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Director, Software Engineering

Fidelity

Fidelity

Software Engineering
Durham, NC, USA
Posted on Aug 6, 2025
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Job Description:

Position Description:

Leads cross functional development teams in an Agile software development framework. Modifies existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance. Develops, supports, and maintains applications used for plan administration and product recordkeeping of business functions. Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms. Ensures solutions are technically developed, compliant, and efficient (by performing design and code reviews). Drives development standards to improve quality, efficiency, and consistency. Collaborates with technology and business partners to provide strategic input into the long-term direction and roadmaps. Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supports several divisional initiatives. Analyzes information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system. Develops strategies to migrate plan data into centralized locations and distribute plan data to external systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Leads and influences roadmap design and direction.

  • Designs and architects complex software solutions.

  • Determines system performance standards.

  • Defines and implements application-level architecture.

  • Contributes to estimates, solutions, and code reviews.

  • Participates in architecture design teams.

  • Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.

  • Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.

  • Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.

  • Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.

  • Develops or directs software system tests or validation procedures, programs, or documentation.

  • Maps interdependencies and relationships between components in platforms.

  • Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.

  • Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.

  • Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.

  • Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.

  • Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.

  • Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.

  • Advises senior management on technical strategy.

  • Mentors junior team members.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Management, Business Administration, or a closely related field and six (6) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering (or closely related occupation) performing retirement plan configuration, using Informatica ETL and Oracle Database Architecture Modeling.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Management, Business Administration, or a closely related field and four (4) years of experience as a Director, Software Engineering (or closely related occupation) performing retirement plan configuration, using Informatica ETL and Oracle Database Architecture Modeling.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) defining application architecture strategies and solutions, and establishing reusable capabilities and patterns, using Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint; re-platforming and migrating legacy mainframe applications to distributed platforms and solutions using Spring Batch implementations; analyzing mainframe batch flows and programs in COBOL, JCL, DB2, and stored procedures; migrating and rebuilding stored procedures from DB2 to Oracle PL/SQL, using Q Replication (QREP) and Informatica PowerCenter; and tuning complex queries to ensure jobs and ETL flows run efficiently, using SQL.

  • DE designing a Salesforce interface for data warehouses using Informatica PowerCenter; creating and implementing Salesforce workflows into Oracle, SQL, DB2, and Sybase database environments, using Informatica PowerCenter, Toad, and SQL Developer; creating parameterized, tuned, automated, and reusable Informatica PowerCenter workflows and SSIS packages to read VSAM, XML, Oracle, and DB2 sources, and to create/load xml, flat files, and relational databases.

  • DE creating UNIX shell and Windows batch scripts and PL/SQL programming, and implementing load dependencies using Control-M, workflow scheduler, Windows scheduler, and Autosys; and designing data marts, analyzing data models, and designing database tables (within a relational database environment), using Erwin.

  • DE developing dynamic contract management system to track product versions, orders, audit history, and data archival of the data related to Defined Contribution (DC), Defined Benefit (DB), Health Savings Account (HSA), and student debt configurations using Informatica, Unix Shell Scripting, and Oracle PL/SQL programming; architecting, designing, and implementing dynamic data distribution engine to move data between sources and targets of different applications product configuration systems (DC, DB, HSA, and student debt).

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Category:

Information Technology

Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

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.

If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at:

accommodations@fmr.com

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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).

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 [email protected], or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

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 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.

Benefits
Learning & development
Culture

Benefits that adapt to everything life sends your way

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

16-week maternity leave & 12-week parental leave

Student loan assistance

Fidelity is invested in you

Committed to Professional Development

At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our employees to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills and connections that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.

We offer a wide range of options for professional development including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions. Special interest and networking groups are also part of our culture of empowerment, personal and professional enrichment, diversity and inclusion, and knowledge sharing.

Continuing Education & Training

  • Assess, build, and align your development plan through resources like our skill-building classroom and online courses.
  • Video-based training for technology, leadership, management & more.
  • Ongoing skills development and coaching opportunities.
  • Paid training with a facilitator who is dedicated to your onboarding and will track and evaluate your progress, giving you strategies to improve.
  • A range of talent development programs to support career mobility.

Mentoring

  • Utilize the skills of experienced leaders to enrich your career.
  • Dedicated mentors to help you grow into new areas of Fidelity’s business as you develop new skills.
  • An open atmosphere of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
  • Opportunities to pay it forward, sharing the knowledge you develop and as you help others define how they want their career to take shape.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

"Fidelity believes in, and is committed to, fair and equitable treatment for every associate and customer, and to creating a safe and respectful environment, in which everyone is treated with kindness, compassion and respect." Abby Johnson | Chairman and CEO Fidelity Investments

At Fidelity, we are committed to building an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging that will attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce.

Fidelity’s ten affinity groups are self-organized groups of employees with common interests in areas such as race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, or who share similar interests based on similar sets of experiences.

These Employee Resource Groups and Special Interest Groups are models of inclusion for Fidelity. They’re also a powerful form of engagement and development and can provide a pathway to visible leadership roles. Our affinity groups make a large contribution on the business, helping to ensure our products and services are delivered in a welcoming and equitable environment.

  • Over 22K employees participate in an affinity group.
  • Over 1,400 affinity group members volunteered for Fidelity Cares in 2020.
  • 74% increase in affinity group memberships over the last three years.

Giving Back to Our Communities

Throughout Fidelity, you’ll find a genuine commitment to social responsibility – where we strive to make an impact for customers, while also making an impact on the world.

Fidelity Cares

  • Provides associates with opportunities to actively volunteer and share their talents.
  • Hosts numerous company-wide volunteer events (in-person and virtual).
  • Partners with nonprofit organizations to support our local communities.
  • More than 12,000 associates donate time annually – from interns to SVPs.
  • Impact includes refurbishing schools, donating books and supplies, and teaching financial literacy.

Fidelity Charitable®

  • Created to make it easy for people to support charitable organizations they care about.
  • Helped deliver $7.3 billion in donor-recommended grants to charity in 2019.
  • Supported more than 300,000 unique charities around the world.
  • Since its inception, more than $42 billion has been given to public charities.

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