Enterprise Architect, Technology

Job Description

Enterprise Architect, Investment Platform | Wellington Management

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Wellington Management, operating on a hybrid schedule within the USA. The company provides comprehensive investment management capabilities and tailored investment solutions to institutional clients globally. This role is critical for shaping the firm’s technology direction, architecture standards, platform strategies, and governance model to enable business-focused innovation, reduce complexity, manage technology risk, and optimize costs across the enterprise.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: Hybrid – USA
• Pay: $120000–$225000 yearly
• Team: Enterprise Architecture practice
• Mission: Develop architecture strategies, roadmaps, and guidance to enable business innovation, reduce complexity, manage technology risk, and optimize cost across the enterprise.
• Tech Stack: API, event-driven integration, cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code, DevSecOps, data platforms, AI platforms, reusable platform services, TOGAF, Open Group standards

What You’ll Actually Do
• Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Roadmaps: Develop and maintain architecture strategies and roadmaps for assigned platforms or enterprise capabilities, aligning with technology strategy and business priorities.
• Reference Architectures, Standards, and Patterns: Define and maintain enterprise reference architectures, patterns, principles, and standards for consistent, scalable, secure, and resilient technology delivery.
• Architecture Governance and Technology Risk Management: Participate in and support the Architecture Review Board to ensure technology decisions are reviewed, documented, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Platform and Product Architecture Partnership: Work directly with Technology Platform CIOs and product owners to shape platform architecture roadmaps and product architecture runways.
• Technology Evaluation, Innovation, and Industry Research: Lead technology evaluations, proofs of concept, and industry research that inform enterprise architecture direction and investment decisions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or related field; senior role within an Enterprise Architecture practice.
• Experience: 10 or more years in technology leadership, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, platform architecture, technology strategy, or large-scale technology transformation, with demonstrated experience developing architecture strategies, roadmaps, reference architectures, and governance materials.
• Skills: Strong understanding of modern architecture practices (e.g., domain-driven design, API/event-driven integration, cloud-native architecture, DevSecOps, data/AI platforms); executive communication; architecture governance processes; ability to influence through credibility and collaboration.
• Bonus: Advanced degree or equivalent experience; familiarity with architecture frameworks, modeling approaches, TOGAF, or Open Group standards.