Senior Cloud Engineer

Fidelity; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments' in-house fintech incubator, is hiring a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, and scale an enterprise-grade SaaS platform for the charitable sector. You will work with product teams to deliver reliable cloud-based services.

You will implement CI/CD pipelines, manage containerized deployments with ECS/Docker/Kubernetes, and ensure security and regulatory compliance while improving operational resilience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cloud engineering or DevOps experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) including compute, storage, networking, and managed services.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting languages (TypeScript for CDK, Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience with database administration concepts and distributed databases (YugabyteDB, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB).

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain highly available cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of applications.
• Implement and manage containerized applications using ECS, Docker, and Kubernetes with focus on reliability and performance.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security across environments using observability tools.
• Collaborate with enterprise DBA teams to support YugabyteDB database operations and disaster recovery.
• Automate operational tasks and establish SLAs/SLOs.
• Participate in on-call rotation, incident response, and post-mortem analysis.

Skills

Cloud engineering

IaC

AWS

Azure

GCP

TypeScript

Python

Bash

PowerShell

YugabyteDB

PostgreSQL

DevOps

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

CloudWatch

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Incident response

Spring Boot

Angular

Cloud certifications

Tools

AWS CDK

Terraform

CloudFormation

ECS

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

CloudWatch

Job description

Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Job Description:

Are you interested in joining a dynamic, innovation-focused, and high impact team? Do you enjoy building new products and services in a collaborative, fast-paced environment? Join Fidelity Labs, our in-house new business incubator, as a Senior Cloud Engineers for an early-stage SaaS platform targeting the Charitable sector. In this role, you will be responsible for working within the development team in collaboration with product teams to build and scale a modern SaaS solution. The engineering team delivers next-generation software application enhancements and new products for a changing world. Working at the cutting edge, we design and develop software for platforms, applications and diagnostics - all with the most advanced technologies, tools, software engineering methodologies and the collaboration of internal and external partners.

The Role:

As a Senior Cloud engineer, you will ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of our foundation's grant-making, investment management, and reporting applications. You will design and maintain cloud infrastructure, implement DevOps pipelines, and collaborate with enterprise DBA teams to support our YugabyteDB database infrastructure. This role combines hands-on technical work with strategic reliability engineering, requiring expertise in cloud platforms, networking, and database systems while maintaining compliance with financial regulations.

• Design and maintain highly available cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of applications
• Implement and manage containerized applications using ECS, Docker, and Kubernetes with focus on reliability and performance
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security across all environments using observability tools
• Collaborate with enterprise DBA teams to support YugabyteDB database operations, performance tuning, and disaster recovery
• Automate operational tasks, implement backup/disaster recovery procedures, and establish SLAs/SLOs
• Participate in on-call rotation, incident response, and post-mortem analysis to drive continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and security best practices while mentoring team members

The Expertise and Skills You Bring:

• 5 plus years of cloud engineering or DevOps experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) including compute, storage, networking, and managed services
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting languages (TypeScript for CDK, Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Experience with database administration concepts and distributed databases, preferably YugabyteDB or similar (PostgreSQL, CockroachDB)
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security groups, VPCs, load balancers, and DNS management
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch) and incident management practices
• Strong Linux system administration skills and containerization experience (ECS, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems and work independently
• Experience with Spring Boot (Java) or Angular (TypeScript) application deployment and optimization is a plus
• Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, CKA/CKAD) is a plus
• Experience in financial services or regulated industries with compliance requirements is a plus
• Knowledge of chaos engineering, fault injection, and reliability testing practices is a plus

The Team:

We are Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments' in-house fintech incubator with a mission to build new businesses to drive growth for Fidelity. We seek to shape the future of our industry by building new products and services to improve the lives of the diverse set of customers, businesses, and financial institutions we serve.

Fidelity Labs is a dynamic workplace that combines the best parts of startup life-building from scratch, adapting quickly, and moon-shot ambition-with the scale and stability of an industry leader. We provide a safe space for startup teams to explore new business ideas, quickly test them with customers, and scale the most promising concepts within an existing business unit, or as a new venture.

This opportunity is brought to you by Fidelity Labs. Learn more at labs.fidelity.com.

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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 full