State Street
Financial Services
SeniorTechnologist(FX)VicePresident
“Senior Technologist (FX) - Vice President at State Street. Skills: FX domain experience, engineering leadership, Core Java, distributed systems, cloud native technologies, architecture leadership, technical governance. Act as senior technical lead and design authority for Forte and other FX platforms. Own end-to-end technical accountability for platform stability, performance, and scalability in a 24x5 global environment”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure that Forte and adjacent FX solutions remain resilient, scalable, and aligned with business growth; translate business strategy into robust technical solutions; continuous resilience improvements; help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company
Industry & Context.
critical problem resolution; root-cause analysis; make data driven decisions
24x5 global environment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
18+ years of experience in software engineering, significant leadership in Markets technology, Ability to lead architecture, design, and technical governance at VP level, hands-on expertise in Core Java, Proven experience delivering platforms covering either Front, Middle, and Back Office workflows, Experience with capital market and large financial institutes, Solid knowledge of distributed systems, messaging, and event-driven architectures, production support experience in 24x5 mission-critical environments, Good working knowledge and experience in delivering large enterprise scale solution in cloud native technologies
Nice to Have
Prior experience working on or leading Forte or similar strategic FX platforms, Exposure to risk, credit, margin, and regulatory reporting systems, Experience with microservices, containerization, and cloud-native patterns, Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and automation frameworks, Experience driving platform modernization or large-scale transformation initiatives, understanding of operational risk, controls, and resiliency in regulated markets, Experience working with global stakeholders across regions and time zones, Good understanding of FX products (Spot, Forwards, Swaps, NDFs, Algos, Benchmarks), order lifecycle management, trade capture, and post-trade processing
What You'll Do.
Act as senior technical lead and design authority for Forte and other FX platforms
Own end-to-end technical accountability for platform stability
and scalability in a 24x5 global environment
Drive architecture and engineering standards
ensuring consistency and reuse across FO/MOO components
Provide hands-on leadership for complex design
and critical problem resolution
Oversee production readiness
and continuous resilience improvements
Mentor senior engineers and technical leads
Contribute to technology modernization initiatives
including platform simplification
Represent in governance forums
and senior stakeholder discussions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working closely with Trading, Product, Operations, and global Technology leadership; Partner closely with various stakeholders in technology, business, Operations, Risk, and Product; Lead and influence multi-team delivery across India and global locations; Mentor senior engineers and technical leads; Experience working with global stakeholders across regions and time zones
Communication Scope
Clear, confident communication with senior business and technology stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Drive modernization, Drive architecture and engineering standards, Lead and influence multi-team delivery, Oversee production readiness, Drive platform modernization or large-scale transformation initiatives
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