Director, Software Engineering

Fidelity Investments•Durham, NC

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Position Description: Implements methodologies for aspects of engineering precision using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD). Develops Cloud-based technologies and Quality Assurance (QA) automation technologies, using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure. Develops applications using Nodejs, Node Package Manager (NPM), Angular 10+, HTML/HTML5, CSS3, Java, J2EE, Spring/Spring Boot, Python, Azure SQL, MySQL, Maven or Ant, Git, and Representational State Transfer (REST). Draws on in-depth knowledge of the business or function to provide business unit-wide solutions by developing complex, multi-faceted software applications. Researches and recommends new technologies in support of the strategic direction of the business unit and participates in the research and recommendation of appropriate models, methods, tools, and technologies to achieve business-unit-wide solutions. Primary Responsibilities: Translates and incorporates business vision and strategy to architectural strategy. Makes recommendations at the functional level. Participates in high-level, cross-functional architecture design teams. Identifies and consults with internal and external technical resources to produce cross-company strategic designs. Consults on development and delivery of major technology initiatives for the business unit. Consults on deployment of major project deliverables. Consults on the documentation of major technology applications. Oversees the technical implementation of cross-divisional or company architectural components. Initiates and drives project or strategy discussions with users or external groups to resolve issues. Sets vision, goals, and direction of team/organization. Plans and leads organization-wide initiatives. Provides leadership, technical supervision, and expertise to multiple teams in broad technical areas on complex organization-wide projects. Advises senior management on technical strategy. Researches and recommends new technologies. Works across groups to identify opportunities for organization-wide technology initiatives. Regularly provides guidance, training, and coaching to other team members for performance and career development. Identifies and plans for future resource needs. Determines technical approaches at a strategic level for the business unit.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and six (6) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering (or closely related occupation) building tools to enhance User Experience (UX) in a financial services environment, using Java and front-end technologies.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and four (4) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering (or closely related occupation) building tools to enhance User Experience (UX) in a financial services environment, using Java and front-end technologies.
Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) building Web applications using Angular 10+, Node.js, NPM, HTML/HTML5, and JavaScript; and defining Web application formatting rules and responsive designs, using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Sassy Cascading Style Sheets (SCSS).
DE performing CI/CD using Docker, Jenkins, uDeploy, GIT, and loud service providers (AWS and Azure); and performing database operations associated with MySQL and SQL server, using T-SQL queries and Stored Procedures.
DE performing Object-Oriented Development (OOD) and deployment of enterprise integration patterns, using Java, REST protocols, JSON/XML data formats, Spring/Spring Boot Framework, JUnit, and Maven.
DE performing API design and development, and User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design, according to Agile methodologies; and performing full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) -- coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Responsibilities

Translates and incorporates business vision and strategy to architectural strategy.
Makes recommendations at the functional level.
Participates in high-level, cross-functional architecture design teams.
Identifies and consults with internal and external technical resources to produce cross-company strategic designs.
Consults on development and delivery of major technology initiatives for the business unit.
Consults on deployment of major project deliverables.
Consults on the documentation of major technology applications.
Oversees the technical implementation of cross-divisional or company architectural components.
Initiates and drives project or strategy discussions with users or external groups to resolve issues.
Sets vision, goals, and direction of team/organization.
Plans and leads organization-wide initiatives.
Provides leadership, technical supervision, and expertise to multiple teams in broad technical areas on complex organization-wide projects.
Advises senior management on technical strategy.
Researches and recommends new technologies.
Works across groups to identify opportunities for organization-wide technology initiatives.
Regularly provides guidance, training, and coaching to other team members for performance and career development.
Identifies and plans for future resource needs.
Determines technical approaches at a strategic level for the business unit.