Director, Architecture

Fidelity Investments • Durham, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Role We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Architect to join our team in support of introduction of cloud like services in our on-premise datacenters . The candidate should possess a deep technical background in modern infrastructure deployment, management, and security practices.

Requirements

• Proven experience developing and executing multi-cloud strategies in AWS and Azure along with on-premise workloads.
• In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, virtualization, containerization and serverless architecture.
• Strong foundation in Infrastructure as Code , CI/CD pipelines, and platform engineering practices.
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust security principles and identity access management
• Ability to provide high-quality visuals and documentation that conveys system architecture to various audiences.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering innovative solutions to challenging technical problems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise guardrails, including naming standards, tagging policies, subscription/account structures and resource organization.
• Develop enterprise-level architecture standards for networking, IAM, security, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering, promoting good practices and adherence to architectural design standards.
• Work closely with IT product owners and business users to understand their needs and translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Development of IAM practices and RBAC model to integrate seamlessly with cloud platforms, applications, and automation frameworks.
• Define metrics, thresholds, and dashboards to provide platform level observability
• Design a FinOps model providing transparency and enabling resource consumption chargeback.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed