Director, Architecture

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Job description

Job Description:

The Role

Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (FFIO) is seeking an individual who is looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity as an Application Architect to help drive and influence the future of FFIO s capabilities. You will work with squad and product area leaders as well as application development teams in delivering the highest level of technical expertise, collaborative guidance, and solution design as part of FFIO s architecture practice.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 10+ years of proven experience in architecture, analytics, design, software development
• 3+ years of AWS and/or Azure experience (AWS and/or Azure certification is a plus)
• Authority in infrastructure topology resiliency patterns and observability, and SRE practices.
• Deep understanding of chaos and performance testing in practice
• Experience with containerization strategies and serverless application architectures
• Ability to work both independently and with all levels of the organization, including technical and non-technical team members
• Hands-on experience in developing applications using Java and Spring frameworks / ecosystem
• Proficiency in designing service-oriented / cloud architectures incorporating both functional and non-functional requirements
• Experience with Kubernetes and container-based deployments is a plus
• Excellent communication and presentation skills including the ability to lead discussions amongst engineering teams, resolve issues and conflicts, as well as influence technology direction and present ideas and strategies to Fidelity leaders and stakeholders
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with leaders and colleagues across both technology and business organizations
• Strong technical background with a willingness to continually learn and evolve
• Passionate about what you do and are eager to tackle new challenges

The Team

Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations is a foundational business operations team providing middle and back-office capabilities supporting various Fidelity asset managers and other business units. The FFIO Architecture team provides a wealth of technical expertise to the broader FFIO engineering community, delivering architecture guidance and engineering leadership. We collaborate closely with both our engineering and business partners as well as colleagues within the architecture team to drive and influence the technology direction within FFIO and across Fidelity at large.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees Choice Award , we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you ve always imagined.

Fidelity s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document , and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

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Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to .

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