Senior Data Platform Architect – Snowflake, Databricks, Open Platforms, Data Virtualization

State Street

Senior Data Platform Architect managing enterprise data governance and architecture in Financial Services. Architecting solutions across Snowflake, Databricks, and open data platforms.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $90,000 - $142,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudEC2Google Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptLinuxPythonScalaSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for end-to-end architecture, security design, and governance of enterprise data platform
Enable scalable, interoperable delivery across Investment Management use cases
Architect hybrid Snowflake–Databricks architecture and govern data integrations
Define and govern open platform strategy and standards for table formats
Develop data virtualization patterns for logical access to data
Lead architecture and solutioning for batch applications migrating to cloud-native platforms
Enforce data security by design and ensure compliance with audits and data protection controls
Engage stakeholders and produce architecture diagrams and design artifacts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Previous experience supporting workloads in analytics, regulatory reporting, AI/ML, and batch applications
Familiar with Snowflake
Familiar with Databricks
Knowledge of open data platforms (Iceberg/Parquet/Delta)
Data virtualization skills
Batch application architecture and modernization skills
Multi-cloud platform experience (AWS / Azure / GCP)
Familiar with SQL, Python, Java, Javascript, Scala, Spark, Notebooks, Snowpark
Must know Linux and be comfortable with EC2 servers
Experience in regulated industry (Financial Services, SOX, MRA, audit, NPPI/PII handling)
Good team and communication skills
Generative AI knowledge

Benefits

Comp & perks

insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
access to our Employee Assistance Program
incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythonJavaJavascriptScalaSparkNotebooksSnowparkLinuxData Security

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationCommunication Skills