Solutions Architecture Vice President

State Street

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irvine, CA
Salary
$125,000–$226,250 / yr
Posted
32 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

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This role $176k
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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 176 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Solutions Architecture Vice President

Solutions Architecture, Vice President serves as the primary architecture leader for IMS West, overseeing the end-to-end technology strategy for applications, infrastructure, and client-facing capabilities. This senior leadership role involves defining roadmap goals, governing modernization programs, and driving cloud transformation, platform standardization, and operational resiliency efforts. The individual will manage a team of architects to develop reference architectures, reduce technical debt, and oversee automation and observability initiatives. Key technical competencies include enterprise architecture, distributed systems design, API integration, cybersecurity, data architecture, and infrastructure-as-code within a DevSecOps framework. The role addresses critical challenges in high-stakes financial services environments by ensuring system scalability, security, and compliance with regulatory requirements. By partnering with engineering and business leaders, the person will translate complex requirements into robust technical solutions while fostering an innovative culture of operational excellence.

What you'll do

  • Define and maintain the IMS West technology architecture roadmap aligned with business, operational, and regulatory priorities.
  • Lead end-to-end architecture for modernization programs including cloud migration, data center exit, and technical debt reduction.
  • Establish and oversee architecture governance, design councils, and review processes to ensure compliance with enterprise standards.
  • Develop reusable architecture patterns, reference architectures, and technical standards to simplify and standardize platforms.
  • Drive operational resiliency by designing systems that eliminate single points of failure and improve monitoring and observability.
  • Translate complex business requirements from executive stakeholders and clients into scalable technology solutions.
  • Manage a team of solution architects while building organizational capability and fostering an innovation-focused culture.
  • Partner with engineering teams to ensure architecture designs are effectively implemented using automation and modern practices.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of progressive technology leadership experience.
  • 5+ years in architecture leadership, chief architect, enterprise architect, or solutions architecture roles.
  • Experience leading architecture for large-scale financial services or regulated environments.
  • Proven track record delivering enterprise modernization and transformation programs.
  • Strong experience with mission-critical production environments and operational risk management.
  • Expertise in cloud architecture (AWS preferred).
  • Proficiency in distributed systems, API/integration, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data architecture.
  • Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code.

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