Director, Cloud Engineering

Fidelity Investments Inc.; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments Inc. seeks a Director of Cloud Engineering to lead a team building cloud-native platforms and composite solutions in support of Fidelity Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology's cloud journey.

You will drive architectural decisions, partner with leadership on multi-year strategy, and ensure scalable, secure cloud services while navigating complex technical challenges. The role emphasizes Agile/Scrum leadership, strong Java backend/API experience, and expertise in modern cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree with 12+ years in software/cloud infra engineering.
• Experience directing technical teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Strong Java backend API development with AWS cloud understanding.
• Experience building containerized apps using Java Spring Boot and Micronaut.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers delivering cloud-native platforms and composite solutions.
• Partner with VP Engineering to define multi-year technology strategy for cloud transformation.
• Drive modernization of platforms from legacy to cloud-native architectures.
• Ensure secure, scalable, high-availability services for Fidelity Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology.

Skills

Cloud leadership

Agile leadership

Stakeholder communication

Cloud migration

Team mentoring

Product delivery

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

Java Spring Boot

Micronaut

Python

Golang

Node.js

Job description

Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Job Description:

As a Director of Cloud Engineering, you blend deep cloud technical experience with a passion for agile product delivery. This position involves managing a team of developers whose job is to build platforms and composite solutions in support of Fidelity Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology's cloud transformation. This position involves working on an exceptionally talented team whose job is to build cloud native application platforms and solutions in support of Fidelity's cloud journey. The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong background in cloud technologies, product development, and experience leading technical teams in an agile fashion. They will be able to navigate and manage technical complexities while developing secure and scalable solutions for our customers.

The Team

The Shared Services Engineering organization is responsible for enabling Fidelity Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology to accelerate the delivery of value to Fidelity's customers by providing cloud native composite solutions, platforms, frameworks, and security capabilities. You will be a key member of the Shared Services Engineering team who is responsible for building application platforms, composite APIs, tools and frameworks to advance the organization's ability to leverage the public cloud for solving business problems.

The Expertise You Have

• Bachelor's or master's degree with 12 plus years of knowledge and experience working in software and cloud infrastructure engineering with various technology platforms.
• Experience managing business priorities and understanding how to make tradeoffs when considering pace over perfection.
• Strong Java backend API development & public cloud understanding with AWS.
• Experience directing technical teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Assist VP of Engineering in developing and implementing a multi-year technology strategy for BRT Application Solutions aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Lead modernization of components of the Application Platforms, Gateways and Composite Solutions from legacy mainframe systems to cloud native architectures.
• Leading, influencing, and motivating a team of engineers focused on Cloud Migrations, API Platforms, and other business critical service interface development.
• Supporting large scale, mission critical applications that cannot afford any downtime.
• Solid leadership skills with the ability to recruit and develop new technical talent.
• Expert in building containerized applications using Java Spring Boot and Micronaut.
• Experience with Java, Python, Golang, Node JS, Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Code, Helm, Terraform.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing products delivered to technical teams.
• Preferred experience in retail financial markets or another highly regulated industry.

The Skills You Bring

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with which you build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships and relationships at all levels of the organization
• Intellectually curious and model a culture of continuous learning, mentoring, and coaching
• You enjoy helping your team grow and develop into a stronger and more efficient team
• You enjoy finding opportunities to innovate and take thoughtful risks to get things done faster
• You are truly client-obsessed and dedicated to understanding and learning about customer needs and requirements; both external and internal
• You are comfortable working in an agile environment

The Value You Deliver

• Influence strategic backlog and prioritization decisions related to BRT Application Solutions Engineering.
• Delivering solutions to BRT development teams and understanding how to support them
• Develop a point of view on new and emerging trends to advance solutions that result in efficiencies and faster time to market
• Organizing and driving the work for your team in the most efficient manner, delivering the most value to your technical and business partners in Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology.
• Actively sharing insights, knowledge, industry practices and developments across the organization

Fidelity's Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

Category:

Information Technology

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.