Cloud , Data and AI Solution Architect, Assistant Vice President
State Street16 hours ago
Kilkenny, IrelandStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end solution architectures spanning AWS cloud, data platforms, applications, AI capabilities, cybersecurity controls, and operational workflows.
- Translate business, technology, cybersecurity, and data requirements into architecture patterns, reference designs, roadmaps, and implementation guidance.
- Develop GenAI and LLM-enabled solution approaches using RAG, prompt and context strategies, knowledge retrieval, agentic workflows, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop models.
- Design scalable data ingestion, transformation, governance, metadata, lineage, and consumption patterns with data engineering and analytics teams.
- Embed secure-by-design principles, identity and access controls, logging, monitoring, data protection, and responsible AI into solution designs.
- Create architecture diagrams, logical designs, integration patterns, data flows, sequence views, decision records, and executive summaries.
- Evaluate technology trade-offs involving scalability, cost, resiliency, security, maintainability, adoption, and time-to-value.
- Support design reviews, technical problem solving, proof-of-concept development, implementation planning, and transition into engineering execution.
- Contribute to enterprise architecture standards, reusable patterns, governance practices, and architecture guardrails.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Mid-level professional experience designing or delivering enterprise cloud, data, application, analytics, cybersecurity, or AI-enabled technology solutions.
- Strong knowledge of AWS architecture, including cloud-native services, networking, security, identity, data services, application integration, resiliency, and operations.
- Practical understanding of data pipelines, data modeling, batch and streaming patterns, metadata, data quality, lineage, and governed data consumption.
- Knowledge of LLM application design, RAG, vector search, agentic workflows, orchestration, evaluation, and responsible AI principles.
- Ability to incorporate secure access, encryption, auditability, logging, monitoring, vulnerability, risk, and control requirements into technical designs.
- Strong communication skills for explaining architecture options, risks, assumptions, and recommendations to technical and senior stakeholders.
- Experience producing architecture documentation, diagrams, technical narratives, implementation guidance, and decision records.
- Preferred experience with enterprise copilots, intelligent automation, cyber analytics, data-driven decision platforms, LLM platforms, model APIs, embedding models, vector databases, semantic search, workflow orchestration, agent frameworks, enterprise integration, cybersecurity operations, architecture governance, analytics, business intelligence, or visualization platforms.
- Relevant AWS, architecture, cybersecurity, data engineering, or AI certifications are beneficial but not required.
Benefits
- Competitive and comprehensive benefits, including medical care, insurance, and savings plans, with details varying by location.
- Flexible Work Program to support different work-life needs.
- Professional development programs and educational support.
- Paid volunteer days, matching gift program, and employee networks.
- Inclusive workplace with equal opportunity and affirmative action commitments.
Tech Stack
Categories
AI ApplicationsSolutions Engineering
About State Street
State Street is a global custodian bank and asset manager serving institutional investors with investment servicing, fund accounting, trading/FX, data, and index/active strategies. Its products include State Street Global Advisors’ funds and ETFs, the Charles River Investment Management Solution, and the front-to-back State Street Alpha platform. Founded in 1792 and headquartered in Boston, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE (ticker: STT) and operates across major markets worldwide.