Director, Digital Experience Solutions Architect

Director, Digital Experience Solutions Architect

The Role

We are seeking an experienced hands-on Digital Experience 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.

In general, we are looking for a solid Solutions Architect with a proven track-record of working with multiple teams to lead and drive end-to-end architecture in a complex space.

The Skills and Experience You Bring

• 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 in engineering 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, e.g. Amazon VPC, DNS, ELB, CloudFront, API Gateway, IAM, EC2, EKS, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, 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 with REST.
• 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.

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.