Vice President, Security Architecture

Fidelity • Westlake, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Security Architecture Lead to drive strategic security initiatives across our technology landscape. This role involves close collaboration with product and engineering teams across Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology (BRT), Trade Management Engineering (TME), and Enterprise groups to design secure, scalable solutions aligned with business priorities. The ideal candidate will lead the development and implementation of robust application security architectures, continuously evaluate emerging threats, and integrate new technologies to enhance Fidelity’s security posture. They will also define the strategic vision and roadmap for security solutions, conduct hands-on proof-of-concepts, and provide migration paths to support product teams. Key responsibilities include engaging with senior leadership to influence product roadmaps, driving adoption of enterprise security standards, and producing high-quality documentation such as blueprints and frameworks. The Security Architecture Lead will mentor application teams on secure development practices and play a pivotal role in shaping the security strategy across BRT, TME, and the broader enterprise. This position requires strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to foster collaboration across cross-functional teams to ensure Fidelity remains at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of application security frameworks, disciplines and practices, experience with secure application development and application security risk mitigation techniques
• Deep technical understanding of and experience with security technologies including, but not limited to, Identity and Access Management, cryptography, key management, OIDC, OAuth, SAML, Azure AD, OPA
• Experience architecting and implementing solutions for identity management including single sign-on and federated identity management, authorization and identity provisioning
• Depth of knowledge in architecture and an ability to translate business objectives into technology solutions.
• Experience in a wide array of architecture patterns including architecting highly performant systems, event-driven architectures, APIs, data architecture and security architectures
• Deep experience in architecting, designing & building highly scalable, low-latency applications
• Demonstrated desire and skill to turn concept and theory into pragmatic implementations by performing end-to-end hands-on proofs of concept, providing concrete solutions and clear migration plans to enable adoption.
• Demonstrated ability in defining new and/or evolving existing strategies, aligning with enterprise direction, collaborating with, and influencing technology partners to adopt and implement accordingly
• Experience addressing unique security considerations of cloud computing, especially that of AWS
• Experience leading Security architecture teams and working with security vendors
• Experience guiding and coaching engineering teams regarding security best practices and following through with oversight on implementation.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Passion and curiosity to work with others to foster ideas and produce creative solutions to intricate problems while making smart choices balancing design and delivery
• Experience of developing applications with Java, SpringBoot, Node, and experience working with API’s (both API Development & API Consumption)
• Experience in designing, developing, and deploying applications on AWS. Practical knowledge of a broad range of AWS services, including compute, containers, databases, analytics, and security
• Well-grounded knowledge of engineering and continuous delivery practices
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of robust application security architectures
• Continuously evaluate emerging threats
• Integrate new technologies to enhance Fidelity’s security posture
• Define the strategic vision and roadmap for security solutions
• Conduct hands-on proof-of-concepts
• Provide migration paths to support product teams
• Engage with senior leadership to influence product roadmaps
• Drive adoption of enterprise security standards
• Produce high-quality documentation such as blueprints and frameworks
• Mentor application teams on secure development practices
• Shape the security strategy across BRT, TME, and the broader enterprise

Benefits

• comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
• market-leading retirement
• generous paid time off and parental leave
• charitable giving employee match program
• educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees