Vice President, Senior Data Lakehouse Architect

State Street

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Work type
On-site
Location
Quincy, MABoston, MA
Salary
$120,000–$202,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
59 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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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

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TL;DR · Vice President, Senior Data Lakehouse Architect

JOB TITLE: Senior Data Lakehouse Architect (Databricks), Vice President The Senior Data Lakehouse Architect (Databricks), Vice President joins the Corporate Functions Technology team to design and lead the build-out of a Legal Data Lakehouse platform on AWS and Databricks. This role involves architecting a multi-layered data architecture to support contract metadata, eDiscovery datasets, and regulatory feeds. You will build scalable ingestion frameworks for structured and unstructured data, develop ETL/ELT pipelines, and implement governance using Unity Catalog and AWS-native controls. Key technologies include Databricks, Apache Spark, Python, SQL, Delta Lake, and Terraform. The position solves the challenge of consolidating distributed legal documents and workflows into a secure, governed foundation. You will enable legal analytics, AI/ML use cases like RAG architectures, and automated contract review within a highly regulated environment.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement the end-to-end Legal Data Lakehouse architecture using Databricks and AWS.
  • Develop multi-layered data architectures to ingest contract metadata, legal matters, and eDiscovery datasets.
  • Lead the development of ETL/ELT pipelines using Spark, Python, and SQL for structured and unstructured data.
  • Implement data governance frameworks using Databricks Unity Catalog and AWS-native security controls.
  • Architect data models and retrieval systems (RAG) to support legal AI, LLM, and GenAI use cases.
  • Establish CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code standards using Terraform and Git-based workflows.
  • Translate business and legal requirements into scalable, enterprise-grade technical solutions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in data architecture, engineering, or analytics platforms.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks and Apache Spark.
  • Strong experience with AWS-based data platforms.
  • Expertise in data governance, security, and compliance in regulated environments.
  • Experience working with unstructured data and NLP/document processing pipelines.
  • Relevant certifications such as Databricks Certified Data Engineer/Architect or AWS Certified Solutions Architect (preferred).
  • Experience in Legal, Compliance, or Financial Services industries (preferred).

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