Principal Engineer

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

We’re seeking a Principal Engineer to join a technology team which is embedded with our Custom Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) business. In this position, you will work closely with Functional leads, business partners, developers, in the Technology team to create and deliver on our Financial Systems roadmaps. 

The environment is demanding, and you will be challenged. We expect that you will be fluent in data and application integration. You’ll be a part of a dynamic, collaborative team that wants to hear your input because you have a sound foundation in technology and appreciate the nuances of investment processes.

We have a pragmatic approach to architectural and technology choices and hope you will too. We pair program and follow Test Driven Development because we know it delivers remarkable results. The ideal candidate is passionate about speed, quality, automation, and continuous delivery. We’re actively cultivating a culture of innovation and excellence, and while not for everyone, this environment will be challenging and rewarding for the right individual who welcomes dynamism and the ability to work with fast evolving requirements.

The ideal candidate is passionate about Finance technology and is an excellent translator of business needs into technical deliverables. This role will lead technical architects and developers and is responsible for technical delivery of the Finance Systems roadmaps as well as facing off with senior business and technology partners. The position offers an outstanding opportunity to work with a diverse group of people around the globe and to use your skill sets to deliver intuitive, valuable products. 

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

·        A thought leader in large-scale distributed systems, microservices, web applications, databases, AWS, and its related technologies

·        Hands on builder, can execute and strive for efficiency without compromising quality; capable of diving in and getting hands on where needed to keep technical development on track

·        Create / Review detail solution design and validate that the holistic solution against design principles and client’s business outcomes

·        Plan, lead and run solution design workshops to assess business, strategic and operational requirements and shape the solution using Invesco technologies

·        Define design principles, and assess different solution options in context of business requirements and provide solution recommendations

·        Provide day to day support and troubleshooting of user and application problems within a specific business area

·        In partnership with Architects across OneTech team, you will be responsible for defining, designing and implementing the right long-term architecture for the portfolio.

·        Promote the right engineering and operational excellence principles – DevOps, Agile delivery; reduce technical debt while improving the speed and quality of delivery.

·        Perform quality assurance testing inclusive of unit, systems, integration and regression testing, and support the development of automated test scripts to be used to automate regression testing

·        Participate in new product reviews, tests and pilots, and be part of software selection

·        Document system functions and cross functional processes

·        Provide consulting support on processes and systems issues

·        Analyze the requirements, document and review solution design documents

·        Identify operational inefficiencies, conflicting business practices and integration issues. Apply judgment and consulting skills to arrive at the optimal solution

·        Integrate project activities with Quality Assurance and Software Development teams to ensure successful implementation and support of projects

·        Foster and maintain productive relationships with internal teams and business partners.

·        Support training and education of business partners regarding new applications, business processes, and systems support processes.

·        Develop test strategy and author test plans as required for application releases, enhancements and patches.

Work Experience / Knowledge:

·        8-10 years experience in Application Development, engineering, implementing and supporting enterprise solutions

·        Advanced experience in Python, Git, Bitbucket Pipelines

·        AWS Experience (Lambda, S3, EKS, SQS)

·        Experience Docker, Kubernetes or Helm

·        Experience with scheduler technologies eg Autosys, Airflow etc

·        Experience with third-party libraries, APIs, and ESB/EDI technologies (MuleSoft, etc.)

·        Superior verbal and written communication - presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating operations with technology skills.

·        Demonstrated experience through all phases of the technology life cycle, including project planning, analysis, design, architecture, build/configuration, testing and operational transition

·        Strong analytical and problem-solving skills – high level of motivation, work-ethics and self-starting attitude

·        Be product agnostic and is willing to learn, implement and maintain other financial applications as necessary

·        Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to effectively develop and present materials that are appropriate for the audience.

·        Understanding of Finance and Accounting business processes to help bridge the gap between requirements and technical solutions is a plus

·        Able to work in a global, multicultural environment

·        Structured, focused approach to work, with attention to detail

·        Proactive and capable of working with little or no supervision

Pursuant to Invesco’s Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm’s most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other’s growth and development.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.

Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.