Cryptographic Risk & Agility Surveillance Analyst

State Street; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 118,750; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Cryptographic Agility Surveillance Analyst to support the Cryptographic Agility Surveillance Program. You will monitor trends, assess cryptographic risks, and prepare intelligence reports for security and technology teams.

You will collaborate with encryption engineers and IT risk partners to strengthen cryptographic controls, maintain documentation, and contribute to governance and regulatory reporting efforts.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity principles, encryption, authentication, and data protection concepts.
• Exposure to scripting or programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, Java, JavaScript, C#, or SQL.
• Experience conducting research, data analysis, or technical investigations through academic, internship, or professional experience.
• Knowledge of emerging topics such as post-quantum cryptography, cryptographic asset management, software supply chain security, or cryptographic inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor industry, regulatory, vendor, and academic sources for emerging cryptographic threats and standards changes.
• Track developments related to encryption algorithms, cryptographic protocols, PQC, key management, and cryptographic libraries.
• Research and summarize cryptographic intelligence from multiple sources and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Assist in the identification and assessment of cryptographic risks that may impact applications, infrastructure, or security controls.
• Support the creation of intelligence reports, risk summaries, dashboards, metrics, and presentations for security and technology teams.
• Maintain inventories, datasets, and documentation used to support cryptographic risk monitoring and analysis activities.
• Participate in periodic reviews of external advisories, standards publications, and vendor security announcements.
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to understand cryptographic implementations and support remediation planning.
• Contribute to evidence gathering and reporting activities that support internal governance, audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in maintaining processes, playbooks, and operating procedures for the Cryptographic Agility Surveillance Program.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Threat intelligence

Cryptography

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

1-3 years in cybersecurity or risk/threat intelligence

Tools

TLS

PKI

Certificates

Hashing

Encryption

Python

PowerShell

Java

JavaScript

C#

SQL

Job description

State Street is seeking a Cryptographic Agility Surveillance Analyst to support the Cryptographic Agility Surveillance Program. You will monitor trends, assess cryptographic risks, and prepare intelligence reports for security and technology teams.

You will collaborate with encryption engineers and IT risk partners to strengthen cryptographic controls, maintain documentation, and contribute to governance and regulatory reporting efforts.