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Principal Systems Engineer

AT Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments

Principal Systems Engineer

Durham, NC

Job Description:

Position Description:

Implements tools, processes, and Cloud environments required to automate build, testing, deployment, and production infrastructure with NoSQL, PowerShell, Bash, Peri, and Python. Builds and manages infrastructure to use with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Azure, and Openstack. Creates configuration, builds, deploys, and releases management strategies using Atlassian and JIRA. Provisions configuration management and containerization solutions using Terraform, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, and Mesos. Develops and maintains frameworks, code quality analysis, processes, tools, and executes using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) in Kubernetes container environments.

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Primary Responsibilities:

  • Designs, promotes, and supports micro-services.
  • Maintains deployment reliability and frequency while reducing friction.
  • Implements deployment processes such as packaging and pushing releases, and executing installs.
  • Supports customer infrastructure for Cloud deployments.
  • Monitors and troubleshoots a highly available platform.
  • Conducts DevOps tool research, evaluation, proof of concept, installation, configuration, and training.
  • Researches, designs, develops and tests operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software.
  • Sets operational specifications and formulating and analyzing software requirements.
  • Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.
  • Advises senior management on technical strategy.
  • Mentors junior team members.
  • Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
  • Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.
  • Confers with systems analysts and other software engineers/developers to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Systems Engineer (or closely related occupation) designing, building, and deploying infrastructure and applications in Cloud providers - AWS, and Azure.

Or, alternatively, Master's degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Systems Engineer (or closely related occupation) designing, building, and deploying infrastructure and applications in Cloud providers - AWS, and Azure.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise ("DE") performing automated provisioning using AWS Cloud formation, AWS OpsWorks, Hashicorp Terraform, Route 53, or AWS auto scaling; automating system administration and application functions using Shell, Python, and Ruby; and managing websites and applications on the cloud.
  • DE building, running, and deploying multi-tier web applications on a cloud computing platform - AWS, Azure, or IBM BlueMix - using IaaS or PaaS; and developing automations on IaaS or PaaS using IT automation tools - Ansible, Chef or Puppet.
  • DE implementing and migrating financial service applications using automated configuration management products - Urban Deploy, Puppet, Chef, Docker, or Mesos - across on-premises and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google); and implementing Cloud Infrastructure for financial service applications, using EC2, S3, VPCs, CloudFront, Elastic cache, Lambda, and on-demand instances.
  • DE developing Web and API applications, using Java, Spring Boot, Python, or JavaScript; and deploying applications on private or public Cloud (Openstack, Azure, or Amazon Web Services (AWS), using container and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, and Docker, Jenkins, HashiCorp Vault, or K8 based container orchestration platforms.

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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 accommodations@fmr.com.

Client-provided location(s): Durham, NC, USA
Job ID: Fidelity-2098469
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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