Principal Systems Analyst

Job Description:

The Role

Join Fidelity Investments as a Principal Systems Analyst and be part of an ambitious team dedicated to revolutionizing our digital platform! This opportunity allows you to drive the transformation of our Brokerage Operations Workstation into an innovative, user-friendly digital experience.  As a Principal Systems Analyst on the team, you will be expected to quickly gain understanding of all the components of our applications and will work with the team to deliver best in class customer experience solutions.  

Ideal candidates are strategic problem solvers with a passion for user-centric design and demonstrated analytical abilities. Your role will be critical in improving operational efficiency and decision-making through modern, coordinated solutions. 

The Expertise and Skills You Bring 

• Strong understanding of financial or brokerage industry

• Ability to design systems that support Brokerage Operations processing 

• Mapping and improving workflows in trading, settlement, straight-through processing (STP) and reconciliations

• Familiarity with trade lifecycle, clearing and custodian systems

• Awareness of regulations, compliance workflows and audit trails

• Programming Languages: Proficiency in SQL, Python or Scripting

• Advanced Data Analytics: Ability to interpret large datasets and extract insights

• Business Process Modeling: Skills in analyzing and improving workflow

• Systems Integration: Understanding in APIs/Swagger Contracts

Key responsibilities for this role: 

• Lead in-depth analysis of Swagger contracts and API specifications to ensure alignment with strategic business objectives, identifying integration opportunities and documentation gaps across platforms. 

• Partner with cross-functional teams including product leadership, UX design, engineering, and business stakeholders to define and refine user and business requirements for digital transformation initiatives. 

• Conduct advanced workflow and process analysis, identifying inefficiencies and opportunities for automation and modernization, particularly in legacy systems such as mainframe environments. 

• Translate business logic and legacy data structures into future-state digital experience requirements, ensuring scalability, usability, and automation readiness. 

• Drive the development of high-quality solution requirements, user stories, and functional specifications for complex software systems, ensuring traceability to business goals. 

• Provide strategic insights through data analysis, leveraging SQL and relational database expertise to inform decision-making and measure modernization impact. 

• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to the development of analytical standards and best practice across the team. 

• Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to ensure API and integration strategies align with enterprise architecture and security standards. 

The Expertise and Skills You Bring 

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience as a systems analyst, business analyst, or similar role in a digital or operational transformation environment. 

• Ability to translate technical requirements and operational processes into intuitive, actionable product requirements; Proven understanding of operations workflows and processes, preferably in financial services or other regulated industries. 

• Experience working on projects related to legacy system modernization (e.g., mainframe to cloud, UI/UX redesign, data integration)

• Effective communicator with customer engagement and storytelling skills; Conveys digital strategy and impact using data and visualizations. 

• Demonstrated experience informing product strategy and delivery, including