Threat Modeler

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a Threat Modeler. You will be responsible for supporting threat modeling activities across enterprise applications, cloud platforms, APIs, and emerging technologies. Working closely with architects, engineers, developers, and cybersecurity teams, you will help identify security risks early in the technology lifecycle and contribute to secure‑by‑design initiatives across the organization.

The team you will be joining is part of the Security Architecture organization, a function that is critical to safeguarding the firm’s applications, cloud environments, data, and technology services. Threat modeling enables the organization to proactively identify security weaknesses, reduce cyber risk, and incorporate security requirements into technology solutions before they are deployed.

• Participate in threat modeling assessments for applications, APIs, cloud platforms, and technology initiatives.
• Analyze application architectures, data flows, trust boundaries, and cloud deployments to identify potential threats and security weaknesses.
• Support the development of risk mitigation recommendations and secure design guidance.
• Collaborate with application development, cloud engineering, and cybersecurity teams to improve security outcomes.
• Contribute to threat modeling standards, reusable patterns, documentation, and security awareness initiatives.

• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills.
• Knowledge of application security, cloud security, and secure software development principles.
• Understanding of modern architectures including APIs, microservices, containers, and cloud‑native technologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and develop expertise in threat modeling and security architecture.
• Education & Preferred Qualifications
  • Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 10 years or more of experience in application security, cloud security, cybersecurity architecture, threat modeling, or related technology disciplines, with at least 5 years of hands‑on cybersecurity experience preferred.
  • Familiarity with threat modeling methodologies such as STRIDE, MITRE ATT&CK, attack trees, or similar security assessment techniques.
  • Understanding of secure software development practices, OWASP Top 10, API security, and cloud security fundamentals.
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud platforms is preferred.
  • Knowledge of Dev Sec Ops , CI/CD pipelines, containers, Kubernetes, or modern application architectures is desirable.
  • Security certifications such as Security+, SSCP, CCSK, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals, or equivalent certifications are a plus.
• Additional Requirements
  • Strong desire to build expertise in threat modeling, application security, and cloud security.
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, global team environment.
  • Limited travel may be required based on business needs.

• Hybrid:
  Expected to work in accordance with State Street's hybrid work model.
• Shift: Standard business hours with flexibility to support global stakeholders across multiple time zones.

$90,000 - $157,500 Annual. The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

• 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 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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