Advanced Data Solutions Engineer at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, Illinois

Job Description:

Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $62 billion in assets whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Guided by its “Different Approach, Better Results” philosophy, Wintrust offers the sophisticated resources of a large bank while providing a community banking experience to each customer. Wintrust operates more than 200 retail banking locations through 16 community bank subsidiaries in the greater Chicago, southern Wisconsin, west Michigan, northwest Indiana, and southwest Florida market areas. In addition, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units, providing residential mortgage origination, wealth management, commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing/outsourced administrative services to the temporary staffing services industry, and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges. Our unique business model is a competitive strength and value driver, powered by our talented colleagues who put our customers first and achieve better results for our clients.

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 9 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)




• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible




• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few




• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• This position has the opportunity to interface with and have a positive impact on multiple areas of Wintrust's business




• We hold ourselves accountable to high standards, share wins, operate ethically, and have fun

Position Overview

This role severs in an ongoing partnership with customers, maintaining in-depth knowledge of business operations, strategies, information requirements, and priorities. The group is tasked with building positive and active partnerships across the client enterprise and is responsible for the coordination of various data integration processes across multiple functional areas and business lines.  Collaborates with various technology areas to create solutions is data transfer that meets business needs.

What You’ll Do

• Configures and supports MFT (managed file transfer) processes, including job scheduling, data orchestration design and development, SFTP host and client connections, encryption keys, scripting, and API integrations for business projects and processes to quickly meet business needs




• Maintains data transfer related servers and software to ensure efficiency and security




• Collaborates with cross-departmental internal and external technology and business teams to ensure effective and efficient large project delivery, and with business leaders and clients to deliver products and services based on highest business value and customer demand. 




• Formulates approaches that achieve desired business objectives, including defining system scope and objectives and assisting with business case justification




• Participates in complex product introductions that rely on data transfer projects and is responsible for implementation and execution of project related tasks




• Develops product workflows for new products and services for customers and internal clients as well as processes / procedures, to current team capabilities and software, in a fashion that can be consumed by both technical and business level resources




• Other duties as assigned including but not limited to ensuring data related services and projects are being delivered according to business needs

Qualifications

• 3+ years of demonstrated experience engineering, developing, and supporting MFT solutions; Strong experience using protocols and technologies such as FTP, SFTP, FTPS, SSH, SSL, HTTPS, and secure file transfer methodologies; Understanding of encryption algorithms and cyphers (PGP, SFTP/SSH, etc.), secure file transfer practices, networking, network protocols, firewalls, and how they relate to MFT; Experience configuring API integrations;  Strong scripting experience with PowerShell or Python, or a comparable scripting language




• Bachelor level degree in a technology related or analytical area (i.e. Engineering, Mathematics, Physics) or MBA




• 3 + years of demonstrated experiences and subject matter expertise in Data Management related services and capabilities to include data integrations actual implementations / management of data disciplines;  Working knowledge and experiences in how data is utilized and impacted by and in other technologies (i.e., Mobile applications and server technologies)




• 4+ years’ experience in using business productivity tools like Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point, MS Project and Visio to communicate how capabilities create a solution




• Working experience in Systems Development Life Cycle; knowledge of Agile Methodologies

Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

#LI-REMOTE

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.