Director, Architecture

Job Description:

The Role

As the Director of Architecture in Quality Engineering, you'll spearhead innovation and excellence within the Quality Engineering domain of our Workplace Investing (WI) division. This pivotal leadership position involves charting the technical course for functional, automation, and performance testing activities across various products. Collaborating extensively with architecture, development, and testing teams, you will ensure our quality objectives align with the organization's high standards.
 

What You'll Bring to the Team

• Educational Background: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or information Technology is essential.
• Architectural Prowess: Demonstrated capability in architecting, designing, and developing scalable test automation frameworks and platforms.
• Quality Focus: A proven history of enhancing software quality within large-scale, complex, and critical systems.
• SDLC Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Testing Expertise: Extensive experience in Functional, Integration, Regression, Performance, and User Acceptance testing across a variety of software applications (UI, APIs, ETL, Database, Mobile, event-based, serverless, etc.).
• Tools Proficiency: Hands-on experience with a broad range of testing tools, including but not limited to:
  • API Testing: Karate, REST Assured, Insomnia
  • UI Testing: Selenium, PlayWright
  • ETL/Data Testing: iCEDQ, Python
  • Mobile Testing: Appium, SeeTest
  • Performance Testing: CloudTest, RushHour, JMeter
  • Chaos Testing: Gremlin
  • Data & Service Virtualization: Delphix, WireMock
• Management Skills: Strong experience in Test Case Management, Test Data Management, measuring Test Coverage, and Test Reporting (e.g., Xray, Sealights, IBM Optim).
• Cloud & DevOps: Solid background working with Cloud technologies (AWS & Azure), IT infrastructure, and modern DevOps architectures and tools (e.g., Jenkins).
• Documentation & Regulations: Proficiency in maintaining test platform architecture documentation and knowledge of data governance practices (GDPR, CCPA, etc.).
• Innovative Technologies: Experience with Blockchain and AI/ML applications will be considered a plus.
• Analytical Abilities: Exceptional problem-solving skills with a knack for quickly grasping core business functions and processes.
• Project Management: Capability to manage multiple concurrent projects, activities, and tasks effectively under time constraints.
• Communication Skills: Outstanding facilitation, presentation, documentation, and influencing skills, suitable for engaging both business partners and technologists.
• Industry Experience: Previous experience in the financial sector is advantageous.
   

What You'll Deliver

In this role, you'll drive quality engineering strategies and influence the future of technological solutions within the WI division. Through your leadership, innovation, and technical expertise, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining and elevating our software quality standards, ensuring the delivery of exceptional value to our clients and stakeholders.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

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Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.