Senior Data Platform Architect: Snowflake & Databricks

STATE STREET CORPORATION; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Insurance coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Performance-based awards

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Platform Architect to own the end-to-end architecture, security design, and governance of the enterprise data platform spanning Snowflake, Databricks, and open data formats. This role supports analytics, regulatory reporting, AI/ML workloads with auditability and robust security controls.

You will lead cross-functional delivery for regulated financial services workloads, ensure disaster recovery, data sharing and chargeback models, and partner

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable data platform architectures for regulated financial services.
• Strong knowledge of Snowflake, Databricks, Iceberg/Parquet/Delta, and Unity Catalog.
• Proven ability to align architecture with SOX, MRAs, NPPI/PII controls and audit trails.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern a hybrid Snowflake–Databricks architecture for analytics and data lake designs.
• Architect open data formats (Iceberg/Delta/Parquet) and drive cross-engine interoperability.
• Design data virtualization patterns enabling federated access across Snowflake, Databricks, Oracle, SQL Server, and legacy systems.
• Lead batch modernization migrating legacy ETL to cloud-native workflows with monitoring and resiliency.
• Enforce data security by design with RBAC, masking, secure views, and audit trails.

Job description

State Street Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Platform Architect to own the end-to-end architecture, security design, and governance of the enterprise data platform spanning Snowflake, Databricks, and open data formats. This role supports analytics, regulatory reporting, AI/ML workloads with auditability and robust security controls.

You will lead cross-functional delivery for regulated financial services workloads, ensure disaster recovery, data sharing and chargeback models, and partner