Technical Developer​/Analyst

Position: Technical Developer / Analyst
About Northern Trust As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure:
Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

The Technical Developer / Analyst is responsible for the analysis, design, configuration, development, implementation, and support of Compliance and Financial Crime technology solutions. This role partners with Compliance, Operations, Risk Management, and Technology teams to deliver secure, scalable, and effective solutions supporting sanctions screening, Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) screening, adverse media monitoring, and regulatory compliance programs.

Key Responsibilities Analyze business, regulatory, and operational requirements and translate them into technical solution designs.

Configure, develop, implement, test, and support Lexis Nexis compliance products, including sanctions screening, PEP screening, and adverse media solutions.

Support implementation and ongoing maintenance of AI model using current AI capabilities.

Perform system configuration, data mapping, workflow design, rules tuning, and alert management to improve screening effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Design and develop integrations, APIs, data feeds, and automated processes between compliance platforms and enterprise applications.

Conduct technical analysis, root cause investigations, defect resolution, and production support activities.

Collaborate with Compliance, Risk Management, Operations, and Technology stakeholders to implement technology enhancements and platform upgrades.

Support system testing activities including SIT, UAT, performance testing, and production deployments.

Ensure solutions comply with internal controls, security standards, regulatory requirements, and data governance policies.

Produce technical documentation, design artifacts, implementation plans, and operational support procedures.

Work some off hours as demanded by projects, operations, and need of the onshore team and stakeholders, such as release, testing and/or critical bug resolutions.

Provide US/EMEA overnight support on critical processes such as interface and data feed jobs, reports, etc. in a follow the sun model, and able to address tickets escalated by L1/L2 teams.

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related technical discipline.
5-7 years of experience in application development, systems implementation, technical configuration, and support within financial domains.

Strong technical expertise in Unix, MS Server, SQL, data analysis, system troubleshooting, and application support.

Exposure and understanding of sanctions compliance, watchlist screening, customer and entity screening, adverse media monitoring, and false-positive reduction methodologies.

Experience working within Agile and SDLC delivery frameworks, including requirements gathering, testing, deployment, and production support.

Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience with Lexis Nexis Firco Continuity, Firco Trust, Bridger, World-Check or sanctions, PEP, adverse media screening platforms.

Experience with cloud-ba…