Head of AWS Cloud Platforms, Managing Director

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a senior technology leader to head AWS Cloud Platform Engineering within State Street’s broader Cloud Platforms organization. As a core component of our Technology Platform Engineering and Operations (TPEO) function, this role will report directly to the Head of Cloud Platforms.

• Deep AWS platform engineering expertise
• Strong product mindset (platform‑as‑a‑product, service catalog, developer experience)
• Proven ability to create and scale high‑performing global engineering organizations in regulated environments

State Street’s cloud platforms are foundational to delivering modern, resilient financial services.

• Is a core component of the firm’s multi‑hybrid cloud strategy
• Enables application modernization, developer velocity, and operational scale
• Must operate with strong governance, security, and regulatory compliance

• Align to enterprise platform strategy
• Are delivered consistently as reusable, scalable platform products
• Continuously improve in reliability, risk posture, developer experience, and cost efficiency

• AWS Platform Strategy Execution & Product Ownership
• Execute the AWS platform strategy aligned to the enterprise cloud roadmap
• Own and evolve the AWS platform roadmap and service catalog, ensuring alignment with multi‑cloud standards
• Single threaded ownership of AWS cloud platforms with a product mindset.
• Drive adoption of platform services across application teams with clear business value
• Establish and track metrics across:
  • Platform adoption
  • Developer experience
  • Reliability and performance
  • Cost optimization
  • Governance & Compliance (Aligned to Enterprise Standards)
• Own delivery and evolution of the AWS landing zone, consistent with enterprise guardrails and Cloud Security Alliance’s Cloud Control Matrix (4.0)
• Proactively identify and manage risks in the environments and drive hygiene in the environment through appropriate preventative and detective controls
• Implement and enforce:
  • Policy‑as‑code controls
  • Logging, monitoring, and compliance baselines
  • Multi‑account governance and provisioning
  • Ensure AWS platform remains audit‑ready and aligned to global regulatory expectations
• Platform Engineering & Developer Enablement
  • Build and operate AWS platform products enabling self‑service consumption:
    • Compute, storage, networking, observability, and integration patterns
  • Deliver automation‑first capabilities:
    • Infrastructure‑as‑Code
    • CI/CD enablement
    • Zero click‑ops provisioning
  • Partner with application and product teams to:
    • Translate demand into standardized patterns
    • Improve developer productivity and reuse
• Operational Excellence & Platform Reliability
  • Own AWS platform operational health and resilience
  • Lead:
    • Incident management and root cause elimination
    • SLO/SLA definition and adherence
    • Resilience and DR/BCP readiness
  • Ensure strong observability, telemetry, and operational transparency
• Financial Stewardship & Vendor Management (Fin Ops Alignment)
  • Manage AWS platform cost model, consumption, and optimization
  • Partner Finance/Fin Ops on:
    • Budget alignment
    • Cost transparency and efficiency
• Identify; build and nurture strategic partnerships with AWS and other third‑party service providers to enhance platform capabilities and align to latest innovations in the market
• Organization Leadership & Delivery Model
  • Lead a global high performing AWS platform organization including:
    • Platform engineering
    • SRE / operations
    • Architecture
  • Drive:
    • Engineering excellence and automation‑first culture
    • Clear accountability across engineering and operations
    • Alignment with enterprise governance and decision frameworks

• Proven experience leading large‑scale AWS platform engineering organizations
• Strong alignment to platform‑as‑a‑product operating model
• Deep expertise in:
  • AWS landing zones and multi‑account architecture
  • Identity, networking, and security controls
  • Observability and operational tooling
• Demonstrated ability to:
  • Deliver in regulated financial environments;
  • Proven experience of working with global regulatory bodies like FRB, FCA, PRA, MAS etc around cloud…