Senior Lead Data Platform Engineer

State Street

Senior Lead Data Platform Engineer overseeing maintenance and support for data platforms at State Street Investment Management. Ensuring compliance and supporting transition to modern cloud-based data architecture.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $90,000 - $157,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ETLInformaticaSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee and work with data platform development teams & Product Owners to perform triage, root‑cause analysis, remediation tracking, and stakeholder communication
Ensure SLA adherence, escalation discipline, and timely closure of production issues impacting business, clients, or regulators
Partner with L2/L3 support and platform teams to stabilize recurring issues and drive durable fixes
Lead major incident coordination and stakeholder communications during production events
Drive root cause analysis, post-incident reviews and problem management processes to reduce recurring incidents
Partner with Product Owners and data platform teams to document and manage stakeholder and regulatory demand
Use tools like JIRA to manage intake, prioritization, and delivery of enhancement and change requests with Product Owners and Technology Leads
Ensure changes follow change management, moratorium, and SDLC requirements
Balance production stability with platform improvements and regulatory changes
Support solution design and perform SQL-based data verification
Ensure platform data is accurate, reconciled, controlled, and fit for purpose
Serve as escalation point for downstream data quality issues
Identify and actively manage operational, data, and delivery risks
Ensure compliance with data governance standards, regulatory obligations, and audit requirements
Support internal audits, risk assessments, and regulatory inquiries related to data platforms and operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline
7–10+ years of experience in data platforms, application support, and investment management
Strong experience managing maintenance & support, operations, and incident escalation in a regulated environment
Strong hands-on experience supporting Informatica-based ETL/ ELT and data integration platforms is required
Exposure to Snowflake, Databricks, and modern Lakehouse technologies is highly desirable
Solid understanding of investment data, reference data, or reporting flows
Proven ability to manage competing priorities, perform root-cause analysis, and drive resolution of complex production issues
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQL-Based Data VerificationIncident ManagementChange ManagementData Governance StandardsProblem Management Processes

Soft Skills

Stakeholder ManagementLeadership SkillsCommunication Skills