Director, Architecture - Data Platform Modernization

Job Description:

The Role

In this leadership role you will drive innovation in the Data Strategy space for the Workplace Investing (WI) division of Fidelity Investment. You will work with WI Architects to formulate the strategy and adoption of emerging data technologies to help the modernization of legacy mainframe applications along with many other innovative. You will work closely with business partners and technology teams to understand business objectives and help define the appropriate architecture direction.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Education

• BS or MS required

• Demonstrated technology and personal leadership experience in architecting, designing, and building highly scalable transactional, analytical, and reporting applications

• Ability to formulate data strategy, conceptual architecture and work with development teams to execute the strategy

• Expertise in data management standard methodologies such as data integration, data security, data warehousing, data analytics, metadata management and data quality

• Ability to evaluate, prototype and recommend emerging data technologies and platforms

• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise applications and data solution in the cloud

• Azure/AWS

• Experience architecting large complex systems with large volume and high-performance requirements

• Strong understanding of Data Modeling concepts including 3rd normal form and dimensional modeling

• Expertise in relational database technologies such as Oracle and Snowflake; cloud native databases such as Yugabyte DB and Cockroach DB; and NoSQL databases such as Aerospike

• Expertise in programming languages such as SQL and Python, Java a plus

• Experience with relevant Azure services such as Subscriptions, Virtual Networks, VMs, Storage Accounts, etc. required

• ETL experience on-prem and the cloud, preferred Python, Informatica and Snaplogic

• Experience with data processing concepts such as Change Data Capture, Eventing, and Streaming technologies

• Analytical reporting experience, preferably Snowflake and PowerBI

• Strong understanding of cloud concepts, specifically transactional resiliency, scalability, and performance from a data/database perspective

• Understanding of mainframe technology desired but not needed

• Mainframe Modernization Experience a big plus

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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 working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

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.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

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 accommodations@fmr.com.