Engineering Leader – Investment Technology, Vice President

Organization - State Street Investment Management

Function – COO Investment Technology & Services

Location - Bangalore, Karnataka

Who Are We Looking For

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Lead, VP who combines deep technical expertise, delivery excellence, and people leadership to build and scale enterprise-grade data platforms. This role requires a hands-on leader who can architect modern cloud-native solutions, drive large-scale transformations, develop high-performing teams, and foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and accountability.

What You Will Be Responsible For

Engineering & Solution Architecture

Architect and deliver scalable, secure, and resilient data platforms leveraging AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Design end-to-end solutions using Databricks, Snowflake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, and modern data architectures.
Establish engineering standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices for quality, performance, and operational excellence.
Drive modernization initiatives across analytics, data engineering, AI, ETL/ELT, and cloud platforms.

Application Development & Delivery Leadership

Lead the delivery of complex enterprise-scale programs from concept to production.
Partner with business, product, and engineering stakeholders to execute strategic roadmaps.
Drive execution excellence through planning, risk management, quality governance, and operational readiness.
Champion DevOps, automation, CI/CD, and engineering productivity.

Technical Leadership

Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance.
Promote innovation through experimentation, emerging technologies, and continuous improvement.
Enable adoption of modern engineering practices, automation, and AI-driven development.

People & Organizational Leadership

Build a culture of ownership, urgency, accountability, and collaboration.
Develop and inspire high-performing teams through coaching and constructive feedback.
Encourage open communication, healthy debate, and continuous learning.
Strengthen team engagement and create an environment where people can thrive and grow.

Business & Stakeholder Partnership

Build trusted partnerships across global business and technology teams.
Influence decisions through strong communication, technical leadership, and business acumen.
Align engineering outcomes with strategic business priorities and measurable value creation.

Required Qualifications

Technical Expertise

15+ years of software engineering, data engineering, or platform engineering experience.
Strong architecture and design experience across modern data ecosystems.
Deep expertise in:

Databricks /Snowflake
Data Warehousing,ETL/ELT Design & Development, Data Modeling
Lakehouse Architectures, Distributed Data Processing

Strong programming experience in:

Python, Apache Spark / PySpark, SQL, Unix/Shell Scripting, Java (preferred)

Experience with one or more cloud providers:

AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Architecture & Delivery

Proven experience architecting and delivering end-to-end enterprise solutions.
Successfully delivered at least two large-scale enterprise transformation programs.
Experience with cloud migration, platform modernization, DevOps, observability, and data governance.

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you'll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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Job ID: R-795945

Engineering Leader Investment Technology, Vice President II