State Street
Financial Services
HeadofAWSCloudPlatforms,ManagingDirector
“Head of AWS Cloud Platforms, Managing Director at State Street. Skills: AWS platform engineering, Platform-as-a-product, Global engineering organizations. Execute AWS platform strategy. Own AWS platform roadmap”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years IT industry experience, 5+ years Cloud Strategy/platform engineering, 3+ years leadership role, Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience, AWS Well versed foundational constructs
Nice to Have
Product Management experience
What You'll Do.
Execute AWS platform strategy
Own AWS platform roadmap
Evolve service catalog
Drive platform adoption
Establish adoption metrics
Track developer experience metrics
Track reliability metrics
Track performance metrics
Track cost optimization metrics
Own AWS landing zone delivery
Manage risks in environments
Drive hygiene in environment
Implement policy-as-code controls
Implement logging controls
Implement monitoring controls
Implement compliance baselines
Implement multi-account governance
Implement provisioning
Ensure AWS platform audit-ready
Build AWS platform products
Operate AWS platform products
Deliver automation-first capabilities
Enable zero click-ops provisioning
Partner with application teams
Translate demand into patterns
Improve developer productivity
Own AWS platform operational health
Own AWS platform resilience
Lead incident management
Lead root cause elimination
Ensure resilience readiness
Ensure DRCP readiness
Ensure operational transparency
Manage AWS platform cost model
Manage AWS platform consumption
Manage AWS platform optimization
Partner Finance on budget alignment
Partner FinOps on cost transparency
Partner FinOps on cost efficiency
Build strategic partnerships
Nurture strategic partnerships
Lead global AWS platform organization
Drive engineering excellence
Drive automation-first culture
Ensure clear accountability
Align with enterprise governance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with senior leadership; Partner with application teams; Partner with product teams; Partner with Finance; Partner with FinOps; Partner with AWS; Partner with third-party providers; Stakeholder management
Communication Scope
Executive presentations
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Agile methodologies
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