Advanced Defensive Applications Security Engineer

State Street

Application Security Engineer focusing on securing critical networks and applications. Responsible for secure system design, development, and comprehensive security evaluations.

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

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Interpret architecture diagrams and controls to enhance the security of new and existing systems
Develop application and system cybersecurity designs to meet specific operational needs and environmental factors
Determine the impacts if vulnerabilities or exploited or a system is compromised
Determine the application teams’ lifecycle support requirements
Implement application cybersecurity policies using policy as code, automation, and documented and verified manual procedures
Implement automated measures to determine the effectiveness of system cybersecurity measures
Develop cybersecurity risk profiles for systems
Work with developers to create system prototypes using UAT and prototype models
Determine if hardware, operating systems, and software adequately addresses a system’s cybersecurity requirements
Design and ensure implementation of system backup and failover capabilities
Create system testing and validation procedures and documentation
Develop system security design documents
Develop system recovery and continuity plans
Test recovery and continuity plans

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 5 years of experience in full-stack application development across the entire application life cycle
Experience designing and deploying payment systems, classified systems, or other critical environments
Experience in embedding technical security policies, principles, and standards within applications and network segments
Experience developing automated testing to ensure systems are functioning properly or are secure
Experience advising development teams on various issues
Experience presenting to and advising executives
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, engineering, data science, mathematics, or another relevant field
Possess a Postgraduate degree in computer science, information security, engineering, data science, mathematics, or another relevant field

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

cybersecurity designapplication developmentautomated testingsystem security designrisk profilingpolicy as codesystem backupfailover capabilitiessystem recoverycontinuity planning

Soft Skills

advising development teamspresenting to executivescommunicationcollaborationproblem-solving