Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Job Description:Enables efficiency, performance, and agility by automating DevOps processes, using Maven, Jenkins, and Stash. Designs and develops applications to support Defined Benefit plans on behalf corporate clients, their employees, and retirees. Creates and maintains Dockerized Java applications deployed on Azure SQL databases and Azure Kubernetes (AKS) platform. Proposes and delivers solutions to increase employer and employee satisfaction in their Defined Benefits experience. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.Primary Responsibilities:• Participates in architecture design teams.• Defines and implements application level architecture.• Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.• Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.• Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.• Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.• Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.• Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.• Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.• Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.• Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.• Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.• Advises senior management on technical strategy.• Mentors junior team members.• Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.• Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.Education and Experience:Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or five (5) years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting Defined Benefit (DB) applications.Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or three (3) years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting Defined Benefit (DB) applications.Skills and Knowledge:Candidate must also possess:Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) performing systems analysis, and designing, implementing, and supporting DB systems, using HTML, JavaScript, Spring MVC, Java, C++, GIT, Jenkins, and uDeploy.DE delivering high-scale, customer-facing Website product rollouts according to Agile methodologies; coordinating development stories for DB applications -- pension plans, tax rules, calculations, and payment initiation processes -- using enterprise Java.DE administering DB pension plans (401a, 415b, 417e, Non-Qualified SERP, FICA, and disbursements) and solutions (project estimations, impact analysis, data mining, and writing stored procedures), using JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, Snag It, DBeaver, Control M, XMind, SQL Developer, and SOAP UI.DE implementing the full stack containerization and migration of DB applications to internal and public Cloud; integrating REST APIs with APIGEE; and performing troubleshooting, using Splunk, Datadog, Helm Charts, Vault, Docker, Kubernetes, ConfigMaps, and Snowflake.Certifications:Category:Information TechnologyFidelity will continue to keep the safety of associates and customers as our top priority and this will never change.As the pandemic evolves and Federal, State, and Local regulations emerge, it has become clear that knowing the vaccination status of all associates is critical to our safety efforts. Therefore, Fidelity will require all candidates to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status during the hiring process, and if vaccinated, provide proof of vaccine. This is not a requirement to be vaccinated. It is a requirement to report vaccination status and, if vaccinated, provide proof. Link to CDC definition of "fully vaccinated" for COVID-19.SummaryLocation: Durham, NCType: Full time