Lead Data Architect, Asset Servicing Data Engineering and Technology

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.

Asset Servicing Technology – Lead Data Architect, Data Engineering and Technology

Job Description:

Asset Servicing Technology is consolidating a group of data engineering teams and is looking for a Lead Data Architect focused on execution and delivery of high-quality solutions to our business and clients.  The role requires significant experience managing and architecting data solutions, partnering with business teams and clients, as well as extensive background working with financial data across systems both on-premises and cloud.

Major Duties :

• Manage the development framework and capabilities for the Front Office Analytics space, specifically aimed at the data architecture that is fed into our risk and compliance engines globally and across markets.
• Contribute to the architectural vision and physical designs for the Data Warehouse Solutions platform, Data Mesh, RCE and Risk and Compliance product lines as well as teams across the bank and business units.
• Design and build the data layers that deliver scalable solutions to clients from standard Data Mesh data products and alternative source systems.
• Foster an environment that enables data producers and data consumers and brings them together to build high quality solutions for our business and clients
• Engage with the business to execute on client implementations for the most complex mandates we engage in.
• Undertakes complex projects requiring additional specialized technical knowledge.
• Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects. Takes projects from original concept through final implementation.
• Acts as a resource for direction, training and guidance for less experienced staff.
• Provides leadership and guidance to staff, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication.
• Handles the most complex IT projects. Coordinates with users to determine requirements and define technology project plans that deliver value.
• Proven mastery of multiple coding languages, specifically SQL, python, go, bash/shell, and OOP in general
• Experience across cloud technologies as well on premise, and cloud data warehouses such as snowflake.

Experience :

10+ years experience in data architecture and data engineering projects.  Experience in modeling financial services data products is a critical skill.  Strong track record of technology delivery including strong collaboration skills across technologists, business SMEs and clients is mandatory.  Extensive experience in proprietary software and data engineering is required.

Salary Range:

$137,400 - 233,600 USD

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