Director of Security Programs (Minnesota-hybrid)

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52183

A leading healthcare organization undergoing transformation is seeking a Director of Security Programs to lead enterprise-wide Data Security initiatives.

Reporting directly to the CISO, this senior leadership role will drive strategic security programs across a complex, multi-division environment. This is not a tactical compliance role—it is a business-facing leadership mandate requiring influence without direct authority.

This is a direct-hire position with requirements to be in office on a hybrid-basis.

If you’re interested in learning more, please apply! 

Director of BI (Minnesota-hybrid)

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52176

A leading North American retail brand is seeking a Director of Business Intelligence to shape enterprise analytics strategy and lead a high-performing BI + Data Science function.

This hire will oversee a 6-person team and drive the vision, governance, and execution of analytics initiatives spanning reporting platforms, predictive modeling, AI strategy, and actionable business insights. The organization operates with the agility of a mid-sized company but the scale of a national brand—requiring a leader who is both strategic and hands-on.

What Sets This Apart:

  • Financially stable, low-turnover culture

  • Direct executive visibility and cross-functional influence

  • Opportunity to bring AI-driven capabilities in-house

  • Hybrid work model (Minneapolis metro)

Join a transformative leader shaping the future of data-driven growth. Apply privately through our firm.

Quantitative Developer

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52136

Our client is a well-established trading technology firm headquartered in Chicago. They are seeking a Quantitative Developer to join a small, highly collaborative team responsible for building and maintaining a suite of quantitative products that power trading, risk management, and analytics workflows.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on translating mathematical and statistical models into clean, production-grade code within a performance-sensitive trading environment.

Job Title: Quantitative Developer
Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)
Compensation: $150,000 – $190,000 base + annual bonus
Employment Type: Direct Hire

Chief Technology Officer – (CTO)

  • Location: Minneapolis , Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52068

SkyWater has been retained by a regional bank ($5B-10B in total assets) with a strong presence across the Upper Midwest and Southwest to identify their Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
 
This organization is seeking to continue with their technology modernization efforts across IT, data, and information security. With nearly 30 branches across 4 states and over 100 years or serving rural and urban communities they are well positioned for the future. With a U.S. based technology team of approximately 50 FTEs and 3 Dir/VP level direct reports this CTO will spearhead several new initiatives and challenges; from establishing a true enterprise data strategy, cloud modernization, defining how AI can best serve the business, addressing technical debt, and prioritizing cybersecurity, there is no shortage of exciting work ahead.
 
The ideal candidate will have served in a banking / financial services or an adjacent domain IT leadership (1 or #2) role within a highly regulated environment, preferably with a software engineering / technology background. The candidate will have experience leading a professional services technology organization and develop processes that optimize team efficiency, deliver ROI for tech investments, and ensure that the technology roadmap is well aligned with broader company strategy. The candidate will have experience positioning an organization to remain tech forward while not chasing shiny objects and possess a strong mix of business and technology acumen. With this seat at the executive table, you will be a true business partner, not just a technologist and instrumental in making sure their technology + digital roadmap creates innovation aligned with business goals.
 
If you are interested in learning more about the opportunity, please apply directly.
 
No sponsorship is available and this position requires someone to be on-site in the Twin Cities, MN

Data Support Analyst

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52002

Job Title: Data Support Analyst
Location: Chicago, IL
Work Model: Onsite for first 6 months, then hybrid 3 days onsite
Compensation: $85,000 to $95,000 base + bonus

A Chicago-based financial technology company is hiring a Data Client Support Analyst to support clients using historical datasets, analytics products, and APIs. This role works closely with Product, Data Engineering, and Infrastructure teams to ensure reliable data delivery and a high level of client service.

This position is well suited for candidates with Python experience, financial market data exposure, API experience, and prior client facing technical support experience. Licenses are a plus but not required.

Lead .NET Engineer (Minnesota-hybrid)

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51774

SkyWater has partnered with a well-known company in the financial services industry. With international presence, and an established parent company, this Twin Cities-based subsidiary is looking to add a Lead Software Engineer to their Agile team of 7.

This company is targeting an individual that is highly technical, and highly curious as the launch an effort to move away from a monolithic, legacy platform in favor of a modern Microservices environment using the likes of Azure Devops, React, and other modern tools.

To be a fit for this position, we are targeting a Senior or Lead-level engineer with C#.NET skills and exposure to SQL databases as they will be writing APIs to help move the ship towards modernization. 

If you are local to the Twin Cities, coming from a Microsoft background, interested in modern tools, and want to continue to challenge yourself in a new environment – please apply today.

Cannot offer sponsorship, and must be willing to work onsite in the NW Metro 3x/week (2 days remote).

Client Support Analyst

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51675

SkyWater is partnering with a FinTech Company in downtown Chicago to expand its client support team. 

This is a newly created position with great visibility, room for advancement, and the opportunity to work with current-generation technology. They’re also offering good pay, benefits and hybrid flexibility after 6 months.

Here’s what they’re looking for:
 

  • Experience in the Finance Industry and a Four-year degree
  • Familiarity with SQL, Python, C#, or other languages and US Equities and Derivatives Market. 
  • Experience working with institutional trading firms.
  • Willingness to obtain SIE, Series 7, 6, and 63. 
  • FIX Protocol, and application support experience are recommended.
  • Ability to commute to their office downtown

No visa sponsorship is available.

If you’re interested, let me know!

Python Engineer

  • Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51495

SkyWater Search Partners has partnered with a growing tech consulting firm to hire a Senior Python Engineer for a critical project with one of the largest banks in the U.S., focused on optimizing costs across key areas of the company.

This highly visible role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on an enterprise system using Python, big data tools (e.g., Spark, PySpark), support automated deployments, and leverage modern cloud technologies.

The position is fully onsite in Jersey City, NJ through 2025 (no relocation assistance), transitioning to fully remote afterward as you continue contributing to other projects.

Sponsorship is not provided.

Sr. UX Designer (On- Site Columbus OH)

  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51106

SkyWater Search Partners has teamed up with a well-established technology consulting firm to identify a Senior level User Experience/ UX Designer for a flagship project with one of the largest banks in the U.S.
They are seeking a UX Designer who thrives in complex, data-heavy environments and has experience shaping intuitive, visually compelling enterprise applications. You’ll work closely with engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to bring a modern, elegant user experience to a next-generation financial analytics platform.

This position will be onsite for the duration of the project (through 2025), then turn info a fully remote role working on other enterprise projects – no bench time! 

**No Sponsorship Available**

Sr. Python Developer (Onsite – Columbus)

  • Location: Columbus, New Jersey
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51084

SkyWater Search Partners has teamed up with a well-established technology consulting firm to identify a Python Developer for a flagship project with one of the largest banks in the U.S. Leveraging Python, Spark, GCP, APIs, and containerized environments (GKE).

This is a high-visibility, long-term project with continuous opportunities to transition to other enterprise initiatives afterward — no bench time.

This position will be full time + onsite for the duration of the project (through 2025), then turn info a fully remote role working on other enterprise projects – no bench time! 

**No Sponsorship Available**

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