Job Summary

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.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Leadership

• 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.

Delivery Management

• 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.

Architecture & Engineering Excellence

• 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.

Team Leadership

• 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.

Operational Excellence

• 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.

Qualifications Required

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Technical Expertise

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

Leadership Competencies

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in:

• Strategic Thinking

• Results Orientation

• Technical Leadership

• Innovation & Transformation

• Stakeholder Influence

• People Development

• Risk & Control Mindset

• Collaboration & Teamwork

• Operational Excellence

• Executive Communication

Success Measures

• Successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives.

• Improved platform stability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.

• Increased engineering productivity through automation and reusable frameworks.

• Strong employee engagement and talent development outcomes.

• Alignment of technology investments with business objectives and architectural standards.