Director, Architecture

About the role

As a member of the Enterprise Technology Solution Architecture team, you will play a key role in defining and advancing Fidelity's Document Management strategy. The Document Management domain provides firm-wide capabilities that enable document management, document processing, electronic signature and consent, document services, and related business workflows and transactions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product architects, engineering leaders, business stakeholders, and technology executives to shape strategic direction, establish architecture standards, and drive delivery of scalable enterprise solutions.
• Define and communicate the architectural vision, strategy, roadmaps, and target-state architectures for Enterprise Document Management capabilities.
• Drive architecture adoption through engineering standards, design patterns, reference architectures, and governance practices that enable scalable and consistent solution delivery.
• Lead platform strategy and modernization efforts, including technology evaluations, capability roadmaps, consolidation opportunities, and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Architect scalable, resilient, and reusable solutions that support document management, document processing, and related business capabilities across the enterprise.
• Lead, proofs of concept, and technology assessments to validate solution approaches and evaluate emerging technologies, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Partner with business, product, engineering, and architecture leaders to align technology investments, solution designs, and delivery priorities with strategic business objectives.
• Communicate complex architectural concepts, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations in clear business terms to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Coach and mentor architects and engineering teams while fostering a culture of architectural excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline; Master's degree preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in software architecture, solution architecture, or enterprise application development.
• Experience architecting enterprise platforms and shared services that support multiple business capabilities and lines of business.
• Experience designing cloud-native, reusable modular solutions utilizing APIs, event-driven architectures, and public cloud platforms.
• Extensive experience designing enterprise document management, document processing, workflow, or content-centric solutions.
• Strong understanding of document intake, workflow orchestration, classification, metadata management, business process automation, and document-centric transaction processing.
• Experience with enterprise content management, document processing, and digital signature platforms such as Nuxeo, Alfresco, FileNet, Documentum, SharePoint, DocuSign, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of records management, retention, privacy, and regulatory requirements such as SEC 17a-4, FINRA, HIPAA, and related compliance standards.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies, including AI-enabled document processing, intelligent automation, and AI-assisted software development and architecture tools.

Qualifications

• Expertise in defining and communicating architectural visions and strategies.
• Proven ability to lead platform strategy and modernization efforts.
• Strong communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with enterprise content management, document processing, and digital signature platforms.
• Understanding of records management, retention, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with emerging technologies and their application in enterprise solutions.

Skills

• Ability to define and communicate architectural visions and strategies.
• Experience leading platform strategy and modernization efforts.
• Strong communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with enterprise content management, document processing, and digital signature platforms.
• Understanding of records management, retention, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with emerging technologies and their application in enterprise solutions.

Benefits

Fidelity offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more. Details can be found on our company website.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Final compensation will be determined based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience.

Schedule

This role is currently offered on-site only. However, 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.