Cloud Development Lead, Vice President

State Street; Quincy (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a hands-on technology leader with deep cloud experience to drive architecture and delivery across front, middle, and back office platforms. You will design and implement cloud-native solutions using Java, Python, Kafka, and Snowflake, while ensuring security, performance and cost efficiency.

You will collaborate with global teams, perform POC-driven architecture decisions, and mentor engineers in an agile environment to deliver mission-critical projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or CS and 6+ years in software development or architecture.
• Proven hands-on experience translating business needs into technical designs.
• Strong cloud-native development and cost/performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop solutions for front, middle and back office implementations.
• Develop applications using Java, Python, RDBMS, Kafka and Snowflake.
• Design cloud-native applications with cost efficiency, security, and scalability in mind.
• Collaborate with infrastructure for deployment and operations.
• Evaluate technologies and drive architecture decisions through POCs.
• Work in a multi-location, agile development team.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Agile leadership

Python

Java

RDBMS

Data processing

AI/ML development

Team leadership

Cost optimization

Security controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

Snowflake

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

Airflow

Spark

Job description

Who we are looking for

This is a hands-on technology position in State Street Global Technology Services seeking a technology leader with specialized business knowledge in the middle/front office areas. The candidate is someone with proven record of technology project execution for cloud, with ability to get hands on when it comes to analysis design and execution, someone with creativity and self-motivation to delivery on mission critical projects.

What you will be responsible for

• Design and Develop solutions for various front, middle and back office implementations
• Develop applications leveraging various technologies – Java, Python, RDBMS, Kafka, snowflake
• Design and code applications for cloud, leveraging Cloud native architecture princples and technologies
• Ensure all Cloud solutions exhibit higher level of cost efficiency, performance, security, scalability and reliability
• Work with infrastructure and other related teams to ensure deployment and operationalization of cloud applications
• Quickly evaluate various technlologies and complete POC driving architecture design for the applications
• Work in complex environment with multi location teams
• Work in team of agile developers

What we value

• Having 15+ Years of experience in application development team with hands on architecting, designing, developing and deployment skillset. Have demonstrated ability to translate business requirements in a technical design and through to implementation.
• Strong experience with Python, Azure OpenAI, LangChain/LangGraph, Snowflake, SQL, REST APIs, AKS/Kubernetes and cloud-native application development.
• Hands-on experience with RAG, Vector Databases, Prompt Engineering, MLflow, AI Evaluation Frameworks, and enterprise GenAI application development.
• Knowledge of data governance, Responsible AI, security controls, and SDLC practices within regulated financial services environments.
• Experience working with business users to deliver AI-powered products from ideation through production deployment.
• Experience with designing & architecting services, systems & data platforms
• Experience with designing & architecting BigData platforms is a plus.
• Experience in event driven architectures, message hub, MQ, Kafka is required.
• Subject Matter Expertise in J2EE concepts, micro service architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, ETL tools, Data as a Service, Star Schema, Dimension modelling, OLTP, ACID and data structures is desired
• Proven Experience with Cloud and Big data platforms , building data processing application utilizing spark, Airflow,, Object storage etc.
• Having 10+ Years of experience in application development team with hands on architecting, designing, developing and deployment skillset. Have demonstrated ability to translate business requirements in a technical design and through to implementation.
• Experience with designing & architecting services, systems & data platforms
• Experience with designing & architecting BigData platforms is a plus.
• Experience in event driven architectures, message hub, MQ, Kafka is required.
• Subject Matter Expertise in J2EE concepts, micro service architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, ETL tools, Data as a Service, Star Schema, Dimension modelling, OLTP, ACID and data structures is desired
• Proven Experience with Cloud and Big data platforms , building data processing application utilizing spark, Airflow,, Object storage etc.
• Able to use cloud technloigies – Azure/AWS – VM, Storage, Logic apps, Event grid, serveless functions , Snowflake etc.
• Ability to work in an on-shore/off-shore model working with development teams across continents
• Use coding standard, secured application development, documentation, Release and configuration management and expertise in CI/CD.
• Well versed in SDLC using Agile Scrum.
• Plan and execute the deployment of releases.
• Ability to work with Application Development, SQA, and Infrastructure team.
• Strong leadership skill, analytical problem-solving skills along with the ability to learn and adapt quickly
• Self-motivated, quick learner and creative problem solver, organized, and responsible for managing a team of dev engineers.
• Good experience delivering large scale projects in financial industry

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6 or more years of experience in Information Technology
• Strong team ethics and team player.
• Experience in financial industry working on financial reporting/regulatory projects is a plus. Domain knowledge of financial industry concepts Securities 101 Capital Markets 101 etc. is desirable
• Cloud certification is plus
• Experience in evaluating software estimating cost and delivery timelines and managing financials
• Experience leading agile delivery & adhering to SDLC processes is required
• Work closely with the business & IT stake holders to manage delivery
• Masters or B.S. degree in Computer Science or related field

Additional requirements

• Ability to lead delivery, manage team members if required and provide feedback
• Ability to make effective decisions and manage change
• Communicates effectively in a professional manner both written and orally
• Team player with a positive attitude enthusiasm initiative and self-motivation
• Ability to multi-task energetic fast learner & problem solver

Work Requirement

• Onsite 4 days a week in office and one day remote
• Standard business hours aligned to project and stakeholder needs(8am to 5pm)

Salary Range:

$120,000 - $217,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: 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); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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