State Street

Who we are looking for

Database Engineer and technical team with 8+ years’ experience for our Cloud Modernization and Platform Team. This is a hands-on development position for a candidate with proven record of DB software development and execution excellence.

The candidate has industry experience (preferably in Financial Services) in supporting enterprise applications across various business units and has good exposure to various database engineering platforms. The candidate has excellent development and problem-solving skills, someone with creativity and self-motivation to deliver on mission critical projects with tight timelines and competing priorities.

What you will be responsible for

• Demonstrating experience with Oracle RDBMS - Snowflake is nice to have.
• Demonstrating strong expertise in implementing data integration solutions for multiple platforms in enterprise.
• Design, develop and maintain applications leveraging cloud native architecture principles and technologies.
• Deploying high performing, quality/bug-free code in production.
• Executing unit test of data populated in target data container, validating expected result and ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Coordinating with business users for User Acceptance Testing and with Operations team for code deployment to upper environments.
• Ensuring all cloud solutions exhibit higher level of cost efficiency, performance, security, scalability, and reliability.
• Following change management team stipulations on path to production requirements and strictly adhering to the compliance and regulatory needs.
• Collaborating with cross functional team members as necessary and producing optimal solutions that meet data demands and standards.
• Participating in technical design, application build, configuration, unit testing, and production deployment.
• Providing technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of issues, including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation to service owners.
• Working with a team of BSA, Development, QA and DevOps engineers in agile framework.
• Anticipating, monitoring, managing and reporting all risk and compliance issues, breaches and suspicious activities.
• Acting in accordance with Risk Excellence and role model Ethical behavior and decision making as part of our Way Ahead foundation.
• Performs other duties, as necessary.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Hands on development experience with strong skills in designing, developing and deploying complex applications using OLTP and OLAP based databases. 
• Hands on expertise in Data Modeling and DB design with strong skills in performance tuning.
• Hands on experience in troubleshooting and resolving database performance issues.
• Hands on experience in building systems using modern, scalable, resilient, cloud native architectures.
• Passionate for learning new skills and capabilities.
• Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer is a plus.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Masters with 5+ or Bachelors with 8+ years of experience in Information Technology
• Experience working on enterprise application architecture and development.
• Experience in Financial Service industry is plus.
• Experience in agile delivery & adhering to SDLC processes is required.
• Strong team ethics and team player
• Strong communication (verbal and written) both internally and with vendors.
• Focus and desire to deliver high quality services.
• Ability to work in a high pressured and time sensitive environment.

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

Why this role is important to us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Salary Range:

$90,000 - $142,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.