Principal quality

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.

Position: Capital Markets FX Back Office QA Lead: Principal, SW Quality Engineering

We are seeking a Global QA Lead who brings a highly niche skill set, combining deep expertise in FX back office operations & Murex functional knowledge(5 years). This individual will operate at the level of a Principal, SW Quality Engineering, with proven ability to design end-to-end test strategies, manage complex test cycles across global teams, and ensure compliance with regulatory and business standards.

This rare combination of hands-on functional knowledge, advanced testing leadership, and institutional expertise is critical to the success of our program.

Key Differentiators

• Deep FX Back Office Expertise: Extensive experience in FX workflows and settlement processes.
• Murex Functional Knowledge: Bring at least 5+ years of Murex experience with strong understanding of integrated business processes.
• Testing Leadership: Skilled in designing global test strategies, managing defect cycles, and driving compliance with Enterprise standards.

Responsibilities

• Advance product quality through testing innovations and process improvements.
• Collaborate with BAs, Architects & Developers to design testable applications.
• Develop technical roadmaps and plans for implementing enterprise/program test strategies.
• Manage complex test cycles, coordinate defect management, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Design and manage proof-of-concept and feasibility studies.
• Resolve technical issues, anticipate risks, and ensure timely escalation.
• Optimize and maintain test automation suites and frameworks.
• Drive automation strategy for CI/CD pipelines and regression testing.
• Provide leadership in resource planning, team building, and performance management.

Required Skills:

• FX Back Office & Murex Expertise: Functional knowledge of trade lifecycle, Confirmations, settlements, Payments and risk workflows.
• Testing Strategy & Leadership: End-to-end test planning, execution, and governance across global teams.
• Automation & CI/CD: Expert in frameworks (BDD/TDD), tools (Cucumber, Selenium), and pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Data & API Testing: Strong experience with SQL, ETL/ELT, microservices, and data validation.
• Performance Testing: Proven ability to design and execute performance tests at program level.
• Compliance & Standards: Familiarity with Enterprise testing standards and regulatory requirements.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to understand complex business logic and calculations.
• Financial Domain Experience: Exposure to capital markets and FX preferred.
• Azure Certification: Preferred

Experience:

• 16+ years of relevant experience, including leadership roles in QA and testing for financial systems.
• A College or University degree and/or relevant proven work experience is preferred.

Salary Range:

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.

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

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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.