Overview

Cryptographic Software Integration Engineer, Vice President, Hybrid - State Street Corporation

Location: Edinburgh/Riccarton/Rosyth/Musselburgh, United Kingdom (Hybrid).

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Design and implement integrations between cryptographic key management systems and enterprise applications, cloud platforms, and security tools.
• Develop and maintain APIs, microservices, and automation scripts to streamline cryptographic operations.
• Enable seamless integration with multi-cloud key management services (AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, OCI KMS).
• Collaborate with security architects, application teams, and DevSecOps engineers to embed encryption management into CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate key lifecycle processes for key generation, rotation, distribution, revocation, and decommissioning.
• Build monitoring and alerting mechanisms to detect cryptographic anomalies and improve operational efficiency.
• Ensure automation and integrations align with cryptographic policies, compliance, and regulations (PCI DSS, GDPR, FIPS 140-2/3), and security best practices.
• Work closely with risk and compliance teams to provide audit trails and access control mechanisms for key and certificate operations.
• Assist in vulnerability management and patching of cryptographic components and automation workflows.
• Troubleshoot integration and automation issues, ensuring high availability and reliability of cryptographic services.
• Stay up to date on emerging encryption technologies, cloud security trends, and automation frameworks.
• Provide technical documentation and training for internal teams on cryptographic integration best practices.

What We Value

• An understanding of key management.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to effectively drive results, provide feedback/direction, and manage and build relationships with leaders and team members in a geographically dispersed team environment.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills.

Education & Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on integration and security within a financial institution or other highly regulated industries.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience utilizing one or more high-level languages such as Python, Ruby, PowerShell, Bash, or Java for pipeline development and system to system integrations.
• Strong understanding of KMS concepts, key management lifecycle, hardware security modules (HSMs), and cryptographic principles and algorithms (AES, RSA, ECC).
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices such as Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Proven experience in developing, deploying, configuring, and managing software within cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure and their container services (EKS, AKS, GKE).
• Proven experience developing and deploying microservices, including experience with API design, service discovery, and communication patterns (REST, messaging queues) with a focus on data security.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with one or more infrastructure automation and management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef or equivalent.
• Direct experience with one or more key management systems (KMS) such as HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, or OCI KMS.
• Knowledge of blockchain technology and its cryptographic principles.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialty, HashiCorp Certified Vault Associate or CCSK.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST 800-57, ISO 27001 or PCI DSS.

Are you the right candidate?

Yes. We value diverse backgrounds and experiences. You don’t need to fulfil every listed item to apply if you thrive on change and innovation, want to see the bigger picture, make data-driven decisions, and are a strong team player.

Why this role is important to us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), enables the business to deliver data and insights to clients. We are driving digital transformation using cloud, AI, and automation to deliver creative technology solutions in a next-generation financial services company.

Join us to grow your technical skills, solve real problems, and make your mark on our industry.

About State Street

State Street is a leading custodian bank, asset manager, and asset intelligence company. We provide investment services, data & analytics, research & trading, and investment management for institutional clients. We offer a collaborative environment with competitive benefits and development opportunities.

Work, Live and Grow

We strive to create a great work environment with flexible programs, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development and community involvement.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility

We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives and support an inclusive environment. We offer employee networks, volunteer days, and matching gift programs.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Salary Range

$120,000 - $187,500 Annual

The range applies to the primary location; the applicable range may differ for other locations.

Job Application Disclosure

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment. Violations may be subject to penalties and liability.