Job Description

You will be working on a 100% remote schedule as part of Fidelity’s dynamic working arrangement.

Fidelity Clearing Canada (FCC) is the leading independent clearing broker and custodian in the Canadian market. We provide trade execution, clearing, custody and back-office support services to Canadian-based brokerage firms and the Canadian brokerage arms of U.S.-based firms.

For more information about Fidelity Clearing Canada, please visit https://clearing.fidelity.ca/ 

What You’ll Be Doing

The App Architect authors the high-level design of application components and data flows of business processes at Fidelity Clearing Canada. This includes customer and digital solutions such as uOpen and uDirect. 

The role works as part of an agile delivery team. For solutions of medium to large complexity, the application architect will present at ARB. Solutions must demonstrate alignment to enterprise architecture and the support of business objectives.

• Author the design of application components that secure, reusable, scalable and follow target enterprise architecture principles.
• Provide technology leadership. Advise stakeholders on technical activities, challenges, rationalization of architecture decisions and communicate plans to application team members.
• Advise on issues and lead teams to navigate and resolve complex technical issues.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the architecture meets business requirements and is well integrated with enterprise assets.
• Participate in agile meetings to discuss planning, blockers and report progress on major issues.

What We’re Looking For

• Completed University Degree or equivalent working experience
• 7+ years’ experience within IT, preferably a development background
• 2+ years within a designer or architect position
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to deliver solutions.  The ability to rationalize decisions and reach consensus. 
• Experience in straight through processing (STP) of business processes in a financial domain:  Client Account Opening, KYC, Account Transfers, Account Maintenance, etc.
• Strong technical insight and experience to inform, guide, challenge and support technical decisions.
• Demonstrated experience with B2B and system integrations using APIs. 
• Good knowledge of infrastructure and technical stacks: AWS, PaaS, IaaS, SaaS and low-code frameworks.
• 1+ year in a formal architecture group (ARB, Architecture Review Board) is preferred.

The Skills We’re Looking For

• Significant experience in BPM design and STP use cases involving: account onboarding, form generation, e-signature, business rules, document management.
• Expert knowledge of one or more BPM/iBPM/workflow platforms: Appian, Camunda, Pega, etc.
• Strong experience with full stack web applications:  Angular, React, JEE, Spring, Relational Databases.
• Strong technical skills required to prototype and review developer code on an as needed basis.
• Experience working as a service provider and in a multi-tenant environment.
• Experience operating within an architecture framework: TOGAF
• Solid knowledge of IAM, SSO, RBAC and API concepts.
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team environment.

Current work authorization for Canada is required for all openings.

Fidelity Canada is an equal opportunity employer

Fidelity Canada is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, family status, protected veterans’ status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected ground.

Accommodation during the application process

Fidelity Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please email us at [email protected].

No telephone inquiries or agencies please. We thank all applicants for their interest, please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Why Work at Fidelity?

We are proud to be recipients of the following:

Awards

 Canada's Top 100 Employers 
o    Greater Toronto's Top Employers 
o    Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers 
o    Canada's Top Employers for Young People 
  
Great Place To Work™ Certified 

• Best Workplaces for Inclusion 

• Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness   Best Workplaces for Today's Youth 

• Best Workplaces for Women 

• Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance 

• Best Workplaces in Ontario 

• Best Workplaces with Most Trusted Executive Teams

 Human Resource Director (HRD) - Best Place To Work 
o    HRD - 5-Star Benefit Program 
o    HRD - 5-Star Diversity & Inclusion Employer 
  
•    Canadian Compassionate Companies – Certified 
•    Benefits Canada's Workplace Benefits Award - Future of Work Strategy 
•    TalentEgg National Recruitment Excellence Award - Special Award for Diversity & Inclusion in Recruiting 

Designations

• A Canadian Compassionate Company
• Great Place to Work (Dec 2022 - Nov 2023)
• Best Workplaces for Women 2023 by Great Place to Work