Sr Principal, SW Quality Eng
About The Position
The Sr Principal, SDLC Testing Governance is a senior individual contributor and thought leader responsible for establishing, governing, and continuously improving testing governance across the SDLC. Operating in a regulated financial services environment, this role ensures testing practices and evidencing are robust, auditable, and aligned to industry specific and Northern Trust internal standards, with a strong partnership across 1LOD/2LOD and Enterprise Change Management (ECM). The successful candidate will work horizontally across product, engineering, QE, architecture, release/change, risk, and audit partners to drive uplift, reduce risk, and enable high-quality releases with complete, traceable test evidence.
Requirements
- 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)
Responsibilities
- Own and enforce SDAM testing controls across programs/releases covering test requirements analysis, strategy/plan approvals, production-separate and production-equivalent environments, application security testing, and data protection in non-prod.
- Define and operate practical stage gates and tollgates for testing artifacts (Test Strategy, Test Plan, Traceability, Execution Results, Defect reports, Test Summary, Post-Implementation Validation) with clear acceptance criteria and approvals.
Benefits
- 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
- other voluntary and well-being benefits
- discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
