What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Architecture position at Fidelity Investments?
Job Description
Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position
The Role
Fidelity's Workplace Digital Experience (WDX) architecture team is seeking an experienced solution architect to assist in enabling modern and captivating digital experiences for customers, sponsors, and associates. You play a key role bridging business and technical teams to transform our Stock Plan Services and other workplace products.
In this position, you will be tasked with designing meaningful and sophisticated solutions to address stimulating business challenges. You will collaborate with product leadership to ensure their business goals and requirements are met, while providing technical mentorship to engineering teams to help them effectively develop and deliver the solutions.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
The Ideal Candidate For This Role
The Team
Our team is a fast-paced technology group that uses modern technologies to deliver customer-focused experiences for our participants, plan sponsors, and Fidelity associates. We are passionate about delivering innovative solutions that exceed our customer’s needs, and we embrace diversity of thought and experience. We work very closely with business leaders, technology leaders, and engineering teams to delivery world-class solutions for our customers.
Company Overview
At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly 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 FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com.
Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Certifications
Category:
Information Technology
Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position
The Role
Fidelity's Workplace Digital Experience (WDX) architecture team is seeking an experienced solution architect to assist in enabling modern and captivating digital experiences for customers, sponsors, and associates. You play a key role bridging business and technical teams to transform our Stock Plan Services and other workplace products.
In this position, you will be tasked with designing meaningful and sophisticated solutions to address stimulating business challenges. You will collaborate with product leadership to ensure their business goals and requirements are met, while providing technical mentorship to engineering teams to help them effectively develop and deliver the solutions.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
The Ideal Candidate For This Role
- Has experience architecting and building large scale, high-performing internet-facing platforms that align to architecture blueprints and technical standards in an environment where security is paramount
- Has experience configuring webservers, Kubernetes cluster, and tuning the application containers for high performance and scalability
- Has experience building elegant solutions for multiple personas viz: customers, associates and sponsors
- Expert knowledge in client-side technologies including Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, etc.
- Experience in leading, defining, and implementing API standards for REST and blueprints that align with Enterprise digital experiences
- Experience in defining and implementing internet security for APIs using OAuth, OpenID connect, authorization using OPA (Open Policy Agent) policies
- Has contributed to defining and documenting architectural patterns, standards, and blueprints, and can evaluate proposed solutions based on their alignment to the same
- Understands the business domain and becomes a trusted advisor and partner to product leadership, influencing their product roadmaps by recommending strategies and approaches that help them achieve their goals
- Builds effective relationships and works collaboratively with engineering teams when sought out for consultation and technical guidance
- Works equally well whether independently or with others and is able to effectively lead several initiatives at once
- Is an expert communicator, helping non-technical people to understand technical concepts while being able to explain the business strategy to technical audiences
The Team
Our team is a fast-paced technology group that uses modern technologies to deliver customer-focused experiences for our participants, plan sponsors, and Fidelity associates. We are passionate about delivering innovative solutions that exceed our customer’s needs, and we embrace diversity of thought and experience. We work very closely with business leaders, technology leaders, and engineering teams to delivery world-class solutions for our customers.
Company Overview
At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly 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 FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com.
Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Certifications
Category:
Information Technology
Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.