Director of Architecture - Financial Platforms

Fidelity Investments•Merrimack, NH

56d•Hybrid

About The Position

We're seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to drive the evolution of our financial operations ecosystem, with a focus on regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and platform resilience. In this leadership role, you will champion architectural innovation, promote standardization, and deliver scalable technology solutions. You'll shape the product roadmap in alignment with business priorities and partner closely with engineering and business teams to design, implement, and deploy end-to-end solutions. As part of our Architecture community, you'll also contribute to enterprise strategy and mentor others in best practices. Fidelity Workplace Investing (WI) provides benefits to Fidelity customers, employers and their employees, in a growing set of areas - Defined Contribution, Benefits Outsourcing & Payroll, Investment Products & Consulting and Defined Benefits. As part of the WI Technology Architecture team, you will be key player in helping move us forward into our digital future and digital transformation of our business. As an Architect within Fidelity Investments Workplace Investing (WI), you are responsible for establishing the strategic direction, setting standards and choosing technologies across WI. You will work closely with business partners and technology teams to understand business objectives and help define appropriate architecture direction for them. By working closely with Solution Architects and Agile teams, you will assess and ensure how proposed solutions to specific initiatives align with broader WI goals and strategies. Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. 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. 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.

Requirements

10+ years of experience architecting distributed systems and applications.
3+ years of experience with Azure and/or AWS; certification is a plus.
Deep knowledge of APIs, microservices architecture, infrastructure, data architecture, and security, with authoritative expertise in one or more of these areas.
Working knowledge of technical architecture pillars: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization.
Background with multiple enterprise technologies.
Demonstrated ability to analyze business direction and challenges, assess long-term vision, and develop strategic technical solutions.
Ability to ensure technology decisions align with enterprise standards and strategy.
Experience collaborating with peer architects to identify opportunities for process refactoring, customer experience improvements, and capability rationalization.
Authoritative understanding of Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively across technical and non-technical teams.
Strong presentation, documentation, and communication skills.
Proven ability to influence both technical teams and business stakeholders.
Experience networking across business units and externally to promote reusable processes, patterns, and practices.
Willingness to experiment, innovate, and continuously learn and grow.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of mainframe technology is desired but not required.
Experience with mainframe modernization is a plus.
Experience in the financial services or benefits administration industry is a plus.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career.

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