Cloud Platform Engineer - AuthN/Z

State Street; New Jersey; On-site; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street Alpha is seeking a highly motivated Security Engineer to join the Cloud Platform Engineering team. The role focuses on designing and automating CIAM solutions in the cloud to manage access for workforce, customers, and partners.

Responsibilities include evolving lifecycle management, evaluating new authentication technologies, and assisting auditors. A Bachelor’s degree and 5–10 years of cloud/infrastructure experience are expected.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years related work experience in enterprise cloud/infrastructure technologies
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• Experience with CIAM in regulated SaaS environments
• Strong automation and scripting skills
• Ability to lead with multiple priorities and communicate clearly

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor automated CIAM solutions at scale for workforce, customers and partners
• Evolve identity lifecycle management processes for humans and automation accounts
• Evaluate and implement new technologies to improve authentication strength
• Test and operationalize new features on existing platforms
• Proactively identify opportunities and gaps in technologies and processes
• Assist external auditors with CIAM-related questions
• Manage third-party vendor engagements such as auditors and pentesters
• Participate in projects to enhance Cloud Security beyond CIAM

Skills

Python

PowerShell

CIAM

Cloud security

SaaS security

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

AD

Entra ID

Privileged Access Management

Job description

Who we are looking for

State Street Alpha is seeking a highly motivated Security Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Engineering team. In this role, you’ll help to design and implement solutions for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) in the cloud. The candidate will be responsible for defining and automating processes to optimize access management using the Customer Identity Platform and related technologies.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), that became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management and hedge funds. Together we have created first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019.

Join us if delivering next generation infrastructure, using emerging technologies sounds like a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As a Cloud Identity Engineer, you will:

• Develop, implement, and monitor automated solutions for managing CIAM at scale for the workforce, customers, and partners
• Evolve identity lifecycle management processes for humans and automation accounts
• Evaluate and implement new technologies to improve the strength of authentication
• Test and operationalize new features that become available on existing platforms
• Proactively identify opportunities and gaps around technologies and processes
• Fine-tune advanced security features such as Conditional Access Policies and Customer Authentication Extensions
• Assist external auditors with questions related to CIAM
• Manage third party vendor engagements such as auditors and penetration testers
• Participate in projects to enhance Cloud Security beyond the domain of CIAM

What we value

• Strong process development and automation skills using Python and/or PowerShell
• Practical knowledge needed to author modular and maintainable scripts and utilities
• Customer identity and access management experience in a regulated SaaS environment
• Practical understanding of core identity technologies (AD, Entra ID, Privileged Access Management) and their associated governance, lifecycle management, automation and delivery
• Ability to lead and work well with multiple priorities, and effectively handle concurrent demands to prioritize responsibilities
• Ability to formulate clear strategy, present and gain support
• Ability to effectively integrate, contribute and overlap with other functions including cloud/enterprise architecture, compliance, risk, engineering, developers
• Ability to formulate objectives with clear business value and demonstrate progress along the way
• Ability to communicate complex and innovative concepts with proven experience driving decision making across different stakeholder groups
• Ability to be self-directed and to proactively anticipate problems and seek opportunities
• A champion for continuous improvement
• Experience with infrastructure systems, security assessments, and security processes is a bonus.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• 5 to 10 Years Related work experience in roles of increasing responsibility/influence governing and managing enterprise cloud and/or infrastructure technologies
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Salary Range:

$90,000 - $157,500 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.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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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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