Principal, Solution Architect

Northern Trust Corp; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k and pension

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Parental leave

Discretionary bonus

Life & accident insurance

Job summary

Northern Trust seeks a senior technology leader to drive architectural governance, strategy, and cross‑functional collaboration across engineering and business teams. You will influence roadmaps, balance value, time, and risk, and steward modernization efforts with a focus on reducing technical debt.

The role requires independent problem solving, strong communication, and the ability to work with complex partners while delivering pragmatic, value‑driven outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Governance: govern technical solutions, eliminate duplication and enforce shared services across the firm.
• Roadmaps: deliver multi-year technology strategy, influence senior decision makers, align tech and business strategies.
• Partnership: build relationships with stakeholders and Enterprise Architecture groups.

Skills

Delivery orientation

Analytical skills

Communication

Influence senior stakeholders

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kafka/MQ/Spark

Oracle

Snowflake

Cloud/Docker

TLM software

Job description

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.

Role Description

This individual must be delivery-oriented, possess excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to reach senior business management as well as technical audiences. Must be able to influence project direction and make pragmatic decisions to optimize the balance between strategic value, time to market, cost and risk. Identify shared services, overlapping capabilities and convergence to standards in order to improve efficiency and quality, and reduce time to value. The preferred candidate will have a broad background in application development, architecture, and technology program management. Must be able to work independently to solve complex problems, create/manage technology plans, and yet possess the soft skills to work with a variety of partners.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Governance You will be part of the development and operations of the Global Engineering- Architectural Governance. Ensure technical solutions provide business value while mitigating technical debt. Mediate conflicting priorities to drive optimal solutions. Identify and escalates duplication of efforts, functional and technical redundancy, and enforces the use of existing firm‑wide shared services.
• Roadmaps Delivery of the multi-year Technology Strategy that depicts application target architectures and roadmaps across the portfolio. Influence the strategy and vision of senior decision makers through articulated communications and presentations. Influence project portfolios towards implementation of the target state Ensures alignment between Technology & Business strategies Reviews investment spend to ensure alignment with target state and roadmaps.
• Partnership Build strong relationships with key stakeholders Solve problems collaboratively. Liaise with the Enterprise Architecture groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 12+ years development experience
• Experience in Architecture and Transformation programs
• Agile SCRUM management experience; Agile transformation experience a plus
• Strong Big data / Open Source experience in building modern warehouse.
• Experience in Reconciliation is a must with the TLM software knowledge.
• Strong Database knowledge in Oracle and Snowflake(preferable)
• In-depth knowledge in the middleware layers like Kafka/MQ/Spark.
• Understanding of AI / Machine learning is an added advantage.
• Strong development background using Cloud/Docker technologies.

Salary Range

$137,400 - 233,600 USD Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay.

Benefits

Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well‑being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment‑based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

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 [e-mail], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.

Terms and Conditions

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EEO STATEMENTS

APAC/INDIA EEO STATEMENT It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

Canada EEO STATEMENT Northern Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Hiring and other employment decisions at Northern Trust are made without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

EMEA EOO STATEMENT It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

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