Solution Architect, VP III

State Street

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Work type
On-site
Location
Boston, MA
Salary
$120,000–$217,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
69 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $198k
This role $169k
$106k most similar roles pay here $249k

This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $161,250–$235,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $169k versus about $198k 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 308 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Solution Architect, VP III

Solution Architect, VP III - State Street Investment Management is a senior role within the Solution Architecture function focused on designing and supporting solution architectures across Investment Management, Product, and Client Experience business areas. The architect translates functional requirements into clear designs, produces blueprints and integration diagrams, and provides guidance to POD teams throughout the delivery lifecycle. This role requires applying enterprise patterns to ensure scalable solutions while promoting service-first, API-driven, and event-driven integration approaches. Key technical competencies include experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and modern SDLC and DevOps practices. The candidate will work with data platforms, analytics, AI, and GenAI use cases using AWS or Azure environments. This position addresses the challenge of reducing architectural inconsistency and bespoke designs within complex, multi-system environments in the asset management and financial services sectors.

What you'll do

  • Design end-to-end solution architectures for assigned domains, products, and initiatives.
  • Translate business and functional requirements into clear technical designs and architecture artifacts.
  • Create and maintain solution blueprints, integration diagrams, and documentation following enterprise standards.
  • Align domain designs with enterprise intent by coordinating integration patterns across systems.
  • Provide architectural guidance and consultation to POD teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
  • Implement service-first, API-driven, and event-driven integration approaches using approved platforms.
  • Design solutions that leverage governed data services, analytics platforms, and AI/GenAI capabilities.
  • Identify and document design risks, trade-offs, and required exceptions for governance review.

What we're looking for

  • 8–12 years of experience in solution architecture, system architecture, or senior application design roles.
  • Experience designing solutions in complex, multi-system environments across multiple business domains.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and enterprise integration patterns.
  • Working knowledge of modern SDLC, DevOps, and Product-Oriented Delivery (POD) models.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience in asset management, financial services, or regulated environments (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience with data platforms, analytics solutions, API management, and event-driven architectures (preferred).
  • Familiarity with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms and architecture standards (preferred).

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