VP, Software Engineering & Modernization (Hybrid)

State Street Corp

Quincy (MA)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 203,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401K match

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Paid time off

Employee assistance program

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Job summary

State Street Corp. seeks an Application Engineering Agile Room Lead to drive modernization of a large Investment Accounting platform.

You will lead a global Agile team, modernize Visual C++ components to a distributed web/JAVA architecture, and partner with stakeholders to deliver strategic technology solutions. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, technical excellence, and adoption of cloud, AI tools, and DevOps practices to improve reliability and performance in financial services

Qualifications

12+ years of experience developing enterprise applications and large-scale data processing solutions.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field.
Advanced degree preferred.
Experience in multi-platform, multi-database, and multi-language environments.
Experience leading Agile software delivery teams with SDLC governance and risk management.
Hands-on with modern web technologies including ReactJS and microservices like Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

Lead a software engineering team responsible for enhancing and supporting a business-critical portfolio accounting and middle-office application.
Drive planning and execution of modernization initiatives, evolving a Windows-based Visual C++ platform toward a modern distributed architecture with web-based experiences and Java services.
Partner with stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned with priorities.
Translate requirements into scalable, maintainable software.
Oversee design, development, production readiness, and operational stability.
Lead Agile delivery activities across global teams.
Mentor engineering talent and foster technical excellence and collaboration.
Communicate strategy, progress, dependencies, and risks to leadership.
Adopt modern engineering approaches, including AI-assisted development and cloud services.