Vice President – Application Development & Architecture (Integration Services) - VP

State Street•Quincy, MA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

State Street's Integration Services is seeking a seasoned Vice President – Application Development & Architecture to lead strategic engineering initiatives, enterprise integration platforms, and next-generation application modernization programs. The successful candidate will drive technology strategy, solution architecture, and delivery execution across critical business and technology domains while leading global engineering teams responsible for enterprise-scale platforms. This role requires a blend of technical leadership, architectural expertise, delivery management, and people leadership. The candidate must possess deep experience building and modernizing distributed applications, driving cloud adoption, establishing engineering standards, and partnering with business and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable, resilient, and secure solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline.
12+ years of technology experience with at least 5+ years leading application development and engineering teams.
Proven experience managing enterprise application portfolios and large-scale technology programs.
Strong leadership experience managing global and distributed engineering teams.
Demonstrated success driving modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
Financial Services or Capital Markets experience.
Experience leading enterprise integration and architecture organizations.
Architecture & Design: Enterprise Architecture, Microservices Architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven Architecture, API-First Design, Enterprise Integration Patterns, Cloud-Native Architecture
Cloud & Infrastructure: Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes / AKS, Docker Containers, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD Pipeline Automation
Application Development: Java Spring Boot, REST APIs, gRPC, OpenAPI / Swagger, React / Angular, Node.js
Messaging & Integration: Kafka, JMS, MQ, Event Streaming Platforms
Data Technologies: Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, Database Performance Optimization
DevOps & Observability: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Azure Monitor, ELK Stack
Quality & Security: SonarQube, Veracode, Black Duck, Selenium, Automated Testing Frameworks, Secure SDLC Practices
Strategic Thinking
Results Orientation
Technical Leadership
Innovation & Transformation
Stakeholder Influence
People Development
Risk & Control Mindset
Collaboration & Teamwork
Operational Excellence
Executive Communication

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, development, and support of enterprise-scale applications and integration platforms.
Define and execute technology modernization roadmaps aligned to corporate and business objectives.
Establish architecture standards, reusable frameworks, engineering best practices, and governance processes.
Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures, APIs, event-driven solutions, and modern engineering practices.
Manage end-to-end application delivery across multiple technology workstreams.
Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, and Engineering teams to deliver strategic initiatives.
Oversee agile delivery processes including backlog management, sprint planning, estimation, code reviews, and release governance.
Ensure adherence to SDLC, security, risk, compliance, and audit requirements.
Design scalable, resilient, and highly available multi-tier solutions.
Drive implementation of reusable platforms, metadata-driven frameworks, and enterprise integration patterns.
Ensure solutions incorporate observability, monitoring, performance optimization, and operational readiness.
Lead architecture reviews and solution governance across strategic programs.
Build, mentor, and manage high-performing engineering teams across multiple locations.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Develop succession plans and support career growth for engineering talent.
Collaborate effectively with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and external partners.
Drive platform stability, resiliency, performance, and availability objectives.
Establish KPIs, service-level objectives, and operational metrics.
Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure effective risk management and regulatory compliance.

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