Principal Cloud Engineer

Only W2

Title : Principal Full stack Engineer

Location : onsite. one in Merrimack, NH and one in Jersey City, NJ

Duration: Long Term Contract

Must Have :

Java

Spring boot

Angular

AWS

Kubernetes

Experience with Brokerage systems, especially Trade processing and Settlements

DevOps, Jenkins

Tax and Corporate Actions Engineering Project

Project overview

Client is seeking to procure specialized technical services for its Brokerage Technology Corporate Actions & Tax Team. The sourcing event aims to engage two experienced Principal Full Stack Engineers and one Principal Systems Analysts to lead the design, development, and modernization of scalable, high-availability brokerage systems. The professionals will support legacy system modernization, cloud application development, and integration of complex data platforms to improve operational efficiency and customer experience. One Engineer will need to be located in Merrimack NH and the other Engineer and the Systems Analyst should be located in Jersey City New Jersey.

Technical requirements

Principal Full Stack Engineers should be proficient in Java, Spring Framework, and Kafka. They should also be experienced with CI/CD practices using Jenkins, designing microservices, and container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes. Familiarity with cloud services, particularly AWS, is also important.

System integration

The new hires will need to integrate with existing brokerage systems, particularly those related to tax and corporate actions, as well as legacy systems undergoing modernization.

The primary challenges faced by the current brokerage systems include the need for modernization of legacy systems, development of scalable and high-availability cloud applications, and integration of complex data platforms. These efforts aim to enhance operational efficiency and improve customer experience. The legacy systems targeted for modernization likely involve components related to brokerage technology, particularly in trades processing and settlements, as indicated by the focus on these areas in the roles described.

Data platform expertise

The Principal Systems Analyst should have proven professional experience in handling complex data platforms, particularly in modernizing from legacy to cloud systems. They should be experienced in supporting Systems Analysis for Cloud Applications using Java - Microservices, Restful APIs, and Cloud services, preferably AWS. Additionally, they should have experience with SQL and databases such as DB2, Oracle, and/or Postgres.

Job Description:

Principal Full stack Engineer

The Brokerage Technology Trades Processing & Settlements Team in Fidelity Wealth Technology, is looking for a Principal Full Stack Engineer to collaborate and deliver the top quality scalable systems solutions. You will serve as a Technical Lead working closely with the Tech Lead, Product Owners, and Architects to define and implement technical strategies and design solutions.

You will be responsible for designing and building high-quality solutions that align with the technology blueprint and standard development processes. This includes collaborating closely with architects to solve complex business challenges and contributing significantly to design strategies and development efforts to ensure quality outcomes. Leveraging your business knowledge, you will translate divisional initiatives into effective software solutions by developing sophisticated or multi-component applications and evaluating alternative approaches. Additionally, you will analyze and recommend improvements to development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies, providing valuable insights to both technical experts and management

The Purpose

The Principal Software Engineer in Fidelity Brokerage technology is responsible for design and development of highly available, scalable and distributed data platforms to process high volume, high velocity and wide variety of structured data.

The Principal Software Engineer will also be a technical lead for the team and have responsibility for solution design, solving key technical challenges and mentoring the team.

The Expertise You Have

• You have a passion for technology and can navigate your way across sophisticated and rapidly-changing landscapes by staying on top of the latest trends and thrive by sharing knowledge
• Experience in brokerage or financial services application development is a plus
• Are a creator, a doer, and a disruptor who will help us tackle real-life problems and meet real customer needs
• Self-starter, who actively challenges status-quo, is curious and not afraid to ask “Why” and “What if”?
• Are experienced with the tools of the trade including a variety of modern programming languages and frameworks
• Uses CI/CD practices, tools to rapidly deploy changes to customers while minimizing risk using practices like A/B tests, blue-green deployments, and feature toggles
• Stay on top of Algorithms, Data Structures and Design Patterns and love the challenge of building highly scalable systems that can support thousands of transactions/sec
• Have a mindset of test first development and are experienced in modern test frameworks
• Are data-driven and can measure, collect and use data to make decisions
• Have strong communication skills and technical expertise in driving and participating in discussions

The Skills You Bring

• Batchelor's degree in computer science or related field required
• 10+ years strong proficiency in Java, Spring Framework, Kafka development environment; Use (CI/CD) Jenkins pipeline
• Experience leading a team
• Proficient in designing micro services by applying software design patterns, twelve-factor app methodology, and SOLID principles
• Experience container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
• Experience with asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services such as Kafka, SNS and SQS
• Experience with Brokerage systems, especially Trade processing and Settlements.
• Proficient in databases and SQL
• Unit and integration test automation using Jest, Cucumber, Junit and Mockito
• Ability to build reliable software that can withstand unreliable environments
• Possess critical thinking skills to build end-to-end solutions
• Passionate and committed to learning new things and developing with the latest technologies and frameworks
• Strong analytical and communication skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at any given time
• Participate in engineering practices such as code and design reviews, environment strategy, and build and deployment pipelines
• Strong organization skills and attention to details

The Value You Deliver

• Designing, building and supporting critical applications to provide the best customer experience
• Exploring new technology trends to simplify our data ecosystem
• Driving innovation and leading the team to implement solutions with future thinking
• Collaborating with our internal and external teams to deliver technology solutions for the business needs
• Guiding teams to improve development agility, code quality and automation
• Resolving technical roadblocks and mitigating potential risks
• Delivering system automation by setting up continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines
• Acting as a technical mentor to bring team members up to speed on the latest data technologies and promoting continuous learning