VP, Cloud & Platform Transformation

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 202,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Insurance: medical/dental/vision

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Performance-based incentives

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street Investment Management is seeking an experienced technology leader to drive strategic cloud initiatives, modernization, security remediation, and governance across the Client Experience organization. You will ensure alignment with architecture standards, cloud strategy, and data integration frameworks while collaborating with multiple teams and partners.

The role emphasizes secure-by-design practices, vendor management, incident governance, and continuous improvement to support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise application architecture, software engineering, cloud transformation, or technology leadership roles.
• Strong experience leading enterprise cloud migration and modernization programs.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS cloud services and cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end cloud migration initiatives across many applications, including planning, prioritization, dependency management, execution oversight, and stakeholder coordination.
• Define and drive cloud modernization strategies aligned with enterprise technology roadmaps and business objectives.
• Ensure migrated and newly developed solutions adhere to enterprise architecture standards, cloud strategies, security controls, and approved technology platforms.
• Establish governance processes and metrics to track cloud adoption, technology modernization progress, architecture compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Drive remediation of security vulnerabilities and ensure timely resolution of identified risks in partnership with application and infrastructure teams.
• Promote adoption of secure-by-design and cloud-first engineering practices across development teams.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise data integration patterns, API standards, and data governance requirements.
• Own vendor management responsibilities for third-party applications, including vendor engagement, service delivery oversight, contract renewals, issue escalation, risk management, and alignment with enterprise procurement and third-party governance processes.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, infrastructure, and development teams to evaluate and implement technology solutions.
• Support production stability through incident management governance and provide escalation leadership for critical production incidents.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, resiliency, scalability, and platform reliability.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps, platform strategy, and modernization initiatives supporting long-term business growth and transformation.
• Mentor and guide architects, developers, and technical leads on cloud technologies, architecture best practices, and modern engineering approaches.

Skills

Cloud migration

AWS

Java

Python

Security governance

Vendor management

Data integration

APIs

SDLC

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Docker

Job description

State Street Investment Management is seeking an experienced technology leader to drive strategic cloud initiatives, modernization, security remediation, and governance across the Client Experience organization. You will ensure alignment with architecture standards, cloud strategy, and data integration frameworks while collaborating with multiple teams and partners.

The role emphasizes secure-by-design practices, vendor management, incident governance, and continuous improvement to support