Fidelity Investments · 1 day ago
Director of Architecture - Financial Platforms
Merrimack, NH
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expFidelity Investments is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to drive the evolution of their financial operations ecosystem. In this leadership role, you will champion architectural innovation and deliver scalable technology solutions while partnering closely with engineering and business teams to implement end-to-end solutions.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesRetirementWealth Management
Responsibilities
Drive the evolution of our financial operations ecosystem, with a focus on regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and platform resilience
Champion architectural innovation, promote standardization, and deliver scalable technology solutions
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
Contribute to enterprise strategy and mentor others in best practices
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
Willingness to experiment, innovate, and continuously learn and grow
Company
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity’s mission is to strengthen the financial well-being of our customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses we serve.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (3)
2024 (8)
2023 (4)
2022 (6)
2021 (8)
2020 (30)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$152.82MKey Investors
Apple
2020-12-28Secondary Market· $2.5M
2018-01-14Secondary Market· $1M
2017-05-03Secondary Market· $12.5M
Leadership Team
Abigail Johnson
Chairman & CEO
Jeanmarie Ward
Senior Vice President of Architecture
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