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.

Job Posting Title: Sr Lead, Arch Solutions

Job Description Summary: Guides the development, specification and communication of application or infrastructure architectures used by multiple business or application systems. Provides extensive, in-depth, technical consultation to the clients, partners, and IT Management to develop plans and directions to assure the integration of corporate business area requirements. Act as project manager for major projects

Job Description: Major Duties:

Thoroughly understands decision process issues of technology choice, such as capacities, response time, data interfacing, client server communication, etc.Evaluates and selects from existing and emerging technologies those options best fitting business/project needs.Work with Business and Principal Solution/Enterprise Architects to ensure that the solution meets the strategic direction and intent of the Enterprise. Use such feedback and guidance to take the preliminary solution design for Design Authority review.Promotes sharing of expertise through consulting, presentations, and documentations, etc.Experienced, functional expert with technical and/or business knowledge and functional expertise Consult with technology and business stakeholders to evaluate and recommend techniques, practices, and technologies to ensure efficient, flexible and resilient application architectures.  Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues.Displays a balanced, cross-functional perspective, liaising with the business to help improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.Strategic in developing, implementing and administering programs within functional areasProvides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication.Participates in the building of new and on-going vendor relationships.

Experience:

1. A college or university degree in Computer Science and/or related discipline is required including a minimum of fourteen or more years of work experience in information system development and solution/technical architecture.

2. The ideal candidate should have relevant experience in the Financial Services industry.

Payment System Experience and familiarity with payment processing lifecycle and workflows.Experience in providing solutions to integrate with various payment clearing schemes. Exposure to Fedwire, ACH, CHAPS, CHIPS, SWIFT, RITS will be valued.Experience in integrating payment platforms with inhouse or homegrown application using modern integration patterns.Familiarity with ISO 20022 and High Value and Low Value Payments

3. Multi-year experience in below areas would be favorable.

Familiarity with Architecture frameworks and techniques like TOGAF, UML and C4.Recent technical experience in any of the OO programming language is a must. The candidate should be able to interpret the Java code and Spring framework and suggest design patterns as appropriate to solutions.Articulate and frame solutions using Visio or other industry standards tools like Sparx, Rational, MIRO.Understanding and familiarity with event-driven concepts and frameworks is highly relevant.Understanding and familiarity with Cloud and Microservice-based solution patterns is a plus.Software development lifecycle methodologies including Agile and ScrumRelational and no-SQL Database experience

4. Prior experience with Payment, DDA, Cash Management and Liquidity Management solutions from one or more of the below vendors would be preferred.

ACIIntellect Design ArenaOracleSAPTemenosFiserv

Knowledge:

Deep knowledge of application or infrastructure systems architecture, usually having experience with multiple system technologies. Excellent consultative and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with client, partner, and IT management and staff. Strong project management skills and a strong analytical ability. Knowledge of several high-level languages and technologies is required.Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.Analytical ability, strong judgment and management skills, and the ability to work effectively with client and IT management and staff.Highly flexible and adaptable to change.Leadership and organizational skills are required to help shape the Business Unit's architectural evolution.

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.