Cloud Solutions Architect, VP

State Street • Burlington, MA

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About The Position

We are looking for a seasoned and forward-thinking Cloud Solutions Architect, a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and a passion for architecting cloud-native enterprise systems. Someone who thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments and takes pride in delivering high-quality, scalable solutions. The ideal candidate will bring experience designing secure, scalable enterprise systems in cloud environments, particularly focusing on Azure and multi-cloud services, identity platforms, and enterprise integration patterns. This is an opportunity to influence the evolution of our platform while fostering innovation and collaboration across global engineering teams. The Cloud Solutions Architect is a critical role in our organization, helping transition to a cloud-native SAAS solution operating at the highest standards of quality and performance. Your leadership will drive innovation, ensure compliance with global regulatory standards, and enable seamless collaboration across geographically distributed engineering teams. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of the State Street Alpha platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in an architecture role.
• Proven track record designing and architecting cloud native solutions
• Strong object-oriented programming skills in Java or C#
• Deep understanding of cloud-native design patterns, with the ability to apply patterns to build scalable, maintainable, and secure cloud applications
• In-depth knowledge of event-driven architectures and real-time data streaming using tools like Apache Kafka
• Experience with Kubernetes with a strong focus on designing scalable, secure, and resilient micro service architectures
• Solid understanding of data security principles including encryption, key management, and secure design principles
• Deep understanding of identity protocols and cloud authentication flows
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines that support blue/green deployments, canary releases, and automated rollback strategies.
• Strong understanding of application monitoring, observability, and alerting practices to ensure system reliability, performance, and rapid incident response
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture design of an investment management and trading SaaS platform using Microsoft Azure technologies.
• Define and enforce architectural standards, best practices, and reusable design patterns.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams
• Own the design of robust authentication and authorization frameworks using OAuth2, SAML, OpenID Connect, and SCIM.
• Ensure the platform meets enterprise-grade SLAs for performance, security, availability, and compliance (e.g., SOC2, PCI-DSS)
• Provide architectural direction across development teams and lead technical design reviews.
• Participate in strategic planning, technical roadmap development, and system architecture reviews.
• Drive proof-of-concepts and prototyping of innovative solutions and tools.
• Lead the modernization of legacy trading systems, migrating from monolithic architectures to modular, cloud-native services that improve scalability, latency, and fault tolerance.
• Ensure continuity of business logic while modernizing core infrastructure.
• Leverage AI and machine learning tools to drive platform innovation, automate operations, and enhance developer productivity.
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI-powered insights across the application lifecycle and customer experience.
• Stay current with Azure feature updates and industry best practices; evaluate emerging tools for strategic benefit.

Benefits

• retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
• insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
• paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
• access to our Employee Assistance Program
• incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
• eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
• inclusive development opportunities
• flexible work-life support
• paid volunteer days
• vibrant employee networks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees