Vice President, Architecture - Program Architect

Company: Fidelity Investments
Location: Smithfield
Posted on: November 3, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description: This role is responsible for driving large programs with an end-to-end strategic focus. The role needs someone comfortable with risk and security. The initial program for the role will be the strategic direction and implementation of the API Ecosystem Simplification program. This leader will partner across teams and business units to ensure alignment and drive consistency and security in architecture implementations across the enterprise. Steers program direction with executive level leadership team. Provides clarity and guidance to team members on competing priorities, work sequencing, and impediment removal. The Expertise You Have - 15 years of proven experience in architecture, analytics, design, and development of enterprise solutions in multiple technology platforms, frameworks and languages. - Proven leadership in an architecture organization, demonstrated ability to mentor, influence and partner with engineering and product teams to deliver scalable robust solutions. - Proven understanding of non-functional requirements, a risk-based mindset to designs and strong security knowledge. - Understanding of financial services technology architecture including brokerage, capital markets, and related middle-office systems. - Experience with designing and implementing solutions with one of the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure or GCP). - Deep understanding of enterprise security architecture including secure API design, and regulatory compliance in financial services. - Experience with Agile delivery. - Experience with REST, GraphQL, and other API types - You stay current with emerging security threats, technologies, and architectural approaches. - Ability to build consensus across differing opinions where there is no single correct answer. - Expert communication skills with the ability to partner with associates across the organization to positively influence partners and key technology decision makers. The Skills You Bring - Evangelist for Fidelity Architecture and the API Ecosystem ensuring solutions, standards, and practices meet Fidelity’s strategic goals to simplify, advance and protect our customers and the firm. - Demonstrated experience providing strategic technical and architectural mentorship to senior management, project team members and functional organizations. - Cultivating networks with people from across a variety of business units, functions, and locations. - Experience driving the adoption of enterprise standards and standard methodologies. - Strong executive presence with the ability to challenge and guide senior leaders toward strategic outcomes. - Excellent presentation, documentation, communication and influencing skills. The Value You Deliver - Collaborate with functional business teams, technical architects, and agile leaders to assess and develop comprehensive design solutions for complex business improvement opportunities that span the organization. - Partner with enterprise architecture teams to implement consistent architecture standards. - Provide technical direction on multiple, sophisticated projects, initiatives, and products. - Provide thought leadership on emerging architectures including API, Cloud, UI, Security and Data. The base salary range for this position is $140,000-285,000 USD 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. Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Certifications:Category:Information Technology

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