Job Description:
SAT Chapter Leader – Director, Software Engineering
The associate would work on Strategic Advisors Technology (SAT) Domain of AM Tech India and would need to have experience in Asset Management business, application engineering, engineering standards, processes, tools, talent management and stakeholder management. The associate would have people management responsibilities with a team size of approx. 10 associates spanning across 2 squads.
The Value You Deliver
The associate is expected to provide thought leadership in delivering the right business outcomes for an important product area – Model Management in SAT India. The Model Management business domain is very rich in data insourcing and data enrichment, model construction, model analytics and model shipment and distribution capabilities within the product area. Candidates with passion for understanding the rich business processes is needed, who can provide optimal engineering solutions across this spectrum. From tech standpoint, the associate is expected to have good technical knowledge on Middle Tier Technologies (Java, SpringBoot, Messaging Platforms - Kafka) and Database technologies (Oracle PL/SQL, Informatica, Data Warehousing concepts). AM Tech is already hosted on AWS Cloud, so good knowledge of AWS Cloud is preferred. A thorough knowledge of CI/CD processes, development processes around engineering excellence would be required to bolster the overall SDLC process.
The Purpose of Your Role
1) SAT Model Management team provides the platform for managing the overall lifecycle of Model Construction across product types in Retail, Workplace and Institutional channel partners. This role is for an Engineering Lead position for the squads executed from India.
2) Provide technical mentorship across the product delivery teams involving tech stack around - Java REST Webservices, SpringBoot, UI (Angular), Kafka based messaging and publish / subscribe model and AWS Cloud.
3) Sound knowledge on Database technologies (Oracle PL/SQL, ETL) and scheduling frameworks is required to be able to lead the engineering design across this stack.
4) Ownership and accountability of continuous improvement of the engineering discipline including but not limited to - Technology life cycle management, Non-Functional requirements around performance, stability, reliability, quality, and security of the application / platform.
5) Instill and enforce Engineering practices with all team members and influence global acceptance of these practices.
6) Provide Governance on the overall delivery of different capabilities from India Engineering team.
7) Work with Global Stakeholders of SAT and AM Tech in general to drive accountability and ownership of product delivery from India.
8) Manage Engineering associates in product teams and inspire them to innovate courageously and aspire to reach greater heights.
9) Embrace and imbibe the new Fidelity Agile Model practices in the squad members.
The Skills that are Key to this role
1) Should have the basic understanding of Asset Management business functions and the role that Managed Accounts play in adding value to the overall AM.
2) Has demonstrated strategic view point in driving technology initiatives across the organization.
3) Provide technical mentorship across the product delivery teams involving tech stack around - Java REST Webservices, SpringBoot, Kafka, UI (Angular), Database constructs (Oracle PL/SQL, ETL), and AWS Cloud.
4) Strong understanding of various tenets of non-functional requirements (scalability, performance and resiliency) to be considered while designing and developing an application / platform.
5) Strong understanding of Engineering Practices like Code Review, Branching Patterns, etc.
6) Global Stakeholder management and Strong Communication skills.
7) Strong People Management experience having tenacity to build high performing teams.
How Your Work Impacts the Organization
Asset Management Technology (AM Tech) is the business unit that is responsible for delivering innovative, scalable, industry-leading investment tools that enable Fidelity’s Investment & Asset Management business to achieve competitive advantage globally. AM Tech is an integral partner in setting Asset Management's strategic direction and has shared accountability for achieving Asset Management goals. AM Tech is global organization of technologists based in the United States, London, India and Ireland. Supporting multiple business function in Investment Management and Advisory domain like Portfolio Management, Research & Trading.
The Expertise We’re Looking For
- BE/MCA
- 15+ years of industry experience
- Location: Bangalore
- Shift timings: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Company Overview
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services. Headquartered in Boston, US, Fidelity's goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. Privately held for nearly 70 years, Fidelity employs 45,000 associates who are focused on the long-term success of our customers. FMR (Fidelity Management & Research) India is the Global Inhouse Center of Fidelity Investments. Headquartered at Bangalore, where operations commenced in 2003, FMR India has another fully functional unit at Chennai.
To know more visit: FMR India