July 2027 - Leap Systems Analyst

Fidelity Investments•Durham, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Fidelity Leap Program is a 10-week immersive program designed to help college graduates transition into full-time technology careers. Participants gain hands-on experience, build production-ready skills, and solve complex business challenges. The program emphasizes learning by building, AI-native development, cohort experience, and career acceleration within Fidelity. This role focuses on understanding how technology and business intersect to solve problems and deliver customer value. Participants will support analysis activities, work on real projects through the full delivery lifecycle, create documentation, understand business context and data flows, support data analysis and testing efforts, explore emerging technologies like AI, and contribute to delivering solutions for customer financial goals.

Requirements

Must have earned or be on track to earn a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field by the start date.
Familiarity with requirements gathering, documentation, or systems analysis concepts (academic or internship experience).
Foundational awareness of data concepts (e.g., data flows, data validation, or querying).
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to break down problems and ask thoughtful, clarifying questions.
Familiarity with diagramming tools such as Visio or Drawio.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced, team environment.
Curiosity, attention to detail, and a passion for continuous learning.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on project or internship experience

Responsibilities

Support analysis activities by participating in stakeholder discussions, capturing requirements, and helping clarify ambiguities with guidance from senior analysts and team members.
Work on real projects from start to finish, gaining exposure to the full delivery lifecycle including requirements, architecture, design, testing, and implementation.
Create and maintain documentation such as user stories, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and process/data flow diagrams using standard tools and templates, while describing basic concepts and major activities associated with requirements analysis.
Develop an understanding of business context, system workflows, data flows, and upstream/downstream dependencies across the technology landscape.
Support basic data analysis activities, including running queries, validating test data, and investigating simple data or system issues. while identifying gaps between current systems and future business needs.
Assist with testing efforts by creating test cases, executing tests, analyzing results, and logging defects.
Explore emerging tools and technologies, including AI, and learn how to apply them responsibly to improve analysis and delivery outcomes.
Contribute as part of a team focused on delivering solutions that help customers achieve their long-term financial goals.