Head of AWS Cloud Platforms, Managing Director

State Street

Closes in 6 days

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Quincy, MA
Salary
$170,000–$282,500 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
Closes
Jun 21, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $178k
This role $226k
$120k most similar roles pay here $300k

This role pays more than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$213,687 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $226k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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About State Street

State Street Corporation is one of the world''s largest custodian banks and asset managers, providing investment servicing, investment management, and investment research to institutional investors. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Custody

State Street currently has 135 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $120,000–$188,750 across 134 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Head of AWS Cloud Platforms, Managing Director

State Street is seeking a senior technology leader to head AWS Cloud Platform Engineering within its Cloud Platforms organization. This Managing Director will report directly to the Head of Cloud Platforms and lead a global engineering team responsible for building and operating best-in-class AWS platforms that are secure, scalable, and resilient. The role involves executing strategic plans, creating platform standards, and driving a product-centric mindset across the firm. Key responsibilities include owning the AWS platform roadmap, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, enabling self-service consumption through automation-first capabilities, and managing financial stewardship. Ideal candidates have deep AWS expertise, experience in regulated environments, and strong stakeholder management skills. They should be proficient in tools like Terraform, Jenkins, and Splunk, and knowledgeable about NIST 800-53 and CSA CCM 4.0.

What you'll do

  • Execute AWS platform strategy aligned to enterprise cloud roadmap.
  • Own and evolve the AWS service catalog with multi-cloud standards.
  • Ensure AWS platforms are secure, compliant, and audit-ready.
  • Build self-service consumption products for compute, storage, etc.
  • Manage AWS cost model, optimize consumption, and partner with FinOps.

What we're looking for

  • Deep AWS platform engineering expertise and extensive working knowledge of AWS services.
  • Proven experience leading large-scale AWS platform engineering organizations in regulated environments.
  • Strong product mindset with ability to translate enterprise strategy into platform capabilities.
  • Demonstrated skill in governance, compliance, and regulatory adherence for financial services.
  • Extensive experience in cloud security, observability, and operational tooling.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in IT industry, preferably in finance.

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