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ntrs lists this Principal, SW Quality Engineer opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About Northern Trust As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world's most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Principal, quality engineering Chicago - USA
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)
For more than a century, Northern Trust has worked hard building our legacy of outstanding service, expertise and integrity. From a Chicago-based bank founded in 1889, we now have more than 20 international locations and 18,500 employees globally. We serve the world's most-sophisticated clients - from sovereign wealth funds and the wealthiest individuals and families, to the most-successful hedge funds and corporate brands.
We burnished our reputation as a global leader delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions enabled by sophisticated, leading technology. And through it all, we continually laid a solid, forward-looking foundation on which future generations can continue growing and achieving greater.
$10.9 trillion in assets under custody/administration
$8.2 trillion in assets under custody
$1.2 trillion in assets under management
$122 billion in banking assets
Northern Trust is looking for a Principal, Quality Engineering to join its Corporate Applications testing team. This leader will be responsible for establishing and executing the overall quality strategy across multiple agile teams, driving automation-first testing, strengthening release governance, and building continuous quality signals that provide confidence for frequent deployments and releases.
The ideal candidate combines strong leadership, banking domain expertise, technical depth in modern Quality Engineering practices, and a track record of leading large-scale enterprise transformation programs. This role requires close partnership with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Risk, Operations, and Business stakeholders to ensure quality is embedded across the software delivery lifecycle.
Location : Chicago, IL, USA
Experience : 14 -18 Years ( Minimum 8 years in Quality Engineering and 5 years in leadership role)
Business Domain: Banking, Risk, Compliance
Tools: Azure Devops, Selenium with Java, Playwright, DevOps concepts
Good to have : Service Now ATF , Exposure to AI based QE solutioning
Job Description AND Principal Responsibilities
Thought leadership, consultation, mentoring & guidance for test automation
Advance product quality via testing innovations and process improvement
Collaborate with BAs, Architects & Developers in designing testable applications
Technical roadmaps & plans for implementing enterprise/program test strategies
Design & manage technical proof-of-concept and feasibility studies
Resolve technical issues, anticipate risks and ensure timely management escalation
Utilize analytical skills in determining the root cause of defects & issues
Influence and communicate effectively with both technical & non-technical audiences
Analysis, optimization, improvement & maintenance of current test automation suites
Master enterprise/program high-level business workflows
Mentor junior SDETs to improve technical ability and effectiveness
Promote and support implementation of automated CI/CT/CD pipeline
Develop & extend test automation frameworks for UI, Micro services & API
Guarantee compliance to automation framework, standards & best practices
Facilitate automated, on-demand test automation metrics
Ensure automated tests are run early & often providing quick feedback to the team
Seek stakeholder feedback via test automation demos
Accelerate test development process by leveraging existing assets, standards & best practices; Add new functions/methods to the libraries for continuous improvement
Develop release confidence frameworks to support go/no-go decision making.
Evaluate and implement AI-enabled Quality Engineering solutions to improve productivity, coverage, and defect prevention.
Establish enterprise dashboards and quality scorecards using Azure DevOps and reporting platforms.
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Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
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