Job Description:
Do you want to make a difference and be part of a highly collaborative team committed to enhancing our Investment Research capabilities within Fidelity's Equity Technology organization in the Asset Management business unit?
Our Product Area, Research Solutions, is a space tasked with ensuring our Investment Professionals have the technological firepower to keep abreast of the latest developments in the markets and provide the means to share those insights effectively across our portfolio construction process.
We build capabilities to allow our analysts to publish research on companies and issuers, providing a means for our Portfolio Managers and Investors to receive actionable intelligence with which to construct their funds and portfolios, and generate alpha.
The Principal Systems Analyst will be responsible for analysis of the current and new business and technical processes, identifying system interfaces and dependencies, and documenting process and system flows. You will help us analyze and reverse-engineer existing and new applications, translate their functions and help build clear technical specifications. Asset Management is already 100% on the cloud, leveraging the latest in technology, and ideal place to further enhance your career in a dynamic and highly visible space. Our product area is nimble with a very high-profile user base, and you WILL have the opportunity to make a difference.
You will collaborate extensively with the squads within the domain as well as across business and technology teams that we interface with. The analyst will consult with other business and technical partners to make system assessments, identify dependencies, and help with the sequencing of work. You will need to gain deep understanding of the existing applications and business processes to evolve our platform with the latest technology has to offer.
You will have the opportunity to share your technical knowledge to help strengthen our engineering community. We are looking for someone with a passion for releasing high quality software products that wow our users through Agile software development practices.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
Education
Bachelor or any equivalent degree with computer science background or related discipline.
Skills
7+ Years in business critical, applications. Knowledge of Asset Management would be a big advantage, with a background in business facing tooling.
Highly analytical and can assess magnitude and impact of the work, down to the story level.
Ability to read and navigate through technologies including modern service-based application tiers, SQL, API design and validation.
Knowledge in Java, node.js. .NET. MSFT development ecosystem or similar technologies is a plus.
Experience with relational databases such as Oracle and non-SQL databases.
Moderate to advanced analysis expertise of end-to-end processes, leveraging tools and techniques for presenting and analyzing data including, rest API technologies, SQL, JSON, Postman/Insomnia
Data-driven and can measure, collect, and use data to make decisions. We understand the value of intuition and the need to balance decisions accordingly.
Strong written and verbal and communication skills with technical expertise to drive outcomes and impactfully influence others.
Expertise in defining test cases at the right level of detail and define test cases and ensure acceptance criteria matches real business value – i.e., ensure we are testing the right things.
Passion to provide guidance on standard methodologies and mentoring support to the other Systems Analysts as our team grows.
Knowledge of cloud computing platforms, with a focus on AWS, including familiarity with cloud migration strategies and tools.
Ability to navigate through ambiguous circumstances and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability.
The Team
In our Equity Technology organization, we are committed to empowering our investment professionals with the very best tools and technologies to deliver world class investment performance to our customers. Our technology experts work across a broad array of investment processes supporting many different types of securities and investment objectives. Through outstanding business and technology partnership, we can offer great solutions to help our customers meet their financial objectives.
Company Overview
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 complete the application or interview process. Please email us at accommodations@fmr.com or call 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2 if you would like to request an accommodation.
At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling “Dynamic Working”. Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, all business days, every four weeks. These requirements are subject to change.
Reminder: Per the Dynamic Working Policy, approved exceptions will be reviewed annually, or when the associate accepts a new role, whichever comes first
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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.
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