SSH & Machine Identity Engineer

State Street; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street is seeking a senior engineer to own enterprise SSH capabilities, including SSH CA and automation across the organization. You will lead design, adoption, and standards for SSH governance, connecting it with machine identity and cryptographic services strategy.

The role requires coordinating with infrastructure, Linux, cloud, and security teams to drive SSH use cases, implement lifecycle management, and deliver runbooks, monitoring, and audit-ready controls.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cybersecurity, infrastructure, Linux, identity, PKI or privileged access engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of SSH, SSH keys, SSH certificates, Linux/Unix access patterns and privileged access controls.
• Experience with certificate authorities, PKI concepts, machine identity management and secrets management platforms.
• Experience automating identity, access or infrastructure workflows using scripts, APIs or orchestration tools.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk, audit evidence, operational controls and security standards.
• Strong ability to influence across multiple technology teams and drive adoption of new security capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and implementation of the enterprise SSH Certificate Authority capability.
• Define SSH certificate, SSH key lifecycle, trust and access patterns across the organization.
• Drive SSH key discovery, ownership mapping, remediation and lifecycle governance.
• Develop automation for SSH certificate issuance, rotation, revocation and reporting.
• Partner with infrastructure, Linux, cloud, privileged access and application teams to onboard SSH use cases.
• Align SSH capabilities with broader machine identity management, PKI and crypto operations strategies.
• Support vaults/secrets management integration points where SSH credentials or keys require stronger control.
• Define operational runbooks, monitoring requirements and escalation paths for SSH-related services.
• Support audit, risk and regulatory inquiries related to SSH controls and machine identities.
• Contribute to the long-term vision for centralized crypto operations support.

Skills

SSH

SSH keys

SSH certificates

Linux access patterns

Privileged access controls

Security standards

Tools

Scripting

APIs

Orchestration tools

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

This role will provide dedicated engineering ownership for enterprise SSH capabilities, including the planned SSH Certificate Authority, SSH key lifecycle management, machine identity governance and automation across the organization. We are looking for a senior engineer who can lead the design and adoption of SSH CA capabilities and establish stronger ownership, standards and automation for SSH across the enterprise. The role should connect SSH governance with the broader machine identity and cryptographic services strategy.

Who We Are Looking For

This role will provide dedicated engineering ownership for enterprise SSH capabilities, including the planned SSH Certificate Authority, SSH key lifecycle management, machine identity governance and automation across the organization. We are looking for a senior engineer who can lead the design and adoption of SSH CA capabilities and establish stronger ownership, standards and automation for SSH across the enterprise. The role should connect SSH governance with the broader machine identity and cryptographic services strategy.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Lead engineering and implementation of the enterprise SSH Certificate Authority capability.
• Define SSH certificate, SSH key lifecycle, trust and access patterns across the organization.
• Drive SSH key discovery, ownership mapping, remediation and lifecycle governance.
• Develop automation for SSH certificate issuance, rotation, revocation and reporting.
• Partner with infrastructure, Linux, cloud, privileged access and application teams to onboard SSH use cases.
• Align SSH capabilities with broader machine identity management, PKI and crypto operations strategies.
• Support vaults/secrets management integration points where SSH credentials or keys require stronger control.
• Define operational runbooks, monitoring requirements and escalation paths for SSH-related services.
• Support audit, risk and regulatory inquiries related to SSH controls and machine identities.
• Contribute to the long-term vision for centralized crypto operations support.

What We Value

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive execution across multiple teams.
• Practical focus on risk reduction, operational simplification, automation and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical teams, leadership, audit and risk stakeholders.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of cybersecurity, infrastructure, Linux, identity, PKI or privileged access engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of SSH, SSH keys, SSH certificates, Linux/Unix access patterns and privileged access controls.
• Experience with certificate authorities, PKI concepts, machine identity management and secrets management platforms.
• Experience automating identity, access or infrastructure workflows using scripts, APIs or orchestration tools.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk, audit evidence, operational controls and security standards.
• Strong ability to influence across multiple technology teams and drive adoption of new security capabilities.

Salary Range

$120,000 - $202,500 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);
• 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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