Principal – Database Developer

Job Description:

We are looking for someone who is striving to be the best engineer that they can be. Are you interested in joining a team that is building a next generation platform for one of the most strategic technology platforms in Fidelity?

We are building out a new technology platform as part of the evolution of Fidelity’s Managed Accounts offering. This will be one of the rare career opportunities where you get to experience building a platform with high demands and solving challenging engineering problems of the top tier.         

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• You care about doing excellent work with excellent people.
• You have a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent and you want to learn more.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Oracle SQL & PL/SQL.
• Expertise in data analysis.
• Experience in SQL and PL/SQL performance tuning.
• Understanding of all application layers within an AWS cloud and Java Spring Boot environment.
• Experience working in an Agile software delivery environment, with exposure to continuous integration and continuous delivery tools.
• Expertise with Test Automation Tools and Frameworks e.g. Spock,  Cucumber.
• Experience of working with a distributed team.
• Investment Management business insight desired.

The Purpose of Your Role

You will join a team that is at the forefront of engineering in Asset Management Technology with a high level of focus on TDD, ATDD, Continuous Integration/Delivery & engineering excellence. We want to work with an engineer who is versatile, always eager to take on new problems and share solutions as we push the technology forward. Working independently as well as collaboratively, it is paramount for this person to have a ‘can-do’ approach to teamwork.

The Skills You Bring

• Familiarity with logical data modeling and relational database design.
• Previous use of Agile or Scrum methodology.
• Proficiency with a source control system.
• Whilst the role is database focused, experience is required in the following areas
  • Object-Oriented Software development with an understanding of associated development languages, specifically Java and/or Python, Spring boot.
  • Working experience with some or all of the following: AWS, Containerization, associated build and deployment CI/CD pipelines, Lambda development.
  • Design of REST APIs and an understanding of microservice architectures.

• Having excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills and the ability to run with multiple tasks at a given time.
• Lead and present a technical solution (e.g. POC) and the underlying business requirements that drove its development.
• You thrive in a team environment, collaborating openly and actively contributing to how work gets completed.
• You are able to act independently under general direction.
• Ability to provide technical guidance to your team.

The Value You Deliver

• Deliver high quality, timely, cost effective and maintainable software solutions in an agile environment to meet functional and non-functional business requirements.
• Actively contribute to test automation code and practices.
• Actively contribute to engineering practices like code & design reviews, help define source control strategy, environment strategy, and build and deployment pipeline.
• Work with product owner, technical lead and architect as required to influence technical improvements to the platform.
• Develop a keen understanding of the business domain you are working on and actively participate in technology discussions with business partners and other external parties.
• Investigate creative practices and share them with your team-mates.

How Your work Impacts the Organization

The position aligns to Strategic Advisors Technology (SAT) division of Asset Management Technology (AMT) which provides worldwide technology and support to the Investment Management, Research, Trading and Investment Operations functions. SAT is the Business line provides the technology platforms for our investment community to build and support our Manage

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