State Street
Global Cybersecurity
AuthenticationSystemsEngineering&OperationsManager,VicePresident
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“Authentication Systems Engineering & Operations Manager, Vice President at State Street. Skills: Authentication Systems Engineering, Operations Management, Identity & Access Management, MFA Compliance, SSO Integration. Own “build and run” engineering for workforce authentication platforms, ensuring availability, operational discipline, and secure configurations.. Drive MFA compliance management across internal applications, including identifying non-standard patterns and executing remediation pl”
What You'll Achieve.
platform reliability; modernization; MFA compliance; SSO integration; migration toward a simplified target state with consistent policy enforcement; operational performance; secure configurations; consistent onboarding patterns aligned to enterprise policy direction; centralized visibility; reduction of control bypass risk; operational evidence production for audits and control testing; executive-ready reporting on remediation progress and platform risk posture
Industry & Context.
identifying non-standard patterns; executing remediation plans; managing dependencies; reduction of control bypass risk; executing planned exits
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years in authentication/SSO engineering & operations, including people leadership, Hands-on expertise with critical authentication systems (supporting Radius through to OAUTH) in enterprise environments, Experience delivering large-scale remediation programs (MFA uplift, legacy retirement, SSO migrations), Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience)
Nice to Have
experience operating enterprise authentication and SSO platforms in regulated, audit-driven environments, Ability to drive remediation through influence—partnering with application owners where enforcement mechanisms are limited, Comfortable balancing modernization goals with production stability and user experience constraints, Clear written and verbal communication for risk, progress, and decision points, Operational rigor: change control, incident hygiene, runbooks, and measurable reliability
What You'll Do.
Own “build and run” engineering for workforce authentication platforms
ensuring availability
operational discipline
and secure configurations.
Drive MFA compliance management across internal applications
including identifying non-standard patterns and executing remediation plans with application owners.
Lead SSO integration delivery (modern protocols where feasible) and enforce consistent onboarding patterns aligned to enterprise policy direction.
Execute the migrations onto strategic authentication platforms / protocols and manage the backlog and retirement path
prioritizing by risk/criticality and feasibility
and managing dependencies with application teams.
Operate and improve authentication policy enforcement
including Conditional Access alignment
centralized visibility
and reduction of control bypass risk from fragmented journeys.
Reduce exposure from legacy/weak authenticators by enforcing guardrails (e. g.
disabling new enrollments into weak methods where required) and executing planned exits.
Own incident/problem management
logging/monitoring integration
and operational evidence production for audits and control testing.
service health metrics
and executive-ready reporting on remediation progress and platform risk posture.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partnering with application owners
Communication Scope
Clear written and verbal communication for risk, progress, and decision points
Process & Methodology
remediation programs, migrations
Full Job Description
### Who we are looking for State Street Global Cybersecurity - Identity & Access Management is seeking an Authentication Systems Engineering & Operations Manager to lead the engineering and operational performance of core workforce authentication platforms supporting **internal users and internal applications**. The role owns platform reliability and modernization across internal authentication systems while driving MFA compliance, SSO integration, and migration toward a simplified target state with consistent policy enforcement. This role can be performed in a hybrid model, where you can balance work from home and office to match your needs and role requirements. ### What you will be responsible for As Authentication Systems Engineering & Operations Manager you will: * Own “build and run” engineering for workforce authentication platforms, ensuring availability, operational discipline, and secure configurations. * Drive **MFA compliance management** across internal applications, including identifying non-standard patterns and executing remediation plans with application owners. * Lead **SSO integration** delivery (modern protocols where feasible) and enforce consistent onboarding patterns aligned to enterprise policy direction. * Execute the**migrations** onto strategic authentication platforms / protocols and manage the backlog and retirement path, prioritizing by risk/criticality and feasibility, and managing dependencies with application teams. * Operate and improve authentication policy enforcement, including Conditional Access alignment, centralized visibility, and reduction of control bypass risk from fragmented journeys. * Reduce exposure from **legacy/weak authenticators** by enforcing guardrails (e.g., disabling new enrollments into weak methods where required) and executing planned exits. * Own incident/problem management, runbooks, logging/monitoring integration, and operational evidence production for audits and control testing. * Establish clear SLAs,
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