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.

Northern Trust is looking for a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join its Technology Development Centre in Pune, India in the Investment Management team. This individual as part of an agile development team, will be responsible for analysis and design of upcoming Alternatives business platform that meet business and technical requirements.

Major Duties

Analyse and build the data model from requirements of Private Equity, Hedge Fund businesses of Northern Trust Asset Management upcoming Alts datawarehouse.Analyse the source data while working with upstream teams and 50 South development team to produce schema.Build pipelines to extract required data from upstream systems and model them for reporting to clients and downstream systems.Break down requirements to domain, model and entity data for setup in datawarehouse.Able to define the Raw, Transform and Curate layers for data consumption.Liaise with various vendor products, internal applications to refine the requirements to help technical team solutions.First point of contact for clarification of any business gaps in Tech team locally.Participate in data modeling discussions and ensure the dataware house model meets business needsA team player with an ability to own the design and code as per requirement given.Communicate status (written and verbal) to project team and managementContinuously looks for ways to improve the application’s stability, scalability and user experience

Experience/ Skills

Experience

Bachelor or equivalent degree in finance with technology background8-12 years experienced technical engineer who can develop and maintain high-performance, reliable, and scalable Java-microservice architecture applications.Strong on Design and implement cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure, utilizing services like Azure App Services, Azure Functions, and Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), ADF, Azure Networking concepts.Write clean, reusable, and well-documented code.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UI/UX designers, QA engineers, and product managers.Ensure applications adhere to high performance, scalability, and security standards.Leverage Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines and automation.Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance for cloud-hosted applications.Integrate data storage solutions using Azure SQL, Snowflake, or other database technologies.Stay updated with emerging technologies and cloud trends to continuously enhance systems and solutions.

Required Skills:

Strong expertise in Java (Java 8 and java 17 or higher).Proficiency in frameworks like Spring Boot, Microservice Architecture.Experience in cloud-native development and deployment on Microsoft Azure.Hands-on experience with Azure services such as Azure App Services, Functions, Kubernetes (AKS), Azure DevOps, Blob Storage, and Service Bus.Knowledge of RESTful APIs, SOAP, and microservices architecture.Solid understanding of database technologies (e.g., Azure SQL, MySQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL).Experience with version control systems like Git.Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.Strong understanding of design patterns, algorithms, and data structures.Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.Design, develop and use data structures and data marts to support reporting.Good analytical and problem-solving skillsBoth attention to detail & ability to rise above details to see broader implications & recommend strategic solutionsSelf-starter; Positive & adaptable in a continually changing environmentAbility to work independently and with a teamProven interpersonal and communication skills with technical & business partnersStrong understanding of building CI/CD pipelines for change management

Preferred/ Recommended Skills:

Familiarity with Change management processFinancial domain knowledge – Investment Management, potfolio construction and risk management.Worked on project streamlining the testing process by introducing automation, leveraging tools and setting goals to reduce time and effort.Experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF) for building and orchestrating data pipelines.Knowledge of messaging systems like Kafka or .Certification in Microsoft Azure (e.g., Azure Developer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect).Familiarity with front-end technologies like JavaScript, Angular, or React.

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.

About Our Pune Office

The Northern Trust Pune office, established in 2016, is now home to over 3,000 employees. The office handles various functions, including Operations for Asset Servicing and Wealth Management, as well as delivering critical technology solutions that support business operations across the globe.

Our Pune team takes our commitment to service to heart. In 2024, they volunteered more than 10,000+ hours into the communities where they live and work. Learn more.