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About this Principal Software Engineer/Developer role at Fidelity Investments

Fidelity Investments · Onsite · Durham, NC

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Job Description:

Position Description:

 

Designs, implements, and executes enhancements to reduce errors and exceptions in reports generated by brokerage regulatory reporting applications. Creates requirement specifications and functional designs, documents requirements analysis and key learnings, and provides status reports and metrics to senior management for review. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management. 

 

Primary Responsibilities:

 

  • Participates in architecture design teams.
  • Defines and implements application-level architecture.
  • Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.
  • Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.
  • Participates in onsite activities -- project planning and initiation meetings,  requirements-gathering sessions with business partners, system and technical design reviews, team meetings, scheduling and planning discussions, and broader business planning activities.
  • Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.
  • Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
  • Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
  • Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.
  • Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
  • Plans and coordinates complex project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
  • Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.
  • 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.

 

 

Education and Experience:

 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing, coding, and implementing high-volume brokerage regulatory reporting applications using Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) on distributed virtual infrastructure environments. 

 

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) designing, coding, and implementing high-volume brokerage regulatory reporting applications using Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) on distributed virtual infrastructure environments.

 

 

Skills and Knowledge:

 

Candidate must also possess:

 

·         Demonstrated Expertise gathering and interpreting business, functional, and technical requirements using Confluence and Miro; and defining, interpreting, and clarifying the scope of business requirements and process issues into logical use cases (epics and stories) using JIRA and Agile methodologies, to support the building or enhancement of reporting applications according to regulatory agency standards.  

·         Demonstrated Expertise developing and maintaining KDB-based applications to capture equity and option market activity in compliance with FINRA CAT rules; and designing and maintaining Q programming, real-time database, ticker plants, tick data, and interfaces using Java and Python (PyQ or PyKX). 

·         Demonstrated Expertise supporting the creation, implementation, and maintenance of KDB databases and associated processes using Bash and Shell scripting; and scheduling jobs using Control-M. 

·         Demonstrated Expertise developing microservices architecture for Cloud infrastructure using AWS platform; migrating brokerage reporting legacy applications to Cloud using Spring Boot and Java 17; and designing and deploying event streams on Kafka clusters, and developing Kafka applications for reporting of events in the regulator reporting format using Java or Python.

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Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

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Information Technology

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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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 participat

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