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Director, Full Stack Engineering

AT Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments

Director, Full Stack Engineering

Durham, NC

Job Description:

Position Description:

Designs, develops, implements, and supports digital applications. Leads cross functional development teams in an Agile software development framework. Delivers innovative solutions that exceed customer's needs. Adopts modern technologies to build powerful tools and deliver outstanding end user experiences. Leads and develops technology associates. Provides continuous coaching, real-time feedback, and development opportunities. Drives development standards to improve quality, efficiency, and consistency. Works with scrum masters and product owners to plan software releases and coordinate development activities. Collaborates with technology and business partners to provide strategic input into the long-term direction and roadmaps.

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Primary Responsibilities:

  • Builds a user experience that delights customers, anticipating their needs and matching services or software solutions to support effective decision making.
  • Sets direction across the development teams through hands-on leadership.
  • Leads the development of high performance, responsive user interfaces.
  • Develops and directs software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
  • Obtains and evaluates information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, or security needs to determine hardware configuration and preparing reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
  • Designs, develops and modifies complex and major software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
  • Develops and directs software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
  • Applies learning quickly, being flexible, adapting and striving to excel in a fast paced, changing environment.
  • Creates associate growth plan in alignment of their career path and sets up goals to measure success.

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, Full Stack Engineering (or closely related occupation) coordinating high volume, cross-functional financial retirement benefits Web applications using Agile methodology and JAVA based web framework.

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, Full Stack Engineering (or closely related occupation) coordinating high volume, cross-functional financial retirement benefits Web applications using Agile methodology and JAVA based web framework.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise ("DE") coordinating global Web application development teams throughout the Web application development lifecycle; coordinating Agile practices, norms, and ceremonies; and accelerating the overall team's performance and efficiency in a financial services environment.
  • DE performing Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud development, migration, and governance using Docker, AWS, or data analytics; performing application lifecycle management to measure the team's throughput velocity, efficiency, predictability, software feature delivery lead time and feature cycle time, using flow metrics by monitoring the Agile Health Survey tool; and coordinating and addressing Software vulnerability findings using Tableau scorecard tool and Cybersecurity Intelligence report.
  • DE supporting the full Web application development lifecycle - analysis, design, development, automation, and deployment - using Agile methodologies; maintaining and reviewing application code using Git Stash; performing continuous integration using Artifactory or Jenkins; and performing application self-service deployment and tracking application logs using Splunk Cloud.
  • DE building software automation frameworks and reports in a highly Agile environment using Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD), DevOps, static code analysis, or Test Driven Development (TDD); supporting production and customer incidents by strategizing global support models across teams and deploying new software; coordinating global Web application development teams in the design, planning, and executing of software application development using online MIRO whiteboard; coordinating team sprint and quarterly software development goals using JIRA or JIRA Align; participating in team's quarterly surveys using Agility Health tool and addressing organization growth items.

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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 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 all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Durham, NC, USA
Job ID: Fidelity-2102708
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program

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