Senior Lead Software Engineer: Azure Cloud & Enterprise Modernization

Quest Oracle Community

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 115,000 - 195,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across the Client Onboarding & Enrollments portfolio. You will guide design, development, modernization, and delivery of digital solutions, mentoring teams while ensuring security, scalability, and resilience.

The role emphasizes Azure cloud, API-first architectures, DevOps practices, AI-assisted development, and alignment with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

8+ years of professional software engineering experience with hands-on development and leadership.
Deep expertise in Java/JEE, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures.
Strong cloud experience with Microsoft Azure and modern software delivery practices.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, implementation, and modernization of complex enterprise digital solutions.
Provide technical direction across multiple applications, components, and engineering teams.
Lead architectural reviews to ensure scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.
Promote clean-code practices, TDD, and contract-first development, and drive automation.
Mentor engineers and align solutions with enterprise architecture, security, risk, and governance.
Collaborate with Product, Architecture, QA, SRE, and business stakeholders to deliver high‑quality outcomes.