Vice President Application Development Jobs in Boston, MA

State Street's Integration Services is seeking a seasoned Vice President – Application Development & Architecture to lead strategic engineering initiatives, enterprise integration platforms, and next-generation application modernization programs. The successful candidate will drive technology strategy, solution architecture, and delivery execution across critical business and technology domains while leading global engineering teams responsible for enterprise-scale platforms. This role requires a blend of technical leadership, architectural expertise, delivery management, and people leadership. The candidate must possess deep experience building and modernizing distributed applications, driving cloud adoption, establishing engineering standards, and partnering with business and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable, resilient, and secure solutions.

Lead the architecture, design, development, and support of enterprise-scale applications and integration platforms. Define and execute technology modernization roadmaps aligned to corporate and business objectives. Establish architecture standards, reusable frameworks, engineering best practices, and governance processes. Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures, APIs, event-driven solutions, and modern engineering practices.

Manage end-to-end application delivery across multiple technology workstreams. Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, and Engineering teams to deliver strategic initiatives. Oversee agile delivery processes including backlog management, sprint planning, estimation, code reviews, and release governance. Ensure adherence to SDLC, security, risk, compliance, and audit requirements.

Design scalable, resilient, and highly available multi-tier solutions. Drive implementation of reusable platforms, metadata-driven frameworks, and enterprise integration patterns. Ensure solutions incorporate observability, monitoring, performance optimization, and operational readiness. Lead architecture reviews and solution governance across strategic programs.

Build, mentor, and manage high-performing engineering teams across multiple locations. Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Develop succession plans and support career growth for engineering talent. Collaborate effectively with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and external partners.

Drive platform stability, resiliency, performance, and availability objectives. Establish KPIs, service-level objectives, and operational metrics. Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure effective risk management and regulatory compliance.

• Required Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline.


• 12+ years of technology experience with at least 5+ years leading application development and engineering teams.


• Proven experience managing enterprise application portfolios and large-scale technology programs.


• Strong leadership experience managing global and distributed engineering teams.


• Demonstrated success driving modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.


• Financial Services or Capital Markets experience.


• Experience leading enterprise integration and architecture organizations.

• Architecture & Design, Enterprise Architecture, Microservices Architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven Architecture, API-First Design, Enterprise Integration Patterns, Cloud-Native Architecture, Cloud & Infrastructure


• Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes / AKS, Docker Containers, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD Pipeline Automation, Application Development, Java Spring Boot, REST APIs, gRPC, OpenAPI / Swagger, React / Angular, Node.js


• Messaging & Integration, Kafka, JMS, MQ, Event Streaming Platforms, Data Technologies, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, Database Performance Optimization


• DevOps & Observability, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, Azure Monitor, ELK Stack, Quality & Security, SonarQube, Veracode, Black Duck, Selenium, Automated Testing Frameworks, Secure SDLC Practices

• Strategic Thinking


• Results Orientation


• Technical Leadership


• Innovation & Transformation


• Stakeholder Influence


• People Development


• Risk & Control Mindset


• Collaboration & Teamwork


• Operational Excellence


• Executive Communication

• Successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives.


• Improved platform stability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.


• Increased engineering productivity through automation and reusable frameworks.


• Strong employee engagement and talent development outcomes.


• Alignment of technology investments with business objectives and architectural standards.

Onsite 4 days a week in office and one day remote. Standard business hours aligned to project and stakeholder needs (8am to 5pm).

Salary Range: $120,000 - $202,500 Annual. The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

• our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match;


• insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages;


• paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities;


• access to our Employee Assistance Program;


• incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans);


• eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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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