Senior Software Engineer - Java/Spring & Production Support

Stryker Corporation; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k and pension

Health, dental, vision

Paid time off

Parental and caregiver leave

Life & accident insurance

Discretionary bonus program

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Senior Analyst, Software Engineering to support and enhance critical applications used by partners and clients. The role focuses on hands-on development with Java, Spring, and SQL, while solving production issues in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will serve as a key technical resource for Chicago-based application support, collaborating with business users and teams across development, infrastructure, and operations to deliver reliable software and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience supporting and developing enterprise applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring/Spring Boot.
• Strong SQL skills with experience troubleshooting and analyzing relational databases.
• Experience debugging application issues across multiple tiers, including application, database, and integration layers.
• Experience working in production support, application support, or DevOps-oriented environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and effectively engage with business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 application support for critical business applications, ensuring timely investigation and resolution of production issues.
• Partner with business users and stakeholders to understand issues, gather requirements, and provide ongoing systems guidance.
• Perform root-cause analysis of application, data, and integration issues and implement sustainable solutions.
• Develop, test, and deploy application fixes, enhancements, and minor features using Java and Spring-based technologies.
• Analyze SQL queries, stored procedures, and database structures to diagnose data-related issues and improve system performance.
• Participate in release validation, user acceptance testing, and production deployments.
• Monitor application health and proactively identify opportunities to improve reliability, stability, and supportability.
• Prepare technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge-sharing materials.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure seamless delivery and support of applications.
• Support project initiatives by contributing to requirements analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation activities.
• Mentor junior team members and share technical expertise across the team.

Skills

Java

Spring/Spring Boot

SQL

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

Oracle databases

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring tools

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a Senior Analyst, Software Engineering to support and enhance critical applications used by partners and clients. The role focuses on hands-on development with Java, Spring, and SQL, while solving production issues in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will serve as a key technical resource for Chicago-based application support, collaborating with business users and teams across development, infrastructure, and operations to deliver reliable software and