SEI Investments

Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer

SEI Investments$140K — $170K *
Oaks, PA 19456In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in a related technical field or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years in DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, or similar roles
  • Strong CI/CD experience using Jenkins and Git
  • Experience with observability platforms and Elastic Stack/OpenSearch is a plus
  • Hands-on experience designing and operating AWS environments
  • Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform; CloudFormation acceptable
  • Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or PowerShell

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure for applications
  • Architect AWS foundations to enable secure, scalable delivery
  • Design and operate cloud networking architecture
  • Prioritize reliability, security, and compliance in design
  • Build automation tools to improve operations and reduce errors
  • Implement monitoring and alerting for system observability
  • Participate in incident response and drive improvements

Benefits

  • Discretionary annual bonus subject to company approval
  • Work within a product-focused engineering environment
  • Collaborative culture emphasizing continuous improvement
  • Opportunity to utilize AI-assisted tools in workflows
  • Flexible work environment accommodating a distributed team
Full Job Description

We are looking for aSeniorSite Reliability Engineer to work as part of a lean,productfocusedengineering organization. This role is about building andoperatingreliablecloudbasedsystems by writing code, automating infrastructure and delivery workflows, and reducing friction for developers and users. You will work closely with product and application engineers to design, deploy, andoperatesystems with clear ownership and practical engineering judgment. We expect you to use modern tooling, includingAIassistedtools whereappropriate, to speed up automation, troubleshooting, and operations whileremainingaccountable for correctness, security, and reliability. This role favors simple, effective solutions,handsonownership, and continuous improvement within small Agile teams.

What you will do:

  • Design, build, andoperatecloud infrastructure for critical production andnonproductionapplications with reliability and simplicity as primary goals

  • Architect and evolve multi-account AWS foundations (organizations, accounts, IAM boundaries, guardrails, and environment separation) to enable secure, scalable delivery

  • Design andoperatecloud networking architecture (VPCs, routing, segmentation, ingress/egress, connectivity patterns) to support reliability, security, and compliance requirements

  • Treat reliability, security, and compliance asfirstclassdesign concerns throughout the system lifecycle

  • Build tooling and automation that reduces errors, shortens recovery time, and improvesdaytodayoperations

  • Implementmonitoring, logging, and alerting that make system behavior observable and actionable

  • UseAIassistedtools to accelerate infrastructure delivery, automation, troubleshooting, androotcauseanalysis, applying engineering judgment tovalidateoutcomes

  • Implement reliability guardrails for releases (progressive delivery, safe rollbacks, change risk controls) and provide production support during deployments.

  • Participatein incident response, perform root cause analysis, and drive durable improvements that prevent recurrence

  • Workclosely with application engineers tocoownsystem design, operation, and continuous improvement

  • Maintainclear, lightweight documentation that supports shared ownership and effectiveoncalloperations

What we need from you:

  • BA/BS, in a related technical field; or the equivalent in education and work experience

  • 8+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, or similar roles supporting application teams running production services

  • Strong CI/CD experience (Jenkins and Git-based workflows preferred), including building secure, reliable pipelines and enabling teams to ship safely

  • Experience implementing and operating observability platforms (logging/metrics/alerting); Elastic Stack/OpenSearch experience is a plus

  • Hands-on, demonstrable experience designing andoperatingAWS environments, and enabling application teams to adopt AWS correctly (networking, IAM, security, reliability, and cost awareness)

  • Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred; CloudFormation acceptable), including building reusable modules/patterns and managing changes through review and automation

  • Experience supporting CI/CD builds and deployment patterns for common application stacks (for example Java, NodeJS, and .NET)

  • Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or PowerShell

  • Experience working on large scale cloud-based web applications

What we would like from you:

  • Ability to clearly communicate both verbally and in writing with client and team members, including experience documenting and presenting findings

  • Excellent analytical skills, organizational abilities, and problem-solving skills

  • Familiarity with AI agentic development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf) and practical experience applying them to infrastructure and operations workflows

  • Self-starter who works efficiently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and a geographically distributed team

  • Ability to think creatively and seekoptimumsolutions

  • Ability to grasp loosely defined concepts and transform them into tangible results and key deliverables

  • Diagnostic skills with the ability to analyze technical,businessand financial issues and options

  • Ability to infer frompreviousexamples, willingness to understand how an application is put together

  • Action-oriented, with the ability to quickly deal with change

  • Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion,connectionand fun.



The base salary pay for this role is $140,000 - $170,000 per year.

This position will also be eligible to earn a discretionary bonus each year, subject to company approval.

About SEI Investments

SEI Investments is a financial services company that provides investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions to institutional and personal wealth management clients. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Oaks, Pennsylvania. SEI Investments has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company's investment management solutions include mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and separately managed accounts. SEI Investments also provides technology solutions to financial institutions, including wealth management platforms and outsourcing services.
Learn more about SEI Investments
Size
4,371 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$447.2 million
Founded
1968
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
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