Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Job Description:

Position Description:

Builds high quality, robust, efficient analytical solutions and software applications. Conceptualizes software solutions through programming languages and creates packaged solutions using PL/SQL, Python, Shell Scripting, SQL, and Linux. Develops optimized database modules in Oracle PL/SQL to balance large volume data. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participates in architecture design teams.
• Defines and implements application-level architecture.
• Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.
• Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.
• Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.
• Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
• Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
• Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.
• Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
• Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
• Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.
• Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.
• Advises senior management on technical strategy.
• Mentors junior team members.
• Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
• Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing and developing components to support data analytics for trading, research, reporting, and portfolio management applications.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation)  designing and developing components to support data analytics for trading, research, reporting, and portfolio management applications.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

• Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) performing all stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) according to Agile methodologies -- gathering and analyzing requirements using JIRA, performing application design and development, and creating detailed design documents using Visio; performing software application testing to meet functional and non-functional requirements using Python, Shell, and Perl scripting; and providing level 3 support for applications in production using ServiceNow.
• DE developing and enhancing data processing solutions by writing complex SQL queries using Oracle 11g, 12c, 19c with Toad and SQL Developer; performing database design and development using functions, stored procedures, triggers, and packages in an OLTP and OLAP environment; writing reusable automated scripts in SQL and PL/SQL; and developing database solutions in Snowflake and IBM Netezza.
• DE building Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines using Informatica Power Center, Python, and SQL*Loader to extract data, create reports, and load data into warehouses and data lakes; coordinating file processing by developing Python, Perl, and shell scripts; and creating, coordinating, and scheduling batch jobs using Autosys and CRON.
• DE building and promoting Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices by integrating DevOps tools (Jenkins, Jenkins Core, Stash, and GitHub) for automated deployments; and deploying infrastructure and applications to AWS cloud environments using uDeploy.

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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.