Director, Architecture

Job Description:

The Role

We are seeking an experienced hands-on Solutions Architect to collaboratively drive end-to-end architecture solutioning for Wealth Solutions and Financial Planning and Advice Experiences at Fidelity. In this role, you will work closely with multiple teams across various business and technical domains to understand the business domain and business requirements to 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.

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, Front-End Architecture, API Strategy, Microservices Architecture, Cloud Adoption, Automation, and DevSecOps.

• 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 inengineering 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 hands-on experience with the Front-End technologies such as Angular, NX Workspace, NodeJS, and NestJS are a must.
• Proven experience in DevSecOps and CI/CD automation (Jenkins Core and GitOps preferred).
• Proficient in Cloud/On-Premises Networking Topologies.
• Proven experience with Full-Stack JavaScript/TypeScript are a must.
• Java Micronaut or Spring framework preferred.
• 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.