Solution Architect

wellington; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington Management is seeking a Solution Architect, Technology to lead architecture and design for key products and platforms. You will translate business requirements into end-to-end solutions, produce architecture artifacts, and guide engineering teams to maintain design intent.

You will partner with product owners and technology leaders to define roadmaps, assess dependencies, and balance trade-offs between functionality, scalability, and cost.

Qualifications

• Translate business requirements, product vision, and operational objectives into end-to-end solution architectures.
• Produce architecture artifacts and design documentation that clearly communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs.
• Guide engineering teams through architecture implementation and ensure design intent is maintained throughout delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical design activities for one or more products, platforms, or solution domains.
• Translate business requirements, product vision, and operational objectives into end-to-end solution architectures.
• Create logical, physical, integration, data, security, and deployment architectures for business initiatives.
• Ensure solutions balance functionality, scalability, maintainability, resiliency, performance, cost, and operational supportability.
• Produce architecture artifacts and design documentation that clearly communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs.
• Guide engineering teams through architecture implementation and ensure design intent is maintained throughout delivery.

Job description

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

Solution Architect, Technology

wellington management 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.

Tracing our roots to 1928, Wellington Management is one of the world's largest independent investment management firms. With over US$1 trillion in assets under management as of 30 September 2025, we serve as a trusted adviser to institutional clients and mutual fund sponsors in over 60 countries. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject matter expertise.

THE POSITION

1. Solution Design and Architecture Leadership

   Lead architecture and technical design activities for one or more products, platforms, or solution domains.

   Translate business requirements, product vision, and operational objectives into end-to-end solution architectures.

   Create logical, physical, integration, data, security, and deployment architectures for business initiatives.

   Ensure solutions balance functionality, scalability, maintainability, resiliency, performance, cost, and operational supportability.

   Produce architecture artifacts and design documentation that clearly communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs.

   Guide engineering teams through architecture implementation and ensure design intent is maintained throughout delivery.

2. Product Roadmaps and Technology Planning

   Partner with Product Owners and technology leaders to define architecture roadmaps and technical runways that support product evolution.

   Identify technology dependencies, architecture constraints, modernization opportunities, and technical debt reduction initiatives.

   Ensure architecture investment decisions align with product priorities and long-term platform goals.

   Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure product roadmaps are aligned with enterprise technology strategies.

   Support planning activities by identifying solution risks, required architecture investments, and implementation sequencing.

   Help teams make informed build-versus-buy decisions based on business value, risk, complexity, and strategic alignment.

3. Architecture Governance and Standards Alignment

   Ensure solution designs adhere to Wellington's architecture standards, patterns, principles, and governance requirements.

   Participate in Architecture Review Board reviews and architecture working groups where required.

   Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to address architecture findings, design recommendations, and governance requirements.

   Maintain traceability between architecture decisions, business requirements, and approved standards.

   Contribute reusable pat