Lead SW Eng - Core Java

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust a Fortune 500 company is a globally recognized awardwinning 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 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Title: Full Stack Java Engineer (Microservices Cloud React)

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled Full Stack Java Engineer with experience in Front End and Back end (Spring Boot microservices development). The ideal candidate will have strong backend expertise with Java (JDK 11 handson experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred AWS is a plus) and a good grasp of CI/CD pipelines and exposure to Kubernetes deployment. Frontend experience with React is a plus. This role will be responsible for designing developing and optimizing workflowdriven applications while ensuring scalability security and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

Design develop and maintain scalable and secure microservices using Spring Boot.

Develop and optimize RESTful APIs and eventdriven services.

Work with for frontend development.

Deploy and manage applications in Azure (preferred) or AWS cloud environments.

Implement CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions Jenkins or Azure DevOps.

Ensure smooth deployment and orchestration of services using AKS(Kubernetes) and Docker.

Write efficient reusable and scalable code following best practices.

Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to design and implement highperformance applications.

Perform code reviews troubleshoot issues and optimize system performance.

Required Skills & Experience:

Strong Java programming skills (JDK 11 with handson experience in Spring Boot.

Spring boot development of microservices using Reactive gRPC GraphQLs.

Deep understanding of microservices architecture and best practices.

Handson experience with React is good to have.

Experience in Azure (preferred) or AWS including cloudnative services and deployments.

Proficiency in building and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps).

Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker Kubernetes).

Experience with message brokers (Kafka RabbitMQ or similar) is a plus.

Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB or Cassandra.

Strong understanding of authentication and authorization frameworks (OAuth2 JWT OpenID Connect).

Familiarity with logging monitoring and observability tools (ELK Stack Prometheus Grafana).

Strong problemsolving skills and ability to work in an agile development environment.

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. #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 .

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.