VP, GenAI Platform Architect & Strategy

State Street Corp; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health insurance (medical, dental, VIS

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Performance-based awards

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street is seeking an experienced AI System Design Architect (VP) to lead enterprise AI system architecture strategy across the full Generative AI platform stack. The role demands deep expertise in Generative AI, enterprise architecture, platform engineering, and scalable cloud architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

You will define architecture direction, standards, and cloud design principles for AI platforms, shape modernization priorities, and ensure security, resilience, compliance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 12–17 years in solution/enterprise architecture, platform architecture, or AI/ML architecture with leadership.
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, and AI application integration.
• Proven cloud architecture experience on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, and platform engineering.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise-wide AI system architecture strategy across the GenAI platform stack.
• Define reference architectures, design standards, and cloud design approaches for AI platforms.
• Provide strategic technical leadership on scalable, secure, resilient AI system design.
• Lead architecture decisions for cloud and hybrid AI environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Establish reusable patterns for RAG, model serving, and orchestration.
• Chair architecture governance forums and ensure alignment to enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with business, product, engineering, security, and risk teams.

Skills

Generative AI

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Distributed systems

Leadership & stakeholder management

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

State Street is seeking an experienced AI System Design Architect (VP) to lead enterprise AI system architecture strategy across the full Generative AI platform stack. The role demands deep expertise in Generative AI, enterprise architecture, platform engineering, and scalable cloud architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

You will define architecture direction, standards, and cloud design principles for AI platforms, shape modernization priorities, and ensure security, resilience, compliance, and