The Collateral Management Platform (CMP) team is seeking a Lead Developer to support critical collateral business initiatives. This role requires a self‑motivated individual who can rapidly build business and platform knowledge, work effectively in a complex regulatory environment, and deliver high‑quality, scalable technology solutions supporting mission‑critical collateral processes.

CMP underpins firm‑wide collateral processing across multiple asset classes and regulatory regimes. As a Developer, you will play a key role in modernizing the platform, enabling new business capabilities, ensuring operational resilience, and meeting regulatory and client commitments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and enhance core CMP applications and services supporting the collateral lifecycle across Repo, OTC, and margin products.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions
• Build and maintain performant data processing and integration components across upstream and downstream systems
• Contribute to platform modernization and cloud‑enablement initiatives, following enterprise architecture standards
• Ensure code quality, reliability, and security through peer reviews, automated testing, and adherence to best practices
• Collaborate closely with business analysts, QA, operations, and architecture teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions
• Provide Level 3 production support, including:
  • Deep technical investigation of production incidents and data issues
  • Root‑cause analysis and implementation of permanent fixes
  • Supporting live collateral processing with strict SLA and availability requirements
• Participate in release planning, deployment activities, and post‑release validation
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to engineering standards and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong hands‑on development experience in Java (or equivalent enterprise language) within financial services
• Solid SQL skills with experience working on complex, data‑intensive platforms
• Experience developing and supporting mission‑critical systems in a regulated environment
• Strong understanding of SDLC, CI/CD practices, and production support models
• Proven ability to analyze complex problems, prioritize effectively, and deliver under pressure
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across business and technology stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with Collateral Management platforms, margining, settlements, or reconciliation workflows
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and modern engineering practices.

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

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you'll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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