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Director, Security Architect

Fidelity Investments, Merrimack, NH, United States


Overview

As a Security Architect, you will work across complex and critical technology programs paramount to Fidelity Charitable’s digital ecosystem driving strategic security and fraud protection objectives. You’ll collaborate with product and engineering teams within Fidelity Charitable as well as across the enterprise to continually evaluate emerging threats and drive security architecture solutions that promote standard methodologies and enhance the security posture of our capabilities. In addition, you will provide technical vision and leadership over critical capabilities as part of multi-year programs delivering new business capabilities and evolving existing platforms. You will contribute to a broader team that defines and maintains our overall technical strategy and coordinated roadmap. This position requires strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to foster collaboration across cross-functional teams to influence product roadmaps, adopt enterprise security standards, and produce high-quality documentation such as blueprints and frameworks. Responsibilities

Provide technical vision and leadership over security capabilities within multi-year programs that deliver new business capabilities and evolve existing platforms. Collaborate with product, engineering, and enterprise teams to evaluate emerging threats and drive impactful security architecture solutions. Influence product roadmaps by engaging with senior leadership and promote adoption of enterprise security standards. Produce high-quality documentation such as security blueprints, frameworks, and other artifacts to guide implementation. Define and maintain security methodologies across all layers of the application stack. Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams to ensure Fidelity remains at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation. Expertise And Skills

Deep understanding of application security frameworks, disciplines and practices, with experience in secure application development and application security risk mitigation techniques. Experience architecting and implementing solutions for identity management including single sign-on and federated identity management, authorization and identity provisioning. Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CCSP, AWS Security Principles, and AWS Certified Solution Architect preferred. Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM), cryptography/key management, access controls and security protocols, secrets modernization and secrets management (e.g., MFA, SAML, OAuth, OIDC). Experience with firewall, WAF and other edge services; understanding of DMZ and network architectures. Experience managing security in cloud environments with a strong focus on AWS. Ability to guide development and design of security standard methodologies across all application layers. Experience in Java and Spring, with integration patterns using APIs, streaming, messaging, and file exchange. Proven ability to translate ideas into real-world implementations with proofs of concept and migration plans. Ability to define new strategies or enhance existing ones while aligning with enterprise direction and driving adoption. Strong communication skills and ability to build positive working relationships across teams. Curiosity and teamwork to develop effective approaches to complex problems with sound tradeoffs for design and delivery. Solid foundation in software engineering and continuous delivery practices. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. The Team

Fidelity Charitable is the brand name for the Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund, an independent public charity established in 1991 to support philanthropy. Since 1991, Fidelity Charitable has helped donors support thousands of nonprofit organizations with billions in grants. The mission is to be the premier provider of charitable solutions, offering innovative ways to make giving easy and satisfying for customers, including the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, the nation’s largest donor-advised fund. Certifications

Information Technology Employment Details

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles. Some roles may have unique onsite requirements. Please consult with your recruiter for the specific expectations for this position. Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by various financial laws and regulations which may restrict Fidelity from hiring individuals with certain criminal histories.

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