you would bring to Digital Experience Solutions at Northern Trust. Apply here, or check out our other open positions at
northerntrustcareers.com.
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.