Principal, SW Quality Engineer

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. Northern Trust is looking for a Principal, Quality Engineering to join its payments, messaging and liquidity testing team. The role demands leadership skills along with technical knowledge of subject matter.  The ideal candidate will drive testing of multiple projects within the portfolio leveraging next gen automation solutions, AI driven technologies and smart quality strategies. Location : Chicago, IL, USA Experience : 14 -18 Years ( Minimum 8 years in Quality Engineering and 5 years in leadership role) Business Domain : Custody Banking, Payments , Liquidity and Trades   Banking Products : Flex cube / Bancs/ LME/ GPP/MTS/ Polaris LMS Payment System : CHAPS, SEPA, CREST, RITS, AustraClear, FEDwire, Chips Tools : Azure Devops, Selenium with Java, DevOps concepts, CI- CD implementation            Good to have : 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 Experience BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology or equivalent 14-18 years of overall experience with at least 8 years in quality engineering 5-8 years of experience implementing test automation 5-8 years of Experience in leading team of employee/contractors Experience in multi-tiered, complex system design & architecture Required Skills : Excellent knowledge of SDLC and Agile development practices Lead level exposure to Java, Selenium/LeanFT, BDD (Cucumber/JBehave), TestNG, Eclipse/IntelliJ Experience with Devops/CICD toolset - Bamboo/Jenkins/Concourse, Maven, Git, BitBucket Expert in QA process, techniques & méthodologies Forecasting, estimation & ROI analysis Solid analytical and problem-solving skills Both attention to detail & ability to rise above details to see broader implications & recommend strategic solutions Self-starter; Positive & adaptable; Multi-task in a continually