Senior Lead, SW Support

Northern Trust

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Chicago, IL
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Full-time
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71 days ago
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About Northern Trust

Northern Trust is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to corporations, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Management

Northern Trust currently has 107 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Lead, SW Support

The Sr. Lead, SW Support joins the global Accounting and Fund Administration Production Assurance team to support production environments across AMRS, APAC, and EMEA. This role ensures system availability and service continuity by providing senior-level production support for critical applications. Key responsibilities include investigating complex incidents, coordinating with infrastructure and vendor teams, and overseeing defect remediation and scheduling changes. The candidate will utilize SQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and ETL platforms like DataStage. Required technical skills include experience with Linux, Windows, ServiceNow, and Control M, alongside familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and DevOps practices. The role solves production stability issues within the financial services domain, specifically focusing on middle office operations, asset servicing, and fund services while aligning technical solutions with business requirements.

What you'll do

  • Provide senior-level production support for critical Accounting and Fund Administration applications to ensure system stability.
  • Investigate and resolve complex production incidents by coordinating with technology, infrastructure, and vendor teams.
  • Act as a subject matter expert to provide technical guidance and leadership to team members and stakeholders.
  • Evaluate processes, tools, and technologies to improve operational resilience and support efficiency.
  • Oversee cross-functional activities including defect remediation, scheduling changes, and service improvement actions.
  • Manage team priorities and monitor progress to ensure work is completed accurately within agreed timelines.
  • Follow ITIL-aligned incident, problem, and change management processes including appropriate escalation and documentation.
  • Identify automation opportunities to reduce repetitive operational activity and improve business outcomes.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
  • Strong experience in application production support across mainframe, distributed, and data platforms.
  • Working knowledge of SQL, preferably Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, with the ability to troubleshoot common database issues.
  • Practical knowledge of DataStage, ETL job support, investigation, and remediation.
  • Experience with Linux and Windows server environments, including scripting and operational support.
  • Excellent understanding of IT Service Management, including incident, problem, and change management processes.
  • Experience using ServiceNow for incident, problem, and change management activities.
  • Work Authorization.

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