Director, Data Architect

Director, Data Architect – Fidelity Investments

Fidelity Workplace Investing (WI) is looking for an experienced data architect to support the Workplace Platforms Managed Accounts product area. The successful candidate will have a solid understanding of data architecture principles and data strategy development. In this role you will formulate and drive the data strategy to support modernization efforts and collaborate with business units and enterprise technology teams, partnering with business leaders, architecture, and engineering to influence core and common strategy and deliver data capabilities.

• Education – BS or MS required
• Demonstrated technology and personal leadership experience in architecting, designing, and building highly scalable transactional, analytical, and/or reporting applications.
• Ability to formulate data strategy, conceptual architecture and work with development teams to execute the strategy.
• Expertise in data management standard methodologies such as data integration, data security, data warehousing, data analytics, metadata management and data quality.
• Ability to evaluate, prototype and recommend emerging data technologies and platforms.
• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise applications and data solutions in the cloud – Azure/AWS.
• Experience architecting large complex systems with large volume and high-performance requirements.
• Strong understanding of Data Modeling concepts including 3rd normal form and dimensional modeling.
• Expertise in relational database technologies such as Oracle and Snowflake; cloud native databases such as Yugabyte DB and Cockroach DB; and No
  
  SQL databases such as Aerospike.
• Expertise in programming languages such as SQL and Python, Java a plus
• ETL experience on-prem and the cloud, preferred Python, Informatica and Snaplogic.
• Experience with data processing concepts such as Change Data Capture, Eventing, and Streaming technologies.
• Analytical reporting experience, preferably with Snowflake and Power
  
  BI.
• Understanding of cloud concepts, specifically resiliency, scalability, and performance from a data/database perspective.

The WI Architecture team is a strategic enabler of secure, resilient, and scalable data solutions that drive value for our customers and the firm across key business lines, including 401(k), Managed Accounts, and Equity Compensation. The team excels in bridging the gap between business objectives and technical execution, ensuring the delivery of innovative, best‑in‑class solutions.

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, Monday‑Friday) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please note that Fidelity’s business is governed by numerous securities and investment regulations. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain criminal histories.

Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology