Director, Solutions Architect

At Fidelity Personal Investing (PI) we’re growing very fast and looking for an accomplished Solution Architect. In this role, you will use your knowledge and leadership of product management, industries, software and cloud computing to design solutions and take them to market. You will help drive awareness of our solutions within and across multiple Business Units and organizations. Your enthusiasm, technical and business depth, and excellent presentation skills will help decision makers understand the benefits of Architectural Solutions to drive growth and customer success.A very rare opportunity within Fidelity Personal Investing, this position is in a highly effective and collaborative group for high potential candidate. It will be located full time in Durham NC.The Experience We Are Looking For:7+ years’ experience engineering/developing web enabled applications and some combination of the following:Expert knowledge on crafting new technology solutions and strategiesProven track record as a Solution Architect or Technical Lead, crafting new solutionsExperience or certification in Cloud-based (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) ArchitectureDesire/ability to learn and implement new technologiesExperience with Agile development methodologyBackground with multiple enterprise technologiesExperience with MicroService pattern & SOA methodologyExposure to front-end UI technologies would be helpfulExperience or working knowledge of Event Driven Architecture (EDA) and Event patternsExperience in all aspects of Architecture Design and cloud computing (infrastructure, storage, platforms and data).Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Java, C++, Javascript.Shown an understanding and consistent record for cloud based solutions, continuous integration/deployment and serverless architecture.Heightened awareness, experience or passion in Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningThe Purpose of Your Role:Goal to compete with digital-first innovators by delivering digital capabilities, and allowing clients to understand and control how, when, and by whom their data is used.Build capability to service every customer completely digitally: Create a digitally-based service platform with next gen tools for associates & customers so our people are empowered to always provide value-added services.Demonstration of personal leadership to achieve individual and team success. Acting as a multiplier, transforms and grows others.Ownership of the career growth and skills development of associates. Identifies talent needs throughout the organization.Actively seeking knowledge and understanding of cloud, platform, data, and digital strategies across domains and is responsible for integrating strategies into design and execution.Articulation of the Future State Architecture via a Narrative document, complemented by a detailed Strategy, which contains all of the relevant Architecture & Design artifacts enabling the business strategy delivering value our customers will recognize. Additionally, it is expected that the proposed Future State Architecture has been validated by a number of high-value proofs-of-concept.A detailed Collaboration Execution Plan developed & reviewed with the respective Development Team Leader(s), regarding the evolution from the Current to Future State architectures. This plan should contain a Transition Plan, for full enablement of the Squad, in the competencies required to operate within the context of the new architecture.Collaboration with all other Solution Architects, & the Platform Engineering organization, with respect to the refinement & evolution of the Solutions Architecture Processes & Practices.Continuous outside-in scanning, so as to facilitate continuous learning, hands-on understanding, & adoption of Solutions Architecture industry standard methodologies & techniques.All Solutions Architecture activities should be practiced within the context of actual Capabilities & Platforms, tactically or strategically significant to the Personal Investing Business Unit’s Digital Business Strategy.Ideally, you will become part of the Fidelity Personal Investing Architecture Group utilized across the entire organization.The Skills You Bring:Your ability to work in a dynamic, highly matrixed environment to achieve group goalsYour dream and aptitude for learning new technologiesYour previous experience using business requirements to develop technical designs and define architectural strategies and solutionsPerform (or willingness to learn) the coding to deliver polyglot solutions that delight our customersYour willingness to partner effectively with your technology business partnersYour dedication to sharing knowledge and providing mentorship to less expert developers in their workThe Value You Deliver:Drive target architecture for various solutions in PI (Personal Investing)Develop prototypes and spearhead solutions in MVP, iterative approachWork with multiple squads using Agile/Scrum methodologiesProvide technical expertise as requested by members of various scrum teamsHow Your Work Impacts The Organization:Fidelity Personal Investing Development teams provide direction and implementation to the experiences that enable our Retail customers to be financially successful. Your work, as part of the team, enables functionality developed throughout the firm to reach these customers and craft the high-value interactions that will keep them coming back. As part of the team you will be able to impact the speed, efficacy, and scale of the technical solutions that will serve these customers through forward-looking architectural designs as well as hands-on implementation.

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