Investment Accounting Platform Lead – Modernization & Cloud

State Street; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street is seeking a hands-on Application Engineering Agile Room Lead to drive modernization of a large-scale investment accounting platform. The role blends leadership with hands-on engineering across Windows VC++ and Java services, cloud-enabled modernization, and agile delivery across global teams.

The position requires 12+ years in enterprise apps, strong financial services knowledge, and a track record of delivering resilient, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience developing enterprise applications and large-scale data processing solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience leading Agile software delivery teams and adhering to SDLC, governance, and risk management processes.
• Hands-on experience with modern web technologies, including ReactJS or similar front-end frameworks, as well as microservices concepts, including Spring Boot or similar platform.
• Experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions utilizing cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with cloud-native services, CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, application security, and observability practices.
• Experience with event-driven architectures, microservices, and service-oriented application design.
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, including automated testing, DevSecOps, and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Experience within the financial services industry, with exposure to investment accounting, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, or capital markets platforms strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead a software engineering team responsible for enhancing and supporting a business-critical portfolio accounting and middle-office application.
• Drive the planning and execution of application modernization initiatives, evolving a Windows-based Visual C++ platform toward a modern distributed architecture with web-based user experiences and Java-based services.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, architecture, infrastructure, and risk teams to deliver strategic technology solutions aligned with business priorities.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable, maintainable, and operationally resilient software solutions.
• Oversee solution design, software development, production readiness, and operational stability.
• Lead Agile delivery activities, including release planning, estimation, prioritization, and execution across global teams.
• Mentor engineering talent and foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Communicate technology strategy, delivery progress, dependencies, and risks to senior leadership.
• Evaluate and adopt modern engineering approaches, including AI-assisted development capabilities, automation tooling, and cloud services where appropriate to enhance development efficiency and platform capabilities.
• Provide hands-on leadership and support during critical delivery initiatives and complex production challenges.

Skills

Investment accounting

Leadership

Visual C++

Java

Azure

DevOps

AI-assisted development

Cloud services

Offshore collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Visual C++

Java

ReactJS

Spring Boot

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

State Street is seeking a hands-on Application Engineering Agile Room Lead to drive modernization of a large-scale investment accounting platform. The role blends leadership with hands-on engineering across Windows VC++ and Java services, cloud-enabled modernization, and agile delivery across global teams.

The position requires 12+ years in enterprise apps, strong financial services knowledge, and a track record of delivering resilient, scalable systems.