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Senior Systems Engineer

AT Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments

Senior Systems Engineer

Westlake, TX

Job Description:

Position Description:

Transforms support processes using DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering principle and best practices. Leverages in-depth skills working with various teams, business partners, building and supporting internal applications on and off premises. Works with engineering and support teams located locally and abroad and provides direct, on-keyboard impact. Evolves and sustains an innovative agile culture. Builds, operates, and continuously improves the application services that customer facing representatives use daily.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Gathers and analyzes metrics from both operating systems and applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding.

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  • Partners with development teams to improve services through rigorous testing and release procedures.


  • Participates in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning.


  • Creates sustainable systems and services through automation and uplifts balance feature development speed and reliability with well-defined service level objectives.


  • Builds software and systems to manage infrastructure and customer-facing applications through automation.


  • Partners closely with development teams to design, build, deploy, support, and monitor new and existing services.


  • Measures and optimizes service performance and availability.


  • Capacity planning and management.


  • Exploring and evaluating new technologies and solutions to push our capabilities forward.

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 three (3) years of experience as a Senior Systems Engineer (or closely related occupation) configuring and building Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) automation pipelines to onboard and support Web applications using Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD/Kubernetes.

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 one (1) year of experience as a Senior Systems Engineer (or closely related occupation) configuring and building Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) automation pipelines to onboard and support Web applications using Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD/Kubernetes.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise ("DE") implementing and managing scalable, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure solutions, utilizing AWS CloudFormation or Terraform; Orchestrating containerized applications using Kubernetes or Docker; and performing release management according to DevOps model using Jenkins, Docker, Artifactory, Ansible, or AWS functionalities.


  • DE designing and maintaining automated monitoring and alerting systems using Grafana, Gitlab, or CI/CD; installing and integrating Web Agents NGINX, and application servers (Tomcat) using Linux Scripts; configuring, debugging, and managing Web applications, services, and Java-based systems; building error locating monitors, using Datadog, Splunk, or ELK; and ensuring early detection of issues and proactive resolution to minimize downtime using AWS CloudWatch.


  • DE scripting and programming with a focus on automating repetitive tasks and streamlining operational workflows using Python or Bash.


  • DE utilizing automation tools and implementing CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes with tools - AWS ECS, EKS, AKS, UDeploy or Gitlab CI/CD- ensuring efficient and error-free releases.

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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): Westlake, TX, USA
Job ID: Fidelity-2097259
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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