Job Description:
The Role
The Securities Finance Team, within Fidelity Institutional Technology (FIT), is seeking a Director of Software Engineer to join the team to help build and maintain high quality product and solutions to enable Securities Finance business. We are looking for a person who has hands-on software engineering experience building cloud-based systems using modern, scalable, resilient, Cloud native architectures (Containers and Serverless). This role will involve partner & stakeholder engagement, design, release support and production support. In this role, you will be an integral part of the Securities Finance technology team where you’ll get the opportunity to develop your skills, collaborate across Fidelity teams and continue to learn in a fun, collaborative, iterative, and rapidly changing environment
The primary technologies will be Oracle 19.x, PLSQL, SQL Tuning, Perl and Shell Scripting, strong understanding of Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) processes to support Data Conversion / Migration / Consolidation. J2EE, Spring and experience integrating the Java Services with database procedures, PLSQL Statements is a must. Working with DevOps tools (Git, Stash, Jenkins, terracore) is vital.
The Team
In the Fidelity Institutional Technology group, we will welcome you onto an agile track that is at the forefront of engineering in Fidelity Institutional Technology with a high level of focus on TDD, Continuous Integration/Delivery and engineering standard methodologies. We want to work with an engineer who is versatile, always eager to take on new problems and share solutions as we push the technology forward. Fidelity Institutional Technology offers a suite of electronic brokerage products and execution services across multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, options, and FOREX, as well prime brokerage, securities lending, and municipal and bank issued brokered CD underwriting.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
BS or Master’s in computer science, Software Engineering or Mathematics
10+ years of technology roles, specializing in the development and Engineering implementation of new technologies, preferably within financial or high-tech environments. experience in the development and implementation of new technologies in financial and high-tech environments.
Extensive experience in software development Oracle PLSQL Development, SQL*Loader, Oracle Export/Import, Unix Shell scripting.
Experience in J2EE, Tomcat Application Server, Spring Framework, JDBC, IBM MQ.
Experience loading and handling large volume of data.
Well-grounded knowledge of engineering and continuous integration & delivery CI/CD practices.
Deep understanding of well architected framework implementation in Enterprises: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency and cost optimization.
Experience with web, event driven, caching, batch architectures, designing systems for high throughput, low latency, high availability and fault tolerance.
Experience with event driven architecture and near real-time data movement.
Work with your agile delivery team, chapter lead and QA team members to understand domain and accelerate their test automation strategy to enable delivery velocity.
Knowledge of batch job scheduling and dependency management using BMC Control-M for distributed systems.
Ability to optimally translate business needs into technology solutions.
Experience working with Securities Finance system is a plus.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
Your desire and aptitude for learning new technologies
Your previous experience using business requirements to develop technical designs and define architectural strategies and solutions
Your willingness to partner effectively with your technology business partners
Your commitment to sharing knowledge and providing guidance to less experienced developers in their work
Your ability to communicate problems and recommend solutions to project leaders
Your excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Your ability to take ownership.
Your ability to coach team members and take accountability for the deliverables
Your hands-on experience in full-stack development within an Agile/Scrum team environment.
Your proficiency in analyzing, designing, developing, testing, and implementing enterprise-scale applications.
Your excellent communication skills, with the ability to optimally convey technical concepts.
Your ability to stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and standard processes in software engineering. Willingness to learn and experiment with new technologies.
The Value You Deliver
Build a strategy to re-invent systems and tools to create a continuous cycle of Innovation
Develop prototypes and spearhead solutions in MVP, iterative approach
Lead architecture design and implementation of financial applications
Build software that is simple and universally understood.
Provide technical expertise as requested by members of various scrum teams
Leading the team in building quality solutions that align with the technology blueprint and standard processes to solve business problems by driving systems analysis, design, development, and ongoing support.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.