Principal Cloud Engineer

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Westlake, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech
The Role
Designs and develops enterprise cloud-native applications, microservices, REST APIs, data platforms, and event-driven systems. Builds CI/CD and automated testing processes, deploys resilient AWS and Kubernetes solutions, implements observability and security, and supports architecture, QA readiness, documentation, risk management, and project delivery. Advises senior management, coordinates complex initiatives, resolves technical issues, and mentors junior engineers.
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Job Description:

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Position Description:

Develops and delivers application functionality by writing code to create new business features, enhance existing features, fix software bugs, automate tests, and deploy (DevOps) functionality. Assists in the Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM). Translates business requirements into technical designs of applications and features. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Participates in architecture design teams.

  • Defines and implements application-level architecture.

  • Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems.

  • Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.

  • Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.

  • Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.

  • Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.

  • Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.

  • Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.

  • Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.

  • Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.

  • Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.

  • Advises senior management on technical strategy.

  • Mentors junior team members.

  • Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects.

  • Develops original and creative technical solutions to ongoing development efforts.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Cloud Engineer (or closely related occupation) delivering enterprise-grade solutions within Agile and DevSecOps environments.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Cloud Engineer (or closely related occupation) delivering enterprise-grade solutions within Agile and DevSecOps environments.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrate Expertise (“DE”) designing and developing cloud-native microservices and RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot, deployed on Amazon Web Services (AWS) (EKS, Lambda, EC2, and API Gateway) and Kubernetes.

  • DE building and integrating data platforms using AWS Glue, Lake Formation, and Snowflake for analytics, including data ingestion, transformation, and entitlement management.

  • DE implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes using Jenkins, Gitlab, Maven, and Terraform; and performing unit and integration testing using Junit, Mockito, and Postman, in Agile and DevSecOps environments.

  • DE delivering highly available, scalable, fault-tolerant, resilient, and secure enterprise solutions by architecting event-driven systems, leveraging WireMock for service virtualization and automated testing; and implementing observability with Splunk, AppDynamics, and telemetry tools.

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Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

Certifications:

Category:Information Technology

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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field, or equivalent foreign education
  • Five years of experience as a Principal Cloud Engineer or in a closely related occupation delivering enterprise-grade solutions within Agile and DevSecOps environments
  • Alternatively, a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field, or equivalent foreign education
  • Three years of experience as a Principal Cloud Engineer or in a closely related occupation delivering enterprise-grade solutions within Agile and DevSecOps environments
  • Expertise designing and developing cloud-native microservices and RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot on AWS and Kubernetes
  • Expertise building and integrating data platforms using AWS Glue, Lake Formation, and Snowflake
  • Expertise implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment using Jenkins, GitLab, Maven, and Terraform
  • Expertise performing unit and integration testing using JUnit, Mockito, and Postman
  • Expertise architecting highly available, scalable, fault-tolerant, resilient, and secure enterprise solutions using event-driven systems
  • Expertise using WireMock for service virtualization and automated testing, and Splunk and AppDynamics for observability

Fidelity Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fidelity Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by Fidelity Investments.

  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Bonuses, commissions, and profit-sharing are presented as generous and meaningful components of total compensation, with certain roles achieving high total earnings through multiple pay streams. Variable pay is consistently framed as a positive contributor beyond base salary.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) match up to 7% alongside additional profit-sharing up to 10% materially enhances long-term compensation. These retirement features are highlighted as standout strengths of the overall package.
  • Parental & Family Support Generous paid parental leave (16 weeks maternity, 12 weeks parental), backup dependent care, and adoption assistance provide robust family support. Hybrid work and caregiving resources further ease family responsibilities.

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