Vice President – System Analysis & Quality Engineering (Alpha / Middle Office Technology) at STATE STREET CORPORATION

About the Role

We are looking for a senior VP-level hands‑on leader who can bridge System Analysis and Quality Engineering for the Alpha and Middle Office Technology platforms. The role requires a strong domain‑led technologist with 12‑15+ years of experience across Front and Middle Office, able to translate complex business needs into clear requirements and ensure high‑quality delivery through modern QA practices and automation.

Responsibilities

• System Analysis & Product Alignment – partner with business, product, and operations teams to define and refine requirements for complex Middle Office platforms, own the requirement lifecycle, translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria, create use case documents, support test data preparation, drive functional design discussions, and act as a bridge between business and engineering.
• Quality Engineering & Delivery Ownership – lead end‑to‑end testing strategy, planning, and execution across multiple agile teams, own and drive test automation strategy, enforce defect management discipline, promote modern QA practices in cloud‑native and event‑driven environments, pursue 100% test automation, monitor and communicate quality metrics, risks, and readiness to leadership, own end‑to‑end testing for system integration.
• Execution & Leadership – provide day‑to‑day leadership to SA and QA teams (onshore/offshore), drive SDLC standardization and best practices, ensure successful execution of large cross‑functional programs with tight timelines, work directly with senior business and technology leadership, mentor teams, and foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications – 12‑15+ years of experience in financial services technology (Front/Middle Office), strong experience in both System Analysis and QA/Testing leadership roles, proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and validation strategies, extensive experience in Agile story writing and backlog grooming, deep experience in functional, integration, regression, and performance testing, hands‑on experience with test automation tools and frameworks, proficiency in SQL, experience working in agile delivery models with distributed teams.
• Preferred Qualifications – strong domain expertise in Middle Office, Cash, IBOR, Trade Processing, Swift MT/MX Messages and ISO 20022, experience in cloud‑native architectures (AWS/Azure), exposure to event‑driven systems and messaging platforms (Kafka), tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit/TestNG, Jenkins, Git, Maven, strong understanding of data validation and reconciliation, experience driving QA transformation and automation at scale, ability to troubleshoot data and application issues end‑to‑end, bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or related field.

Work Requirements

3 days onsite. Flexible alignment with global teams (onshore/offshore collaboration required).

Compensation

Salary Range: $115,000 - $205,000 annually (the range quoted applies to the role in the specified location; it may differ if the candidate ultimately works outside of the location).

Benefits

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes retirement savings plan (401K) with company match, insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and other optional coverages, paid‑time off, access to Employee Assistance Program, incentive compensation, and other benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.