Director, Data Architecture

Job Description:

Director, Data Architecture - Fidelity Charitable (L7)

The Role

Fidelity's Charitable Technology team is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Architect to join our development team. The Director, Architecture will be instrumental in driving platform innovation and in turn enabling the organization to stay on the cutting edge of digital philanthropy. This position is responsible for working across all Fidelity Charitable products/programs as a trusted advisor, providing direction and guidance on all aspects of technology delivery. Working with business stakeholders, executive leadership and agile development teams you will help oversee the delivery of technology projects, developing architectural blueprints, technical proof of concepts and solution designs. This role requires a combination of practical 'hands on'" implementation support alongside architectural design and oversight. Key areas of responsibility are:

• Defining technology solutions to align with business program priorities
• Working with business and technology stakeholders to architect solutions and support implementation
• Mentoring and growing technology team members
• Directly supporting agile development teams in developing solutions, engaging in both a 'hands on', and an architectural oversight role
• Working to continuously improve technology craft - patterns, practices, tools and methods
• Continuing to 'sharpen the blade' of technology patterns and techniques based on understanding changing trends

• Strong software architecture skills and knowledge with proven track record in delivering complex software systems
• Data warehousing, ELT ('big data', modern data warehousing)
• Common data integration patterns and systems (Python Polars/ Pandas 'Dataframes'), traditional ETL tools
• Understanding of online analytics, reporting and visualization patterns, tools and practices
• Knowledge and experience with contemporary architecture patterns, practices, and technologies (e.g understanding of micro-services, REST, Single page applications)
• Knowledge of and experience of enterprise integration patterns to support back-end processing
• Understanding of cloud-based infrastructure and dev-ops practices
• Ability to communicate effectively and to maintain meaningful relationships with business and technology stakeholders
• Focus on being sufficiently hands-on , pragmatic and willing to step in to code reviews and implementation design discussions
• Ability to think strategically and deliver tactically - be a big picture thinker with the ability to jump in and help deliver on the vision

• Bachelors or master's degree in a technology-related field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Software, etc.)
• 6+ years of experience in multiple IT areas that include analysis, design, evaluation, development, and implementation , with a focus on data and analytics
• Systems integration pattern knowledge and experience (with expertise in REST API design)
• Knowledge of secure coding practices, and common security protocols and patterns
• Experience within Cloud-based architecture patterns and practices
• Understanding & applicability of emerging technology trends of analytics, mobile and AI
• Knowledge and experience of data modeling and database systems
• Experience in SDLC (ideally agile), ALM tools and practices
• Knowledge and experience of the micro-services architecture pattern
• Experience with front-end UI patterns, practices and technologies