Senior Technical Lead

SEI; Upper Providence Township (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) match

Education assistance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Job summary

SEI Wealth Platform seeks a Senior Technical Lead to guide software delivery in an Agile environment. You will architect and implement cloud-native solutions, lead a development team, and work closely with data architects, PMs, and operations to ensure robust, scalable capabilities.

The role emphasizes Java/JavaScript/HTML web apps, REST/microservices, and modern DevOps practices, with a strong focus on financial services readiness and API-first design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field; equivalent acceptable.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience delivering systems from inception to implementation.
• Experience building Web Applications with Java, JavaScript, and HTML.
• At least 2 years on multi-tier cloud-based solutions: Cloud Native apps, REST, JSON, Spring Boot, Java.
• Experience with relational DBs (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Snowflake).
• DevOps toolchains (Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Maven); ORM (EclipseLink/JPA); Kafka; Spring MVC and Angular; event-driven and API-first development; monitoring (Dynatrace/Prometheus/Grafana).

Responsibilities

• Develop and design technical solutions based on business requirements within Agile processes.
• Produce high-quality code meeting deadlines and requirements.
• Analyze and resolve issues from testing and pre-production phases, coordinating with teams.
• Provide technical leadership and respond to inquiries about programs.
• Interact with data architects, tech leads, and PMs to address technical and scheduling issues.
• Suggest process improvements for estimation, development and testing.
• Ensure designs and code align with SEI and industry standards.
• Provide technical problem resolution and application support as needed.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

HTML

Cloud Native

REST

Spring Boot

Kafka

MongoDB

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Maven

Angular

TypeScript

React

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Maven

EclipseLink/JPA

Job description

The SEI Wealth Platform has a challenging career opportunity for a Senior Technical Lead. This position requires a foundation of software development knowledge, and the ability to work in an Agile team environment and expand existing development skills through technical project work. You should be adaptable, possess a wide range of technical skills, and demonstrate the ability to understand financial services business requirements. You should be able to deliver individual code as well as technically lead a team of developers; and have the ability to switch context quickly and efficiently with project managers, database engineers, technical operations and other platform personnel.

What you will do:

• Develop and design technical solutions based on reading and understanding business and functional requirements following the Agile process
• Produce high-quality code to meet all project deadlines and ensuring the functionality matches the requirements
• Analyze and resolve issues found during the testing or pre-production phases of the software delivery lifecycle; coordinating changes with project team leaders and cross-work team members
• Provide technical leadership to project team members and responding to inquiries regarding errors or questions about programs
• Interact with data architects, other tech leads, team members and project manager as required addressing technical and scheduling issues.
• Suggest and implement process improvements for estimating, development and testing processes.
• Responsible for insuring team designs and delivers code in alignment with published SEI & industry standards.

• Provide technical problem resolution and application support, as required

What we need from you:

• BA/BS Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or another related field or equivalent
• A minimum of 10 years of prior work experience with an application development organization; must demonstrate experience delivering systems and projects from inception through implementation
• Work experience in developing Web Applications with Java, Java Script, and HTML.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working on multi-tiered applications that are designed, developed and delivered as cloud- based solutions:
• Designing and developing Cloud Native applications,
• Creating microservices applications using technologies such as REST, JSON, Spring Boot and Java
• Deploying and configuring well performing Cloud Native applications
• Experience with:
• Relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server
• Unstructured data and persistence model such as MongoDB, Snowflake
• DevOps toolsets for versioning, containers, such as Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Maven
• ORM tools (EclipseLink, JPA)
• Event/data streaming platform, such as Kafka
• Spring MVC and Angular development Event-driven architecture, domain-driven design, and API-first development
• Monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, or Grafana

Additional knowledge and/or experience desired :

• Development experience in the financial services industry including banking, wealth management, investment management, asset data and investment processing
• Possesses Azure, AWS, or OCI certifications
• Test Driven Development
• Application migrations to the cloud
• CI/CD and DevOps concepts, tools like Ansible, Terraform and library management tools like Artifactory
• Identity Technologies (OAuth, Azure AD, AWS IAM, OKTA, Ping)
• Angular, Typescript, or React

What we would like from you:

• Exceptional communication abilities
• Advanced system and technical analysis expertise
• Strong self-motivation and capability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Demonstrated capacity to build robust internal networks across the platform
• Superior collaboration, negotiation, and conflict management skills
• Creative thinking and aptitude for identifying optimal solutions
• Proficiency in developing concrete results and deliverables from abstract concepts
• Outstanding problem-solving capabilities
• Diagnostic proficiency in analyzing technical, business, and financial challenges and solutions
• Ability to draw insights from prior examples and eagerness to comprehend application architecture
• Results-oriented approach with adaptability to rapid change
• Commitment to exemplify SEI’s core values: courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection, andfun

SEI’s competitive advantage:

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental well-being, a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, support for working parents and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, EAP, FSA), life and disability insurance (premiums paid for base coverage), 401(k) match, education assistance, commuter benefits, up to 11 paid holidays/year, 21 days PTO/year pro-rated for new hires which increases over time, paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, a discounted stock purchase plan, investment options, access to thriving employee networks and more.

We are a technology and asset management company delivering on our promise of building brave futures (SM)—for our clients, our communities, and ourselves. Come build your brave future at SEI.

SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and so much more…

After over 50 years in business, SEI remains a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions. Reflecting our experience within financial services and financial technology our offices encompass an open floor plan and numerous art installations designed to encourage innovation and creativity in our workforce. We recognize that our people are our most valuable asset and that a healthy, happy, and motivated workforce is key to our continued growth. At SEI, we’re (literally) invested in your success. We offer our employees paid parental leave, back-up childcare arrangements, paid volunteer days, education assistance and access to thriving employee networks.

SEI is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

AI Acceptable Use in the application and interview process:

SEI acknowledges the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools into individuals’ personal and professional lives. If you intend to incorporate the use of any AI tools at any stage of the application and/or interview process, please ensure you have reviewed and adhere to our AI use guidelines