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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 worlds 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 worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service Major Duties 1 Consults with partners from systems and other business units regarding new techniques practices or technologies in data processing and the impact of proposed and ongoing projects 2 Evaluates and makes recommendation on techniques practices or technologies that would enhance business needs Also does work to ensure continuous process improvements 3 Communicates with systems vendors and partners at all levels in the business unit and clients about new technology systems issues that would enhance current practices maintain system availability and service level agreements 4 Provides input into strategic planning and long-range direction for technology in the business unit 5 Acts as the technical or business consultant on project development production health new techniques and the implementation of new processes 6 Develops or maintains computer programs including designing coding testing debugging and installation as needed 7 Conducts feasibility studies and defines and designs system requirements for complex data processing projects 8 Prepares project phase reports including requirements feasibility definition and design May also review and validate requirements definition and design to evaluate production impact and support requirements9 Carries out activities that are large in scope and technically difficult10 Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development and execution of strategic direction of business function activitiesKnowledge Knowledge of programming languages various business applications state of the art technology and current trends in the computer industry is required to evaluate and recommend new technologies Knowledge of various application designs and programming techniques usually acquired through related experience is required to evaluate processes Analytical and problem solving skills are needed for systems guidance Experience A College or University degree and or relevant proven work experience is required Experience with project feasibility definition requirements and design and or project leadership Experience with various technical programming languages and phase report studies are required 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 Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies Build your career with us and apply today MadeForGreaterReasonable accommodationNorthern 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 We hope youre 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