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Fidelity Bank · 2 months ago

Director, Data Architecture

Merrimack, NH

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

12+ years exp

Fidelity Bank is seeking a Director of Data Architecture to lead the design and implementation of scalable, cloud-based data architectures for its Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology. The role involves collaborating with various teams to standardize solutions and drive modernization while ensuring compliance with data privacy and regulatory standards.

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Responsibilities

Define and promote data architecture strategies, patterns, standards, and guidelines

Provide technical leadership across complex projects and initiatives

Guide the adoption of cloud-native data solutions and data integration patterns

Champion data-driven decision-making and reusable patterns, standards and guidelines

Lead Proof of Concepts (POCs) to evaluate emerging technologies

Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory standards

Support mainframe migration and modernization efforts

Qualification

Cloud data architectureRelational databasesDistributed SQL databasesNoSQL databasesData warehousingCloud platformsData modelingData movement technologiesAgile deliveryCompliance knowledgeTechnical leadershipCommunication skillsStrategic thinking

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field

12+ years of experience in distributed systems, including 3+ years with cloud databases

Experience in financial services domain

Expertise in relational (Oracle, PostgreSQL), distributed SQL (CockroachDB, YugabyteDB), NoSQL (Aerospike), in-memory databases, data warehouses (Snowflake, Apache Iceberg) and Kafka streaming

Proven ability to architect high-volume, high-performance transactional systems

Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS RDS, EC2, EMR, S3) and hybrid environments

Experience building scalable data solutions (OLTP, ODS, MDM, data warehousing & analytics platforms)

Ability to evaluate and recommend emerging cloud data technologies

Hands-on experience in logical and physical data modeling

Experience with data movement (ETL, ELT) technologies

Strategic thinker with strong technical leadership and agile delivery experience

Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills

Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions

Familiarity with legal, risk, compliance, and cybersecurity standards