Cloud Solution Architect, Charles River Development, Vice President

Who we are:

Charles River Private Markets (CRPM) is part of Charles River Development (CRD), the FinTech division of State Street. CRPM builds and operates a modern private markets investment platform supporting private equity, private credit, real assets, and alternative investment workflows across the full investment lifecycle.

Our vision is to build the leading private markets investment platform, enabling clients to operate with greater transparency, control, and efficiency across both public and private assets. We aim to do this through strong engineering fundamentals, thoughtful system design, and technology-led innovation that scales with our clients’ needs.

Summary:

We are looking for a seasoned and forward-thinking Cloud Solutions Architect, a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and a passion for architecting cloud-native enterprise systems. Someone who thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments and takes pride in delivering high-quality, scalable solutions. The ideal candidate will bring experience designing secure, scalable enterprise systems in cloud environments, identity platforms, and enterprise integration patterns. This is an opportunity to influence the evolution of our platform while fostering innovation and collaboration across global engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end architecture design of an investment management and trading SaaS platform using AWS technologies.
• Define and enforce architectural standards, best practices, and reusable design patterns.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams
• 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.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical discipline. MS degree preferred.

Key skills and prior experience:

• 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

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world.  From technology to product innovation we're making our mark on the financial services industry.  For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people.  We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investments research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment.  Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive.  Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks.  You'll have access to flexible Work Program to help match your needs.  And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity, and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experience and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients.  We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality.  Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader.  You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Company: Charles River Development

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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.

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