About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

JOB OVERVIEW

We are currently seeking a strong Principal Engineer, SDLC Architect to create and deliver solutions to our technology and business partners, solve complex problems, and strive to advance and sustain world-class technology platforms.

At Wellington you will continually learn, develop, and expand your professional skills. As part of an inclusive culture, you will meet smart, progressive individuals who will challenge you to solve problems, anticipate our clients’ needs, and enhance our systems and platforms. This is a great opportunity for a technology leader to join a strong, collaborative team in a role focusing on delivering cutting-edge, industrial strength solutions to our engineering population.  This individual must be a self-starter with a clear vision, and ability to execute on a variety of engagements across our organization. 

In this role, you will provide engineering leadership and contribute to the firm's efforts in optimizing its software product delivery standards, methodologies, and toolsets. These processes, tools, and services will form the core foundation for product teams developing solutions that support the firm's Investment, Client, and Infrastructure platforms. This role involves working closely with product owners, engineering teams, information security, and cloud infrastructure teams to identify opportunities for standardization, enhance engineering productivity, support scalability, and improve the overall developer experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the software development lifecycle standards and tools, enhancing stakeholder insight into team roadmaps, priorities, and efficiency metrics.
• Instrument and optimize the software development lifecycle (SDLC) by standardizing methods and tools and automating processes.
• Drive implementation and adoption of AI-enabled code generation, testing, and documentation capabilities.
• Identify optimal configurations for tool suites like Jira, VSCode, Bitbucket, Sonar, and Jenkins.
• Promote industry-standard CI/CD practices to boost code and product quality.
• Maintain documentation, provide training, and conduct outreach to drive standards adoption.
• Provide hands-on analysis for support issues.
   

QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of modern software development principles, and methodologies
• 10+ years as a software engineer in application development life cycles
• 2+ years as a software engineering team lead
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field is a plus
• Expertise in Agile/SCRUM development process
• Experience with IDEs for creating software applications (e.g., VS Code, JetBrains, Gitpod, Visual Studio)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and DevOps practices
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript
• Leadership experience in dev engineering and/or site reliability engineering (SRE)
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and IaC tools (e.g., CloudFormation)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies knowledge (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues
   

NON-TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organization and delivery abilities
• Effective presentation skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to meet deadlines and resolve challenges
• Team player capable of collaboration
• Strategic mindset
• Strong work ethic
• Intellectual curiosity