Staff Perimeter Defense Architect

State Street; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Staff Perimeter Security Defense Engineer to lead strategy and architecture for perimeter controls within Global Cyber Security. You will drive secure network and internet-facing architectures and partner across Network, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Application teams.

You will champion next-gen firewall, WAF, DDoS protection, secure web gateways, and Zero Trust initiatives while integrating with SIEM/SOAR, threat intel, and analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience
• 5+ years designing and implementing perimeter security technologies and controls
• Experience working in financial services or other regulated industries preferred
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, PCNSE, CCNP Security or equivalents preferred

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the enterprise perimeter security strategy, architecture, and roadmap
• Lead the evaluation, implementation, and continuous improvement of perimeter security controls and technologies
• Partner with Network Engineering, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Application teams to design and deploy secure network and internet-facing architectures
• Collaborate with the Cyber Defense Center to enhance detection, investigation, threat hunting, and response capabilities for network and perimeter-based attacks
• Lead security initiatives involving next-generation firewalls, web application firewalls, DDoS protection, secure web gateways, remote access security, API protection, and Zero Trust technologies
• Drive integration of perimeter security platforms with SIEM, SOAR, threat intelligence, and security analytics solutions
• Develop security standards, architecture patterns, and implementation guidance for perimeter security technologies
• Lead proof-of-concepts, product evaluations, and vendor assessments for network and perimeter security solutions
• Track and report key metrics related to threat prevention, attack surface reduction, control effectiveness, and risk reduction
• Serve as a subject matter expert for perimeter security and defensive engineering initiatives

Skills

Perimeter security

Zero Trust

WAF

DDoS protection

VPN

SIEM/SOAR integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

8+ years cybersecurity experience

5+ years perimeter security design

Tools

CISSP

CCSP

PCNSE

CCNP Security

Job description

State Street is seeking a Staff Perimeter Security Defense Engineer to lead strategy and architecture for perimeter controls within Global Cyber Security. You will drive secure network and internet-facing architectures and partner across Network, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Application teams.

You will champion next-gen firewall, WAF, DDoS protection, secure web gateways, and Zero Trust initiatives while integrating with SIEM/SOAR, threat intel, and analytics.