Technical Team Lead, VP - State Street Investment Management

State Street•Boston, MA

About The Position

State Street Investment Management (State Street IM) is seeking an experienced and hands-on technology leader to spearhead strategic technology initiatives across the Client Experience organization, including cloud migration, application modernization, security remediation, third-party application governance, and production support oversight. This role is responsible for ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, cloud strategy, security and regulatory requirements, and enterprise data integration frameworks. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Infrastructure, Data Engineering, Application Development, Procurement, and external technology partners to deliver secure, scalable, compliant, and cloud-native solutions that support the firm's strategic objectives and operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
10+ years of experience in enterprise application architecture, software engineering, cloud transformation, or technology leadership roles.
Strong experience leading enterprise cloud migration and modernization programs.
Hands-on knowledge of AWS cloud services and cloud-native architectures.
Strong understanding of enterprise application architectures, shared services, and distributed systems.
Proficiency in Java and Python application development.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), and enterprise software engineering standards.
Experience managing application security, vulnerability remediation, and technology risk controls.
Experience managing third-party technology vendors, SaaS/platform providers, vendor risk activities, service reviews, and production support expectations for business-critical applications.
Experience working with relational and non-relational database technologies.
Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, APIs, messaging technologies, and data exchange frameworks.
Knowledge of AI technologies, generative AI capabilities, and practical application of AI within enterprise environments.
Proven ability to collaborate across business, architecture, infrastructure, security, and development organizations.
Strong communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in financial services or highly regulated environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end cloud migration initiatives across many applications, including planning, prioritization, dependency management, execution oversight, and stakeholder coordination.
Define and drive cloud modernization strategies aligned with enterprise technology roadmaps and business objectives.
Ensure migrated and newly developed solutions adhere to enterprise architecture standards, cloud strategies, security controls, and approved technology platforms.
Establish governance processes and metrics to track cloud adoption, technology modernization progress, architecture compliance, and operational effectiveness.
Drive remediation of security vulnerabilities and ensure timely resolution of identified risks in partnership with application and infrastructure teams.
Promote adoption of secure-by-design and cloud-first engineering practices across development teams.
Ensure alignment with enterprise data integration patterns, API standards, and data governance requirements.
Own vendor management responsibilities for third-party applications, including vendor engagement, service delivery oversight, contract renewals, issue escalation, risk management, and alignment with enterprise procurement and third-party governance processes.
Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, infrastructure, and development teams to evaluate and implement technology solutions.
Support production stability through incident management governance and provide escalation leadership for critical production incidents.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, resiliency, scalability, and platform reliability.
Contribute to technology roadmaps, platform strategy, and modernization initiatives supporting long-term business growth and transformation.
Mentor and guide architects, developers, and technical leads on cloud technologies, architecture best practices, and modern engineering approaches.

Benefits

our 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 (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
inclusive development opportunities
flexible work-life support
paid volunteer days
vibrant employee networks