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