$175,000 - $287,500 Annual
Boston, Massachusetts
$175,000 - $287,500 Annual
Who we are looking for
State Street Alpha Data Service (ADS) is the data-as-a-service provider that is the back bone of the Alpha front to back strategy. Combining both technology and service provision to deliver significant data management value to our clients. Were looking for acandidate to lead our Implementation Practice Leads.
Why this role is important to us
The team you will be joining is part of a global, cross-divisional group supporting State Street Alpha. State Street Alpha redefines the common definition of alpha' to mean powering better performance and outcomes at every point on the investment lifecycle and is the first open platform from a single provider that connects the front, middle and back office. It harmonizes data, technology and services across trusted providers to help our clients better manage their businesses. Join us if making your mark in an ever-changing, increasingly complex and competitive industry is a challenge you are up for.
What you will be responsible for
As the ADS Head of Environments Management we are looking for the following
- Establish the Environments Management Practice area, responsible for end of end client implementations environment, technical operations and adherence to the standard documentation across the globe for all Alpha Data Services clients
- Be the single point of contact for all Alpha implementations support starting with requirements gathering, environment right sizing, finalizing the Alpha components required to meet the requirements
- Provide ongoing support for environment upgrades
- Provide support for all environments for a given client starting with Sandbox, BUAT, CUAT, Pre Prod and Prod as necessary for a given client
- Define and own the Packaging, Code management and deployment best practices across all of Alpha components
- Maintain client profiles with version information for all Alpha clients within Alpha eco system (CRD, ADP, Grid Services etc.,)
- Responsible for the end to end environments of Alpha clients, starting with helping with Business Requirements, Solution Design, Environment Setup, Deployment of any Custom Components, Testing Activities, Go Live activities and Post Go live hyper care support for any technical infrastructure
- Collaborate with all internal technical and business teams including GTS, SaaS Ops, Alpha Cloud Ops, Alpha Platform Engineering, Alpha Product, ADS Product, Alpha Data Ops and clients to resolve data issues
- Act as the ADS Lead for all dev ops activities with internal or external stake holders
- Collaborate with Client Implementation Executives to align on the Alpha environment provisioning activities
- Establish procedures to communicate to all stakeholders on status and progress of the overall environment status and release calendars for various Alpha components
- Collaborate with external vendors as appropriate, this will include vendors and partners like Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, Bloomberg, Refinitive, MSCI, Factset, Axioma etc.,
- Monitor the environment usage and the charges that ADS is incurring to insure we have a good handle on the expense management with Azure, Snowflake and others as appropriate
These skills will help you succeed in this role
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills across all channels and levels of recipients including team members, colleagues, clients at all levels including C suite.
- Demonstrate excellent motivational skills and lead by example in all areas.
- Support a culture of commitment, team work and productivity alongside diversity and work life balance.
- Technical proficiency in Cloud infrastructure, Snowflake and other technical components like Qlik, Network configurations
- Must have experience in Front, Middle and Back Office services
- Must have proficiency in SQL
- Knowledge about internal and external integrations, triage issues and implement/recommend solutions to data problems and anomalies
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- University degree in the field of computer science, data management or other financial services technical field
- 15+ years in Financial Services as a Developer, Dev Manager and Dev Ops Manager
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, investment 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 you 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, experiences 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.
Salary Range
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.