Advanced Defensive Architect

State Street

Advanced Defensive Architect responsible for cybersecurity architecture in critical environments. Collaborating with teams to secure systems aligned with organizational goals.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $202,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Executing the vision, strategy, and mission of the Advanced Defensive Architecture organization
Reduce State Street security risks by integrating controls aligned with the State Street’s goals and objectives into security architecture
Understand and prioritize essential system capabilities, and business functions that must be achieved by a system
Determine baseline system security requirements aligned to the criticality of the network environments and applications
Develop cybersecurity designs for systems and networks with multilevel security requirements, and that process multiple data classification levels
Support the Managing Director to understand, manage and reduce information security risks on behalf of executive leadership
Integrate cybersecurity requirements into comprehensive designs, policies and plans for systems and networks
Define acquisition life cycle cybersecurity architecture requirements and security engineering requirements
Determine if systems and architecture are consistent with cybersecurity architecture guidelines
Perform security reviews of the firm’s most critical network environments and applications
Identify gaps in security architecture of the firm’s most critical network environments and applications
Develop a prioritized cybersecurity risk management plan for the firm’s most critical network environments and applications
Determine and document the impact of new systems, software, and integrations on the system’s cybersecurity posture
Create system security architecture documentation, plans, and projects
Identify metrics and use these metrics to determine cybersecurity design and architecture effectiveness

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years or more experience in Security Architecture, with at least 1 year in artificial intelligence and automation
Extensive experience translating requirements into security controls
Extensive experience performing security architecture analysis
Extensive experience in evaluating system designs for cyber risk and compliance with control frameworks and principles
Proven ability to successfully work remotely, travel when needed, and operate across multiple geographic time zones
Extensive experience designing, network architecture aligned to security principles and control frameworks
Experience with on-premises, colocation centers and cloud environments
Experience with app migrations from on-premises data centers to cloud platforms
Experience leveraging Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and visibility tools
Experience with payment systems or classified network architecture
Experience in implementing network segmentation
Experience in coordinating efforts between stakeholders
Experience in presenting to executive (e.g., C-Suite) audiences

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

Security ArchitectureCybersecurity designNetwork architectureCyber risk evaluationControl frameworksNetwork segmentationCloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)System security requirementsData classificationRisk management

Soft Skills

Remote workStakeholder coordinationPresentation skillsCross-geographic collaborationPrioritization