Job Description:

PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER

The Role

As a Principal Systems Engineer on the Systems Engineering team, you’ll get the opportunity to develop your skills and collaborate with engineers across Fidelity in a fun and dynamic environment. This is a unique role in which you will work closely with engineering teams across the enterprise to define network flows and integrations, while also having the opportunity to work directly with production applications. You will work hand and hand with Engineering and Business teams to coordinate incident response. You will also work with enterprise infrastructure teams to maintain and support non-production and production infrastructure, as well as production applications in the cloud. As a senior member of the team, you will mentor engineers and help develop their technical skills.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required
  • 8+ years’ experience
  • Understanding of networking infrastructure and protocols
  • Firm understanding of Data Center and Extranet connectivity.
  • Proficient in Network Packet captures and analysis
  • Network Security skills: Load balancers, Firewalls, Proxies.
  • Experience developing network diagrams.
  • Experience deploying applications on-prem infrastructure.
  • Documentation of complex technologies and topologies based on best practices.
  • Seek out opportunities to develop and improve existing automation processes.
  • Experience creating and maintaining non-production and production environments on Windows/Linux.
  • Experience with trading order management and FIX protocol, is a plus.
  • Expertise in developing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, is a plus.
  • Experience with logging and monitoring systems such as Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk
  • Experience writing Python, Groovy, and shell scripts.
  • Experience with certificate lifecycle management
  • Experience with various AWS services (S3, EC2, EKS, Direct Connect, VPC, ELB), is a plus.
  • Coordinate timely resolution of problem tickets, incident tickets and Security findings with engineering teams.
  • Support on-call duties, including weekends.
  • Passionate and committed to learning new things
  • Solid analytical and communication skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at any given time
  • Strong organization skills and attention to details
     

The Team

Fidelity Digital Assets?, a Fidelity Investments Company, is developing a full-service enterprise-grade platform for storing, trading and servicing digital assets, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Fidelity Digital Assets? adopts an entrepreneurial culture and startup approach while serving as one of the most innovative business units within Fidelity Investments. Our global, diverse team of hundreds of forward-thinking professionals lead with agility and creativity to build solutions that bridge the gap between traditional institutional investors and their exposure to digital assets. The firm’s tenure and experience across multiple business lines present our employees with unprecedented access to knowledge, technology, and resources that help our team reshape the future of finance.

As a Principal Systems Engineer you will be an integral part of the FDA Technology team. You’ll get the opportunity to develop your skills, collaborate across Fidelity teams and continue to learn in a fun, collaborative, iterative, and rapidly changing environment. This is a hands-on role where you will regularly work on a wide range of production infrastructure and applications.

The Fidelity Digital Asset Systems Engineering Team is primarily responsible for on-prem infrastructure and production stability across all supported applications. Our application integrations span across various business units. We are always working with different business partners and stakeholders to ensure we can provide best in class service.

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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 [email protected] or call 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2 if you would like to request an accommodation.

The base salary range for this position is $85,000-$179,000 per year.  

Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.

Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.   

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home.  These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career.  Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.

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.

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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].


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