Head of Cloud Security Engineering

State Street; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 217,500; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Head of Cloud Security Engineering to lead a team of cloud security engineers responsible for securing our multi-cloud environments. You will drive security controls, governance, and incident response while directing tooling and policy-as-code initiatives.

You will collaborate with CyberSecurity and Global Technology Services, ensuring security guardrails, service hardening, and compliance with frameworks like NIST 800-53.

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading SRE/DevSecOps or cloud security engineering teams.
• 10+ years of SRE or cloud security engineering in public cloud environments.
• Deep knowledge of AWS or Azure, including security guardrails and service hardening.
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes in AWS/Azure/OCI.
• Experience with NIST 800-53 and CMM compliance frameworks.
• Experience aligning cloud security controls to the MITRE framework.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of cloud security engineers delivering secure cloud solutions.
• Uplift security controls across multi-cloud environment.
• Oversee cloud service hardening and policy-as-code pipelines.
• Maintain governance hygiene with SOPs and reference architectures.
• Coordinate deployment and management of tooling and controls across clouds.
• Partner with CyberSecurity and Global Technology Services on cross-functional needs.
• Manage audits in Cloud Security Engineering space.
• Audit services for security/configuration issues.
• Mentor engineers and coordinate training to maintain high operational excellence.

Skills

Cloud security leadership

SRE experience

DevSecOps

Cloud security engineering

AWS/Azure knowledge

Kubernetes

Policy-as-code

Cloud security tooling

Tools

Containers

Kubernetes

Wiz

Prisma

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

The State Street Cyber Architecture & Engineering team is looking for a Head of Cloud Security Engineering. We deliver the tooling and solutions to help secure State Street’s digital footprint. We are looking for a strong leader with deep experience in multi-cloud environments, secure-by-design cloud architectures and controls, and leading a team of DevSecOps or security engineers.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As Head of Cloud Security Engineering, you will:

• Lead a team of cloud security engineers focused on delivering best-in-class solutions to secure State Street cloud environments
• Continue to uplift the security controls across State Street’s multi-cloud ecosystem
• Oversee and advise on cloud service hardening, management of policy-as-code and associated pipelines, cloud security posture monitoring, cloud security consultation and reviews, cloud security enablement activities and cloud security incident response.
• Ensure that the necessary operational and governance hygiene is implemented and maintained (SOPs, reference cloud security architectures, etc)
• Coordinate the day-to-day deployment and management of tooling and controls across cloud environments.
• Partner with our peers within CyberSecurity and Global Technology Services to deliver on cross-functional requirements.
• Manage the audit requirements and associated activities within the Cloud Security Engineering space
• Audit existing services for problems in infrastructure with security, configuration, or other possible issues.
• Mentor cloud security engineers and coordinate training to ensure the Cloud Security Engineering team maintains a high bar of operational excellence.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of AWS or Azure, including best practices around security guardrail implementation and service hardening.
• At least 3+ years leading either SRE, DevSecOps or cloud security engineering teams.
• At least 10+ years of SRE or cloud security engineering in public cloud environments.
• Working experience with Containers and Kubernetes within AWS, Azure or OCI cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-53 and CMM.
• Experience aligning cloud security controls to the MITRE framework
• Demonstrated experience with aligning technical architecture and standards/processes to deliver the best user experience.
• Experience with cloud posture management tooling (Wiz, Prisma, etc).

Why this role is important to us

Our Cyber Security function, Global Cyber Security (GCS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights securely to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and AI driven, digital-first customer experiences.

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

State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility

We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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Salary Range

$120,000 - $217,500 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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Job ID: R-794926