Senior Manager, Engineering – Java, Spring, Microservices & Cloud Platforms
Fidelity Investments Inc.
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Job summary
Fidelity Investments Inc. in Chennai seeks a Senior Manager, Engineering for Personal Cards. You will steer strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-scale digital platforms powering customer experiences and core transactions.
The role blends people leadership with deep technical expertise across Java, Microservices, APIs, and Cloud. You will build and lead high-performing teams, drive modernization, ensure security and reliability, and collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security,
Qualifications
- 15+ years of software engineering experience with depth in Java, microservices, APIs and cloud
- 2+ years of people management leading engineering teams and tech leaders
- Experience delivering enterprise-scale applications, transformation and modernization
- Background in Agile, DevOps and modern software engineering methodologies
Responsibilities
- Lead strategy, architecture, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale platforms
- Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams
- Drive modernization, engineering excellence, and operational resilience
- Partner with Product, Architecture, Security, Operations and Business teams
- Ensure systems meet security, scalability, availability and reliability standards
Skills
Education
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Job description
As a Senior Manager, Engineering, you will lead the strategy, architecture, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale digital platforms that power customer experiences, servicing capabilities, and business-critical transactions. This role combines strong people leadership with deep technical expertise across Java, Microservices, APIs, Cloud, and modern engineering practices.
As a Senior Manager, Engineering, you will lead the strategy, architecture, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale digital platforms that power customer experiences, servicing capabilities, and business-critical transactions. This role combines strong people leadership with deep technical expertise across Java, Microservices, APIs, Cloud, and modern engineering practices.
You will be responsible for building and leading high-performing engineering teams while driving technology modernization, engineering excellence, and operational resilience. Success in this role requires balancing strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions that create measurable business value.
- Lead and inspire high-performing engineering teams to deliver innovative, customer-centric technology solutions.
- Drive architecture and engineering decisions for cloud-native, microservices-based platforms that support enterprise-scale business capabilities.
- Accelerate technology modernization initiatives through adoption of modern engineering practices, automation, DevOps, and cloud technologies.
- Partner with Product, Architecture, Security, Operations, and Business teams to align technology investments with strategic priorities.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous learning, inclusion, and engineering excellence.
- Improve delivery predictability, software quality, platform reliability, and operational efficiency through standardized engineering practices.
- Mentor and develop engineering talent, creating strong leadership pipelines and high-performing teams.
- Ensure systems meet demanding standards for security, scalability, availability, observability, performance, and compliance.
- Expert-level proficiency in Java (11/17+), Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
- Strong experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems and enterprise applications.
- Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Design, SOLID principles, design patterns, and Domain-Driven Design.
- Expertise in API design, backend services, integration architecture, and event-driven systems.
- Experience driving architecture reviews, modernization initiatives, and technology transformation programs.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development.
- Expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), platform automation, and engineering self-service capabilities.
- Strong understanding of scalability, resilience, observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering principles.
- REST APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, API gateways, and API lifecycle management.
- Event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing models.
- Kafka or equivalent messaging and streaming platforms.
- API security, service orchestration, and enterprise integration patterns.
- CI/CD implementation using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent platforms.
- Automated testing strategies including unit, integration, contract, API, and performance testing.
- Strong experience with JUnit, Mockito, Playwright, and modern testing frameworks.
- Expertise in modern software delivery, Git workflows, and Agile engineering practices.
- People leadership, coaching, mentoring, and talent development.
- AI Driven mindset
- Executive communication and stakeholder management.
- Strategic thinking, decision-making, and organizational influence.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive alignment across multiple business and technology groups.
- Customer-focused mindset with a strong bias toward execution and outcomes.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 15+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in Java, Microservices, APIs, and Cloud platforms.
- 2+ years of people management experience leading engineering teams and technical leaders.
- Proven success delivering enterprise-scale application development, transformation, and modernization programs.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple workstreams, large-scale technical initiatives, and distributed engineering teams.
- Strong background in Agile, DevOps, and modern software engineering methodologies.
- Experience in Financial Services, Wealth Management, Banking, Payments, or Cards domains is highly preferred.
- Knowledge of security frameworks and standards including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, and OWASP principles.
- Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK, Prometheus, and SRE practices.
- Track record of building strong engineering cultures and developing future technology leaders.
- Enable the delivery of scalable, secure, and resilient digital platforms that support critical business functions and customer experiences.
- Shape the organization’s technology strategy and modernization roadmap through cloud adoption and platform transformation.
- Improve speed-to-market, engineering productivity, and operational excellence through automation and modern development practices.
- Strengthen platform reliability, regulatory compliance, security posture, and service availability.
- Drive business growth by delivering technology solutions that enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
- Build organizational capability by attracting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent.
- Influence enterprise-wide engineering standards, architecture principles, and technology investments.
- Help position the organization for long-term success by creating future-ready platforms that can scale with evolving business needs.
Chennai (DLF Campus)
11:00 AM – 8:00 PM IST
Wealth Management, Financial Services, Banking, Payments, or Cards Technology Solutions.
Information Technology
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