Vice President, Data Architecture

Job Description:

Vice President, Data Architecture

The Role

At Fidelity, we use data and analytics to optimize customer experiences and develop solutions that help our customers achieve their financial goals. To support that mission, we are looking for an accomplished Data Architect to define the next generation data platform which provides adequate compute environment and storage to process, store, transfer, and protect data. In this role, you will understand the business needs, and constraints in the current on-premises data environment, and work with Business Units to specify the common scalable, resilient, Cloud-based infrastructure architecture, standard methodologies and guidelines for data ecosystem. You will collaborate with other business units and provide mentorship in implementing the right data infrastructure that meets their needs.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technology related field (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, etc.) required.
• Demonstrated technology and personal leadership experience in architecting, crafting and successfully building highly scalable data solutions.
• Proven experience in Relational, NoSQL, Data warehouse, Data Lake and Streaming technologies
• Experience in Modern Data Architecture techniques and Cloud Data Technologies
• Expertise in evaluating, prototyping and recommending emerging data technologies and platforms from open source or vendors.
• Enterprise scale expertise in data management standard methodologies such as data integration, data security, data warehousing, data analytics, metadata management and data quality.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in architecting modern data integration frameworks, highly scalable distributed systems using open source and emerging data architecture designs and patterns.
• Expert ability to analyze cost and performance in data solutions and recommend improvement for optimization.
• 10 years of data solution architecture, design and development delivery experience.
• Relevant certification in public cloud services (e.g., AWS Certified Solution Architect and AWS Certified Advanced Network - Specialty) is highly desirable.
• Solid experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban).

• Leadership skills to architect and design cloud first data solutions.
• Ability to collaborate and partner with business domain leads, data scientists, product owners, Enterprise architects and other functional leads to deliver world class data solutions.
• Expertise in streaming products, streaming processing, Master Data Management, Data Lake, sophisticated analytics technologies, BI reporting and analytics.
• Solid skills to encourage confidence, build executive presentations and guide strategic discussions with business partners.
• Ability to understand and adapt to changing business priorities and technology advancements.
• Willingness to partner effectively with technology business partners across the firm.

The Value You Deliver

• Define information architecture for key domains (HR; Legal, Risk and Compliance; Finance, Cybersecurity; Infrastructure; Technology Management)
• Evaluate Data related tools and technologies and recommend appropriate implementation patterns and standard methodologies to ensure our Data ecosystem is always modern
• Collaborate with Enterprise Data Architects in establishing and adhering to enterprise standards while also performing POCs to ensure those standards stay evergreen
• Provide technical expertise and mentorship to Data Engineers and Data Analysts in the Data Architecture and Engineering Chapter Area

The Team

Within Fidelity’s Enterprise Technology Data Architecture and Engineering Chapter Area, our mission is to harness our valuable data assets and thereby modernize how our internal business partners operate. As part of the Data Architecture Chapter you will join other data architects to provide innovative data solutions to our business partner, Advanced Process Solutions.

Advanced Process Solutions (APS) is a unique place in the Fidelity organization – a smaller domain making a big impact by building core and common capability solutions, and thinking end to end in how we deliver and integrate those solutions to digitize how we interact with customers.  Here, you’ll work with an outstanding and diverse group of leaders to develop enterprise platforms that are foundational to Fidelity’s goal of becoming a Digital Leader.  Come be part of a passionate, hardworking, and impactful team that is building the future for Fidelity and our customers! 

Company Overview

At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want!  We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com.  Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process. Please email us at accommodations@fmr.com or call 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2 if you would like to request an accommodation.

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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.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

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.