Director of Data Architecture overseeing design and implementation of cloud-based data architectures for Fidelity’s Brokerage Recordkeeping Applications. Collaborating with teams and driving modernization to align technology with business goals.
Responsibilities
Lead the design and implementation of scalable, cloud-based data architectures supporting Fidelity’s Brokerage Recordkeeping Applications.
Collaborate with development teams, solution architects, and enterprise leaders to standardize solutions, drive modernization, and align technology with business goals.
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.
Requirements
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.
Understanding / Experience with the brokerage domain would be a plus.
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.
Benefits
Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.
Reasonable accommodation applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process.
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