Principal Data Engineer
at Fidelity Investments
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Responsible for designing scalable, cloud-based data systems using data warehousing, visualization, and data integration. Builds and optimizes ETL/ELT pipelines with Snowflake, Python, AWS, and Confluent Kafka, and develops ingestion frameworks to support streaming analytics. Works closely with business units and architects to gather requirements, plan deployments, and implement on-premises and cloud-based data platforms. Delivers actionable insights through data convergence and supports cost-effective innovation across the organization.
Job Description:
Position Description:
Produces scalable, resilient, Cloud-based systems design using multiple methodologies -- data warehousing, data visualization, and data integration. Simplifies Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) using relational database technologies (Oracle SQL and PL/SQL) and Snowflake. Constructs and compares models using data modelling tools and data ingestion tool sets, including Apache NiFi and Kafka. Sets up reliable infrastructure to perform data-related tasks, particularly with Kafka, to stream analytics. Writes SQL queries in Oracle/Snowflake and performs performance optimization for large datasets. Develops Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) and Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) pipelines to move data to and from Snowflake data store, using Python, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Snowflake. Works closely with the business units and architects to gather requirements, plan, design, develop and deploy on-premises and cloud-based applications. Designs, develops and modifies software systems to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design, using scientific analysis and mathematical models.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Determines system performance standards.
- Assists in establishing and maintaining industry standards in systems and security.
- Monitors functioning of equipment to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.
- Crafts and implements operational data stores and data lakes in a production environment.
- Analyzes information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
- Confers with systems analysts and other software engineers/developers to design systems and obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
- Develops and maintains software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
- Analyzes business requirements and delineates possible roadmaps and milestone plans to achieve the desired strategic initiatives.
- Collaborates with various business units to fulfill their needs as well as their customer’s, provides technical support such as application and framework development and data management solution and implementation.
- Develops ingestion and transformation frameworks to establish data pipelines that can collect logs and enable metadata for the consumption layer.
- Provides exploratory analysis and framework development, product development enhancements, and platform and infrastructure solutions and support.
- Delivers actionable insights to business units by way of data convergence and establishes lower costs for innovation.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Science or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Data Engineer (or closely related occupation) supporting analytical platforms in a scalable, high volume, cloud based environment by building data pipelines and developing data movement, reporting, and web applications using AWS Cloud Platforms, Python, and Confluent Kafka.
Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Science, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Data Engineer (or closely related occupation) supporting analytical platforms in a scalable, high volume, cloud based environment by building data pipelines and developing data movement, reporting, and web applications using AWS Cloud Platforms, Python, and Confluent Kafka.
Skills and Knowledge:
Candidate must also possess:
- Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) designing, building, and deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) model engineering pipelines, using AWS Kubernetes, Jenkins Core, Stash, Artifactory, ModelOp, and Docker, to support multiple legal, risk, and compliance models.
- DE implementing data components (databases, tables, views, types, stored procedures, functions, roles, and queries) for legal, compliance, risk, and security applications on relational databases (DB2 and Oracle), using SQL and PL/SQL queries.
- DE designing and developing event-based system integration frameworks for legal, compliance, risk, and security applications, using AWS Lambda, Confluent Kafka, SQS, Control-M, and Spring Schedulers.
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Information TechnologyMost 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.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
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At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want! We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process.
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At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2026. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.
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401(k) with company match
Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
16-week maternity leave & 12-week parental leave
Student loan assistance
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- Assess, build, and align your development plan through resources like our skill-building classroom and online courses.
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- Paid training with a facilitator who is dedicated to your onboarding and will track and evaluate your progress, giving you strategies to improve.
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