Senior Network Security Architect Zero Trust & Hybrid Cloud

State Street; Clifton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 202,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Senior Network Security Architect to design, review, and govern network security across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will work with infrastructure, cloud, engineering, cybersecurity, and business teams to align with security standards and risk management objectives.

You will lead architecture reviews, define standards, and provide SME guidance on segmentation, Zero Trust, firewalls, secure remote access, DNS security, and DDoS protection.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 14+ years in network security, architecture, or related technology discipline with 7+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience preferred.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale network security architectures in complex global environments.
• Deep understanding of firewalls, VPNs, proxies, IDS/IPS, DNS security, DDoS protection, and micro-segmentation.
• Experience securing cloud networking across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and SASE; cloud-native networking preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CCNP Security, or equivalents are highly desirable.
• Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and review secure network architectures across data centers, cloud, hybrid environments, and third-party connectivity.
• Define and maintain network security standards, architecture patterns, and security requirements for enterprise platforms.
• Conduct architecture reviews for network transformations, cloud migrations, and infrastructure modernization.
• Provide SME in network segmentation, Zero Trust, firewalls, remote access, DNS security, DDoS protection, and NAC.
• Assess network security risks and develop practical mitigation aligned with enterprise security and regulatory obligations.
• Partner with engineering, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to integrate controls into network services and platforms.
• Evaluate emerging network security technologies to support future-state architecture and roadmaps.

Skills

Network security architecture

Zero Trust

Secure connectivity

Cloud networking

Threat modeling

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related

14+ years in network security experience

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

VPNs

DNS security

SASE

ZTNA

Job description

State Street is seeking a Senior Network Security Architect to design, review, and govern network security across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will work with infrastructure, cloud, engineering, cybersecurity, and business teams to align with security standards and risk management objectives.

You will lead architecture reviews, define standards, and provide SME guidance on segmentation, Zero Trust, firewalls, secure remote access, DNS security, and DDoS protection.