VP of Architecture, Workforce Management

Soteria Reinsurance Ltd.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments in Durham, NC seeks a senior software architect to own the Workforce Management target-state architecture. You will define platform domains, data flows, and non-functional requirements, collaborating with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Product, and Operations to translate standards into actionable designs.

The role requires 10+ years in software development and 5+ years in senior architecture, with deep WFM domain experience, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and modern

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years in Senior Architecture role.
• Deep domain expertise in Workforce Management architecture for contact centers.
• Proven experience defining target-state platform roadmaps and modernization strategies.
• Experience with cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, microservices, APIs, event-driven design, observability, resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the creation of the Workforce Management target-state architecture blueprint.
• Establish the technical strategy for building an enterprise-grade WFM platform.
• Translate capabilities into platform roadmaps and execution models.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Guide engineering teams through architecture decisions.
• Identify risks and platform debt early in the development lifecycle.

Skills

Java

Kubernetes

Containerized services

API gateways

Event streaming

Observability platforms

CI/CD

AWS

GCP

Azure

Workforce Management architecture

Platform roadmaps

AI-assisted development

Tools

OR-Tools

CP-SAT

Job description

Job Description

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position. The Role Fidelity is building a modern, in-house Workforce Management (WFM) platform. You will own the technical architecture design and definition. With your Workforce management domain expertise, you will help translate business ambition, enterprise architecture direction, product priorities and operational requirements into an executable platform strategy. You will be responsible for shaping the target-state architecture, defining key platform capabilities, establishing technical guardrails, and ensuring engineering teams are building toward a scalable, resilient, secure, and extensible workforce management platform. The role will partner closely with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Product, Operations and Business Unit stakeholders to convert enterprise standards and strategic intent into practical architecture decisions, implementation patterns and delivery roadmap. The ideal candidate has deep domain expertise in contact center Workforce Management or Workforce Optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the creation of the Workforce Management target-state architecture blueprint, including platform domains, service boundaries, integration patterns, data flows, runtime capabilities, and non-functional requirements.
• Establish the technical strategy for building a modern, enterprise-grade Workforce Management platform.
• Partner with product and engineering leaders to translate business capabilities into platform roadmaps, sequencing plans, and engineering execution models.
• Ensure early architecture decisions support long-term scalability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Sever as the senior technical authority for Workforce Management design and execution architecture.
• Translate enterprise architecture standards into concrete engineering patterns, reference designs, and implementation guardrails.
• Work closely with existing enterprise architecture organization to ensure alignment with firmwide standards, technology direction, security requirements, and governance expectations.
• Guide engineering teams through key architecture design decisions.
• Identify architectural risks, integration complexity, sequencing issues, and platform debt early in the development lifecycle.
• Establish architecture review mechanisms that improve quality and consistency without creating unnecessary delivery friction.
• Establish patterns for high availability, fault isolation, scalability, performance, disaster recovery, and production support.
• Promote engineering discipline through SLOs, operational metrics, DORA metrics, architecture decision records, production readiness reviews, and measurable engineering outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Sr. Architecture role.
• High proficiency in Java.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containerized services, API gateways, event streaming, observability platforms, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Deep domain expertise in Workforce Management architecture: forecasting, scheduling and schedule optimization, adherence and real-time/intraday management for an enterprise-grade contact center platform.
• Proven experience defining target-state platform roadmaps, engineering guardrails, and modernization strategies for complex enterprise systems.
• Experience with cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, microservices, APIs, event-driven design, observability, resiliency, and service ownership models.
• Experience with AI-assisted development to accelerate development lifecycle.
• Strong judgement in balancing speed, quality, risk, enterprise governance, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Ability to mentor senior technical leaders and create clarity across teams working on complex, interdependent platform capabilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain and drive consensus on technical strategy, risks, and trade-offs.
• Comfort operating in a regulated financial-services environment and its associated data, audit, and change-control expectations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior architecture role at a Workforce Management or Workforce Optimization SaaS provider.
• Direct experience architecting systems that use constraint-based optimization or operations-research techniques (OR-Tools, CP-SAT, or comparable solvers) at production scale.
• Experience with AI-enabled Workforce Management or Workforce Optimization.

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.

Certifications

Category: Information Technology

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