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Principal Systems Analyst

Fidelity

Fidelity

IT
Durham, NC, USA
Posted on Nov 13, 2025
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Job Description:

Position Description:

Performs technical analysis of sophisticated Web application development concepts, using Spring MVC, Spring Core, XML, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Performs systems analysis with Hava and Confluence. Designs new systems based on requirements. Provides analysis on complex systems analysis projects, often across subsystems and companies, in a matrix organization. Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies. Consults with business users to develop recommendations that address difficult and complex business needs and opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Leads and conducts interviews with business users to gather requirements and analyzes technology needs and system and workflow challenges.

  • Develops Application Programming Interface (API) definitions and service call strategies to execute business logic.

  • Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex systems analysis projects and defines project scope, leads analysis, design, coding, system and user testing, problem resolution and planning.

  • Leads other analysts in the execution of documents on large and complex projects and monitors the quality and progress of documents created by other analysts.

  • Leads and participates in the definition of test strategies, and coordinates user acceptance testing efforts.

  • Communicates progress of multiple projects to management, engages stakeholders on a regular basis, and manages expectations of internal and external stakeholders.

  • Proactively navigates the organization to accomplish tasks and works on multiple features simultaneously when needed.

  • Works with other teams to evolve standards and best practices for systems analysis processes.

  • Participates in incident and crisis management to assess business impact, determine and facilitate any workarounds, in concert with the production support organization.

  • Coaches and mentors junior product analysts and developers on systems analysis techniques and business workflows.

  • Assesses design recommendations made by other analysts.

  • Verifies that objectives, requirements, use cases and specifications remain current.

  • Responsible for meeting on-time and on-budget project goals.

  • Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.

  • Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Systems Analyst (or closely related occupation) orchestrating the design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, secure, Cloud-ready enterprise Web applications within the financial services sector.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Systems Analyst (or closely related occupation) orchestrating the design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, secure, Cloud-ready enterprise Web applications within the financial services sector.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) analyzing the integration of content management using SDL Tridion and SOAP/REST Web services; and analyzing Web services request and response schema structure, and Microservices API design, using Swagger or Swagger Hub; and leading the design and development of Digital applications using Scrum and Agile methodologies.

  • DE designing and developing customer facing enterprise Web applications using Java and J2EE server-side technologies (Spring, Spring-Boot, Struts, Servlets, JSP, and JSTL), microservices architecture, Web security technologies (OAuth and SAML), Apache Camel, and SOAP/RESTful Web services.

  • DE designing and developing responsive Web application components and modules, using client side technologies – Angular 11+, HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript, Gulp, or Grunt; and creating client-side code automated unit tests, using test runners including Karma or Jasmine.

  • DE performing Java/J2EE application development according to Test Driven and Behavioral Driven Development (TDD and BDD) methodologies, using Junit and PowerMockito frameworks; and performing application development and debugging using software development tools and editors – Eclipse or VSCode.

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Category:

Information Technology

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.

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.

Company overview

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.

If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at:

accommodations@fmr.com

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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 top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. 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.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to [email protected], or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

Benefits
Learning & development
Culture

Benefits that adapt to everything life sends your way

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

16-week maternity leave & 12-week parental leave

Student loan assistance

Fidelity is invested in you

Committed to Professional Development

At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our employees to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills and connections that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.

We offer a wide range of options for professional development including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions. Special interest and networking groups are also part of our culture of empowerment, personal and professional enrichment, diversity and inclusion, and knowledge sharing.

Continuing Education & Training

  • Assess, build, and align your development plan through resources like our skill-building classroom and online courses.
  • Video-based training for technology, leadership, management & more.
  • Ongoing skills development and coaching opportunities.
  • Paid training with a facilitator who is dedicated to your onboarding and will track and evaluate your progress, giving you strategies to improve.
  • A range of talent development programs to support career mobility.

Mentoring

  • Utilize the skills of experienced leaders to enrich your career.
  • Dedicated mentors to help you grow into new areas of Fidelity’s business as you develop new skills.
  • An open atmosphere of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
  • Opportunities to pay it forward, sharing the knowledge you develop and as you help others define how they want their career to take shape.

Our Commitment

Discover opportunities to build a fulfilling career within a supportive culture that celebrates individuality. We empower our associates to pursue career paths that align with their unique goals and personalities.

Giving back to our communities

Throughout Fidelity, you’ll find a genuine commitment to social responsibility – where we strive to make an impact for customers, while also making an impact on the world.

Fidelity Cares

  • Provides associates with opportunities to actively volunteer and share their talents.
  • Hosts numerous company-wide volunteer events (in-person and virtual).
  • Partners with nonprofit organizations to support our local communities.
  • More than 12,500 associates donate time annually – from interns to SVPs.
  • Impact includes refurbishing schools, donating books and supplies, and teaching financial literacy.

Fidelity Charitable®

  • Created to make it easy for people to support charitable organizations they care about.
  • Helped deliver $14.9billion in donor-recommended grants to charity in 2024.
  • Supported more than 433,000 unique charities around the world.
  • Since its inception, more than $100 billion has been given to public charities.

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