Senior Principal Consultant

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

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. Enterprise Technology Tools Location: Northern Trust Enterprise Technology Tools Team – Chicago or Tempe Overview Northern Trust is seeking a seasoned and dynamic Solution Architect to join our Enterprise Technology Tools team. As a Senior Principal Consultant , you will lead the technical architecture and implementation of enterprise technology and business applications, supporting platforms such as ServiceNow, Clarity PPM, Modo, Poppulo, and Sapience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience implementing Software as a Service (SaaS) applications and tools.
• Familiarity with IT Service Management, DevOps, and Software Quality Management tools.
• Minimum 8 years as a Developer, Technical Lead, or Architect for enterprise applications.
• Understanding of public cloud security principles.
• Experience with access and data provisioning, storage, manipulation, and retention.
• Experience collaborating with support teams to implement application access, data management, integrations, and operations.

Nice To Haves

• Leverage financial industry experience as a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess and recommend enterprise applications and solutions that best fit business and project needs.
• Research alternatives and propose efficient, cost-effective solutions.
• Adhere to Northern Trust’s architectural standards for designing, building, and operating cloud and vendor applications.
• Manage multiple projects and teams, balancing competing priorities.
• Collaborate with Development, Product, Business, Operations, and IT support teams to define requirements and deliver strategic solutions.
• Develop and communicate a strategic roadmap for application modernization.
• Mentor and consult with colleagues, sharing expertise through presentations and documentation.
• Provide technical consultation to clients, partners, IT management, and vendors to ensure successful technology integration.
• Identify solutions that deliver business value while minimizing technical debt.
• Work directly with development teams, IT support, and vendors to resolve technical issues and implementation challenges.
• Demonstrate a strong desire to learn and understand the technical and business processes of supported applications.
• Troubleshoot and test software to resolve issues.
• Adapt quickly to new challenges and a fast-paced environment.
• Lead the planning and delivery of 2–3 cloud initiatives annually, exercising creativity and judgment.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Apply technical knowledge of Azure DevOps and CI/CD automation orchestration.
• Mentor and train team members, document processes, and support their needs.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level