DIRECTOR, ARCHITECTURE
Fidelity Investments
Roanoke TX 76262 US
Job Description:
Job Description
Director of Architecture Governance, develop and implement various architecture governance initiatives – Help define governance standards, best practices, program management of governance activities and reporting for Workplace Investing!
The Team
Fidelity Workplace Investing (WI) provides benefits to Fidelity customers, employers, and their employees, in a growing set of areas - Defined Contribution, Benefits Outsourcing & Payroll, Investment Products & Consulting and Defined Benefits.
As part of the WI Technology Architecture team you will be key player in helping move us forward into our digital future and digital transformation of our business!
The Expertise You Have
- Education – BS or MS required in Computer science or Information Technology.
- 10+ years of dynamic leadership experience in information technology, security, privacy, and architecture governance
- 7+ years of Application/Systems Architecture and Design experience
- 5+ years of strong program/project management experience
- 5+ years of Architecture practices management / governance experience
- Strategic planning and executive communication
- IT Audit practices and management experience.
- 5+ years of Financial industry experience
- Experience working with reporting tools such as Tableau and Power BI is a plus
- Experience working with Enterprise tools such as SharePoint, Confluence & Jira
- Experience working with Blockchain technologies and AI/ML applications is a plus.
The Skills You Bring
- Proficient in large scale digital eco-systems architecture (Distributed applications, event-based architectures, APIs, web/mobile experience technologies, messaging, Data Lakes and public cloud capabilities).
- Solid understanding of Cloud technologies and IT infrastructure.
- Proficient in crafting and maintaining architecture blueprints and architecture decision records. TOGAF certification is a plus.
- Good understanding of data governance practices and regulations such as GDPR, CCPA etc
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to quickly learn core business functions and processes.
- Ability to balance multiple concurrent projects, activities, and tasks under time constraints
- Excellent meeting facilitation, presentation, documentation, communication and influencing skills for working with business partners as well as technologists in IT leadership and implementation teams.
- Good interpersonal and negotiating skills with a demonstrable ability to engage senior management and engage at all levels of the organization
The Value You Deliver
- Responsible for creation of standards and execution of various governance initiatives.
- Run architecture review board meetings and facilitate resolutions working across various partners.
- Train architects on governance and blueprint standards to ensure efficiency and compliance.
- Provide data analysis & insights to help prioritize initiatives and drive important metrics
- Build flexible control frameworks to integrate and normalize the wide variety of constantly evolving requirements and enterprise policies
- Serves as a subject-matter expert in architecture governance practices and represent business unit in various enterprise architecture forums
- Build and maintain standard architecture documentation templates, vendor software evaluation process etc.
- Build and manage dashboards and reports for awareness and tracking progress on initiatives
- Build and manage architecture blueprints working in collaboration with architects and subject matter experts.
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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 [email protected].
