Job Description:

Job title: Director – Architecture

The Director – Architecture associate will be responsible for designing and architecting applications within the AM portfolio.

Purpose of This Role

• Design highly available, scalable, and resilient cloud-based solutions for applications
• Drive innovation through prototyping and solution recommendations for cloud-native and AI-powered applications
• Collaborate with key partners to adopt emerging technologies, including AI/ML, Generative AI, and intelligent automation

The associate is expected to have hands-on experience architecting solutions involving web services, event-driven patterns, and distributed computing on public cloud platforms. This role also requires strong technical expertise in AWS Cloud, AI/ML, Generative AI, containers, and UI frameworks. Exposure to building AI-driven solutions leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agent-based architectures is highly desirable.

The Value You Deliver

• Demonstrated leadership in architecting, designing, and building highly scalable and intelligent applications
• Enterprise-scale expertise in distributed computing and modern AI-driven architecture patterns
• Extensive experience architecting modern systems using open-source frameworks and emerging AI technologies
• Strong experience building cloud-native (e.g., AWS) applications and integrating AI/ML and Gen AI capabilities
• Proven ability to evaluate, prototype, and recommend open-source, vendor technologies, and AI platforms
• Drive technology leadership by participating in cross-company initiatives, including AI transformation efforts
• Strong communication and influencing skills to collaborate effectively with peers and stakeholders
• Solid experience with Agile methodologies (Kanban and Scrum)

The Skills That Are Key to This Role

• Strong hands-on experience in application architecture
• Hands-on experience designing and developing applications in cloud ecosystems
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Required Technical Skill Set

• Application architecture using Java and/or Python
• Working knowledge of AWS Cloud and Kubernetes
• Working experience in designing apps with High Performance distributed architecture
• Experience architecting AI/ML use cases, including understanding of ML lifecycle and model deployment
• Working knowledge of Generative AI concepts, prompt engineering, and LLM-based application integration
• Understanding of AI agent frameworks and orchestration patterns for building autonomous or semi-autonomous systems
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications while adhering to responsible AI and governance practices
• AWS or Kubernetes certifications are a plus

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

Asset Management Technology (AM Tech) delivers innovative, scalable, industry-leading investment tools that enable Fidelity’s Investment & Asset Management business to maintain a competitive global advantage.

AM Tech plays a critical role in shaping strategic direction and shares accountability for achieving business goals. It is a global organization with teams in the United States, London, India, and Ireland, supporting multiple business functions such as Portfolio Management, Research, and Trading.

Expertise We’re Looking For

• BE / MCA
• 14+ years of industry experience

Location: Bangalore (Manyata / EGL)
Shift Timings: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM

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Category:

Information Technology