Director, Architecture

Job Description

In thisArchitect role within Fidelity’s Corporate Technology Group (CTG), you are responsible for drivingtechnology strategyand architecture across a range of new and existing capabilities.

You provide leadership to the product teams through architecture designs, adoption of emerging standards, and collaboration with key partners.

You will evaluate, recommend, and help migrate current data center applications to cloud and software as a service (SaaS) as a means to drive scale, modernize infrastructure, and optimize cost in support of our enterprise-wide Firm Foundations Cloud program.

The Team

CTG provides internal enterprise-wide internal organizations like Finance, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, Risk and Security with effective and efficient technology products and ongoing solution support.

To do all of this and align group structure with our business partners, we have over 900 associates in Fidelity locations across the United States, Ireland, and India.

The Expertise You Have

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technology related field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) required

10+ years of technology experience with 5+ years of experience as an architect required

Proven leadership skills, demonstrated ability to influence, and partner with product / application teams, peer architects, and partner organizations in technology evaluation, selection, recommendation, and configuration

Experience in proposing blueprints and roadmaps, and collaboratively defining solutions and their enabling architectures

Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with product managers, architects and technical leads for individual products and applications

Ability to drive solutions architecture design and ownership and articulate architecture solution options to the product owners and architecture leadership

Nice to have experience in GRC

Experience in AWS services technologies and practices, building applications using services such as AWS EC2, S3, SQS, Lambda, Cloud Formation.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional preferred

Demonstrated SaaS and IaaS design and implementation experience, including properly handling confidential and highly confidential data

A well-grounded knowledge of engineering and continuous integration & delivery CI / CD practices

Experience with build containers-based systems : Architecture, implementation and managing orchestration platform such as : Kubernetes, Docker, EKS

Deep understanding of well architected framework implementation in Enterprise : Operation Excellent, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency and Cost optimization

The Skills You Bring

Thought leadership in recommending strategic technology options and technology product strategy

Experience driving adoption of enterprise standards and standard methodologies

Excellent presentation, documentation, communication and influencing skills as well as skills for influencing technology direction in business context

A track record of critical problem solving and advanced technical troubleshooting to drive resolution to technical issues

The Value You Deliver

Providing technical architecture for multiple complex projects

Identifying integration patterns and points between design areasacross the stack (UI, security, database, etc.)

Identifying and championing the creation and use of common services and components

Making authoritative recommendations for technical issues, standards, and strategies

Anticipating the applicability of major industry trends in the Fidelity environment and implementing plans

Providing leadership to Proof of Concepts (POCs) for assessment of technical and business benefit

Company Overview

At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertisebroadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want.

We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates.

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences.

For information about working at Fidelity, visit

The base salary range for this position is $103,000-$218,000 per year.

Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.

Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.

We offer a wide range of to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career.

Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.

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