Sr. Principal, SW Eng Omnium
Apply NowCompany: Northern Trust
Location: Chicago, IL 60629
Description:
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.
Major Duties :1. Provides comprehensive consultation to Business Unit and IT management and staff at the highest technical level on all phases of the project development cycle.
2. Acts as the principal designer for major systems and their subsystems utilizing a thorough understanding of available technology, tools and existing designs.
3. Design and develop high-performance programming language components used by trading applications.
4. Provide technical expertise to support and enhance core-trading applications.
5. Provides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication.
6. Seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical and / or business knowledge and functional expertise. Works at the highest technical level of all phases of system design and implementation.
7. Focus of role is on execution of strategic direction of business function activities
8. Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues
9. Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity
Knowledge :In-depth knowledge of the system development life cycle, the client area's functions and systems, and applications program development technological alternatives.
Excellent communication skills, analytical ability, strong judgment and management skills, and the ability to work effectively with client and IT management and staff required.
An understanding of financial markets and instrument types.
Knowledge of different UNIX IPC mechanisms (sockets, shared memory, semaphores, etc.). Strong programming skills in C++ development experience on a UNIX platform.
Strong skills in working with Opensource technologies, no-SQL database technology, micro service architecture, cloud-native development, continuous build, continuous integration and continuous deployment.
Ability to work effectively with end users to define requirements.
Leadership and organizational skills are required to determine the Business Unit's goals, resources needed, and to assess and develop the skills of staff.
Experience :A BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related Computer Engineering or Science curriculum is required. A MS Degree is preferred.
Experience with multi-threaded application design and development; including testing and deployment phases. Experience with UNIX and key languages, e.g. Python, R, Perl, shell scripting. Strong server side programming experience with automation and backend support. Experience building trading applications. Experience with distributed systems. Experience designing and building real time desktop applications capable of handling large volumes of streaming data. Experience developing Winforms applications. Experience with agile project methodology and collaboration.
Salary Range:
Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. 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.
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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.
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.
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.
Major Duties :1. Provides comprehensive consultation to Business Unit and IT management and staff at the highest technical level on all phases of the project development cycle.
2. Acts as the principal designer for major systems and their subsystems utilizing a thorough understanding of available technology, tools and existing designs.
3. Design and develop high-performance programming language components used by trading applications.
4. Provide technical expertise to support and enhance core-trading applications.
5. Provides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication.
6. Seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical and / or business knowledge and functional expertise. Works at the highest technical level of all phases of system design and implementation.
7. Focus of role is on execution of strategic direction of business function activities
8. Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues
9. Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with the business to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity
Knowledge :In-depth knowledge of the system development life cycle, the client area's functions and systems, and applications program development technological alternatives.
Excellent communication skills, analytical ability, strong judgment and management skills, and the ability to work effectively with client and IT management and staff required.
An understanding of financial markets and instrument types.
Knowledge of different UNIX IPC mechanisms (sockets, shared memory, semaphores, etc.). Strong programming skills in C++ development experience on a UNIX platform.
Strong skills in working with Opensource technologies, no-SQL database technology, micro service architecture, cloud-native development, continuous build, continuous integration and continuous deployment.
Ability to work effectively with end users to define requirements.
Leadership and organizational skills are required to determine the Business Unit's goals, resources needed, and to assess and develop the skills of staff.
Experience :A BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related Computer Engineering or Science curriculum is required. A MS Degree is preferred.
Experience with multi-threaded application design and development; including testing and deployment phases. Experience with UNIX and key languages, e.g. Python, R, Perl, shell scripting. Strong server side programming experience with automation and backend support. Experience building trading applications. Experience with distributed systems. Experience designing and building real time desktop applications capable of handling large volumes of streaming data. Experience developing Winforms applications. Experience with agile project methodology and collaboration.
Salary Range:
Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. 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.
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 MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.
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.