Director, Solutions Architect

Job Description:

The Role

We are seeking an experienced hands-on Solutions Architect to collaboratively drive end-to-end architecture for the Core Wealth Platform at Fidelity. In this role, you will work closely with multiple teams across various business and technical domains to understand business requirements and lead Proofs-of-Concept (POCs) and architect solutions that meet changing business priorities and initiatives while assuring adherence to Enterprise standards for application, data, platform, and infrastructure layers guided by Well-Architected Principles.

The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of the Financial Services business domain and provide leadership in computing services and platform engineering to champion consolidation efforts across Fidelity Technology initiatives by driving solution adoption, tech debt reduction, and roadmap evolution in conjunction with business goals.

You will proactively facilitate effective in-person and remote engagements across hybrid teams to drive, manage, & monitor comprehensive Architectural Strategy execution. This includes, but is not limited to, Business Capability Analysis, Customer Journey Mapping, Architecture Design and Documentation, Technology and Solution Evaluations, Domain Modeling, Data Architecture, API Strategy, Microservices Architecture, Cloud Adoption, Automation, DevSecOps, etc.

In general, we are looking for a solid Solutions Architect with a proven track-record of working with multiple teams to lead and drive end-to-end architecture in a complex space.

The Skills and Experience You Bring

• Proven experience in defining and driving Technology Architecture evolution of complex tech stacks. This includes managing the Architecture Lifecycle of multiple concurrent solutions through strong communication skills, organizational skills, cross-functional collaboration (stakeholder management), business analysis, architecture definition, diagramming, documentation, POC creation, presentation skills, influential ability, and an ability to make progress despite ambiguity.

• Proven experience in engineering large-scale web applications end-to-end, with a focus on Customer Experience, Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, and Cost Optimization.

• Proficient in Cloud Architecture, Services, and Patterns. Hands-on experience with Core AWS services is a must-have.

  • Amazon VPC, DNS, ELB, CloudFront, API Gateway, IAM, EC2, EKS, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, Glue/EMR, S3, RDS Oracle/PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Secrets Manager, CloudFormation/Terraform, Data Lake, Data Fabric, Service Mesh, Event-Driven Architecture, Resiliency, Disaster Recovery, etc.

• Proven experience in Microservices Architecture development with REST and GraphQL (preferably Apollo GraphQL; gRPC is a plus).

• Proven experience in Kubernetes (EKS preferred).

• Proven experience in Data technologies and paradigms such as Caching, ETL/ELT, SQL, and No-SQL Databases.

• Proven experience in DevSecOps and CI/CD automation (Jenkins Core and GitOps preferred). 

• Proficient in Cloud/On-Premises Networking Topologies.

• Proven experience with Java (Micronaut or Spring framework preferred). Python and Full-Stack JavaScript/TypeScript are also helpful.

• Strong understanding of common Architecture Principles, Patterns, and trade-offs.

• Strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design, and an ability to apply it to new and existing domains.

• Strong understanding of the Twelve-Factor App.

• Ability to work both independently and with all levels of the organization, including technical and non-technical team members.

• Flexible, growth-oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership.

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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 every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.