Sr. Java AWS Engineer

The Wellington Fund Services IT Team (FS&T) is responsible for providing the technology platform and IT support for the Fund Services group, which provides business operations, control and oversight for all Wellington sponsored funds. We are looking for a rounded, strong Senior Software Engineer to work on building and supporting our Fund applications. The position requires a solid background in implementing application solutions (designing is a plus), development release pipelines, infrastructure support, with familiarity of cloud computing. The candidate would join a dynamic team, well known for its attention to detail and delivery record. Interest in and experience with using AI tools to enhance Engineering productivity is a big plus Critical to this position are the following: hands-on experience and approach to work; ability to work in fast-paced environment; a DevOps mindset including support; taking an interest, being proactive and participating in the broader team meetings and offering tactical solutions; excellent communication skills; creative problem-solving. As a member of the FS Technology Team, this individual will be responsible for developing new features, bug fixes, be an escalation point for support team, & maintain stability of our suite of applications. The individual will participate in full SDLC, working with IT and business partners to develop and implement solutions to meet department and firm business outcomes. Our stack is based on Core Java, Python, AWS, Spring Framework, and a range of Database technologies. KEYS TO THE POSITION: • BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY OR RELATED FIELD • 7+ YEARS OF CORE JAVA DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE. MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH MULTITHREADING, CONCURRENCY, ETC. • EXPOSURE TO PYTHON IS A BIG + AS WE HAVE MANY APPS WRITTEN IN PYTHON • STRONG SQL EXPERIENCE. THE TEAM IS WORKING WITH MYSQL. • MUST BE STRONG WITH AWS INCLUDING S3, EC2, DYNAMODB, ECS, ELASTICSEARCH, CLOUDFORMATION • DEMONSTRATED UNDERSTANDING OF MODERN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (AGILE SDLC AND JIRA) AND TEST METHODOLOGIES INCLUDING EXPERIENCE ON GIT AND JENKINS CI • MUST HAVE AN INTEREST IN WORKING WITH AI. THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH GITHUB COPILOT. • FINANCIAL SERVICES IS A BIG + • ONSITE IN NEEDHAM OR BOSTON 4 DAYS A WEEK RESPONSIBILITIES • Utilize a DevOps mindset and develop acumen for sharp troubleshooting techniques • Work with Business Analysts, Support team, Quality Assurance, and Development management to develop new application, add new features, triage and bug fix existing applications. • Work with monitoring tools for Applications, Services, Infrastructure, and Data Quality • Responsible for sustained engineering efforts including maintaining code quality, unit testing, continuous integration, release management, performance tuning, and execution • Directly contribute to agile builds and deployments to production • Provide technical support once code is deployed • Challenge and contribute to designs with respect to application stability topics, such as resiliency, and recoverability • Work effectively with Cloud architectures QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology or related field • Prior experience in developing complex applications using, while having a strong command of: Core Java, Spring frameworks, Node and Python technologies • Experience with SQL and RDBMS technologies • Experience with AWS services like S3, EC2, DynamoDB, ECS, ElasticSearch, CloudFormation • Demonstrated understanding of modern software development (Agile SDLC and JIRA) and test methodologies including experience on GIT and Jenkins CI • Knowledge of sysadmin skills in Linux, Windows, Networking layers, Load Balancing • Experience in the Financial Industry is preferred • Interest in and experience with AI tools as part of SDLC process is a plus.

Created: 2026-03-10