Northern Trust · 7 hours ago
Solutions Architect (contract)
Chicago, IL
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$85/hr - $95/hr
15+ years expNorthern Trust is seeking a Solutions Architect to serve as a key partner to product owners and business leaders. The role involves providing technical leadership, ensuring system stability, and delivering high-quality solutions that align with enterprise strategy.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesWealth Management
Responsibilities
Collaborate with product owners, business leaders, and engineering teams to translate priorities into actionable plans and ensure timely delivery of commitments
Take end-to-end responsibility for technical deliverables, ensuring quality, reliability, and operational stability through proactive monitoring and issue resolution
Lead troubleshooting and problem-solving for complex technical challenges, drive root cause analysis, and implement durable solutions
Define and uphold architectural direction, establish software engineering foundations, and enforce best practices across design, development, testing, and deployment
Champion secure coding, risk identification, and mitigation strategies, ensuring compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards
Mentor engineers, promote technical excellence, and foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning
Partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure transparency, effective knowledge sharing, and alignment on strategic and tactical objectives
Qualification
Required
15+ years of software engineering and architectural experience in complex enterprise environments
Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and modern integration and deployment patterns
Define and deliver a large enterprise-scale big data ecosystem; evaluate existing data architecture and work with the team members to continuously enhance and evolve the data technology stack
Proven ability to lead technical teams, manage priorities, and drive system stability and delivery outcomes
Strong understanding of risk management, security, and compliance within regulated industries
Excellent communication, leadership, and analytical problem-solving skills
Preferred
Azure preferred
financial services preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement benefits via Hiregenics
Company
Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.25B2025-11-20Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Michael O'Grady
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Peter Cherecwich
Chief Operating Officer
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