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.

This posting includes early career opportunities at Northern Trust in Technology field in Chicago, and are ideal for those who recently graduated.

Northern Trust’s leading technology solutions enable businesses to drive growth, improve client and employee experiences, and protect confidential data. To better serve our clients, we’ve created a virtual “think tank” of Silicon Valley startups that enables us to leverage connections and apply innovative new products and technologies with greater speed and accuracy.

The Client Digital Solution Delivery (CDSD) group is responsible for developing these and other groundbreaking web and mobile solutions, including all major digital client entry points. Over the course of 2022, our cross-functional teams will work together on major components of our client digital experience. They’ll use a cloud native and micro services architecture on Cloud Foundry, and will leverage open source and build custom code to handle key core application functions.

Individuals will join an Agile team that utilizes Agile Scrum and/or Extreme Programming principles. They will develop on cloud technologies and Spring frameworks and will participate in agile sprints on development projects.

With a wide variety of opportunities available there are many ways to use your technology knowledge, apply it, and grow your career at Northern Trust.

• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming concepts and have the ability to utilize their recent academic experience to create superior digital solutions.
• Intermediate proficiency in programming – minimum of 3 courses completed
• Strong interest in technology and innovation
• Working knowledge of common programming languages (i.e., Java, C#, Javascript, Python, C/C++, Unix, SQL, etc.)
• Understanding of agile methodologies (i.e. Scrum, TDD, devOps)
• Familiarity with popular version control software (i.e. Git, TFS)
• Analytical, quantitative and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and adapt quickly to new technologies/systems

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree completed in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Informatics and other related fields of study, with 0-1 years of experience post-graduation, preferred.
• Proficient user of Excel.
• Analytical skills are required to research and resolve inquiries/data.
• Proactive approach to accuracy and attention to detail.
• Applicants must not now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status to work in the United States

Application Process:

At Northern Trust, we place a huge value on “fit” – our clients, the services we provide, the technology we create, and most importantly, the people we hire. As an applicant to an Early Career role, we want to get to know you - what you value, how you solve problems, what you aspire to, and whether we’re a good “fit” for your skills and career goals. To help us understand your “fit” for a role with us we ask you to complete a few stages:

• Stage 1 – Online Application- Click on Apply for Job and complete your online application where we ask you for personal information, academic history and check your eligibility.
• Stage 2 – Interview- If you are selected to move forward in the process for the role you have applied to, you will then be invited to participate in interview(s) where we will ask you some competency/behavioral based questions and give you an opportunity to ask us some questions.

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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.

We have guided the world’s most successful individuals, families and institutions since 1889. Since our roots as a trust bank, we’ve grown to a global presence with more than 22,000 employees in more than 20 countries across five core business units.