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Cloud Solution Architect
Company | State Street |
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Location | Burlington, MA, USA |
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Salary | $140000 – $222500 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in an architecture role.
- Proven track record designing and architecting cloud native solutions
- Strong object-oriented programming skills in Java or C#
- Deep understanding of cloud-native design patterns, with the ability to apply patterns to build scalable, maintainable, and secure cloud applications
- In-depth knowledge of event-driven architectures and real-time data streaming using tools like Apache Kafka
- Experience with Kubernetes with a strong focus on designing scalable, secure, and resilient micro service architectures
- Solid understanding of data security principles including encryption, key management, and secure design principles
- Deep understanding of identity protocols and cloud authentication flows
- Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines that support blue/green deployments, canary releases, and automated rollback strategies.
- Strong understanding of application monitoring, observability, and alerting practices to ensure system reliability, performance, and rapid incident response.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end architecture design of an investment management and trading SaaS platform using Microsoft Azure technologies.
- Define and enforce architectural standards, best practices, and reusable design patterns.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams
- Own the design of robust authentication and authorization frameworks using OAuth2, SAML, OpenID Connect, and SCIM.
- Ensure the platform meets enterprise-grade SLAs for performance, security, availability, and compliance (e.g., SOC2, PCI-DSS)
- Provide architectural direction across development teams and lead technical design reviews.
- Participate in strategic planning, technical roadmap development, and system architecture reviews.
- Drive proof-of-concepts and prototyping of innovative solutions and tools.
- Lead the modernization of legacy trading systems, migrating from monolithic architectures to modular, cloud-native services that improve scalability, latency, and fault tolerance. Ensure continuity of business logic while modernizing core infrastructure.
- Leverage AI and machine learning tools to drive platform innovation, automate operations, and enhance developer productivity.
- Identify opportunities to integrate AI-powered insights across the application lifecycle and customer experience.
- Stay current with Azure feature updates and industry best practices; evaluate emerging tools for strategic benefit.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.