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Sr Principal, SW Quality Eng

Northern Trust


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 137400 - 240400
Posted: 9 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 6 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
The job posting is outdated and position may be filled

Job Summary

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 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Job Description AND Principal Responsibilities

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B L-1 TN O-1 E-3 H-1B1 F-1 J-1 OPT CPT or any other employment-based visa)


The Sr Principal SDLC Testing Governance is a senior individual contributor and
thought leader responsible for establishing governing and continuously
improving testing governance across the SDLC.

Operating in a regulated financial
services environment this role ensures testing practices and evidencing are
robust auditable and aligned to industry specific and Northern Trust internal
standards with a strong partnership across 1LOD/2LOD and Enterprise Change
Management (ECM).


The successful candidate will work horizontally across product engineering QE
architecture release/change risk and audit partners to drive uplift reduce risk
and enable high-quality releases with complete traceable test evidence.


Principal Responsibilities


SDLC Testing Governance & Control Adherence
- Own and enforce SDAM testing controls across programs/releases covering test requirements analysis strategy/plan approvals production-separate and
production-equivalent environments application security testing and data
protection in non-prod.


- Define and operate practical stage gates and tollgates for testing artifacts (Test Strategy Test Plan Traceability Execution Results Defect reports Test Summary Post-Implementation Validation) with clear acceptance criteria and approvals.
Compliance Risk & Audit Management

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B L-1 TN O-1 E-3 H-1B1 F-1 J-1 OPT CPT or any other employment-based visa)

Salary Range:

$137400 - 240400 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension) health and welfare benefits (medical dental vision spending accounts and disability) paid time off parental and caregiver leave life & accident insurance and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

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 andapply 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.


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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