Operational Governance - Automation Engineer, Charles River Development, Assistant Vice President

Who we are looking for. 

State Street Alpha is seeking a highly motivated Governance Engineer who can help transform manual and repetitive governance and vulnerability management processes through Agentic AI, Azure OpenAI, process optimization, orchestration frameworks, and other engineering solutions. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with architecture, engineering, cybersecurity, compliance, product, operations, and governance teams to build scalable processes aligned to enterprise standards. 

Ideal candidates are passionate about emerging AI technologies, cloud platforms, vulnerability management, secure software engineering, automation, process optimization, and building intelligent systems that improve productivity, quality, security, control effectiveness, and operational resiliency. 

Why this role is important to us. 

The team you will join is part of Charles River Development (or CRD), which became part of State Street in 2018. CRD creates enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in institutional investment, wealth management, and hedge funds. Together we have created the first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019. 

As AI adoption continues to accelerate across the enterprise and industry, organizations have a significant opportunity and obligation to automate manual activities, simplify governance and operational workflows, and create intelligent experiences that deliver measurable business value. This role will support the development of scalable, secure, governed, and production-ready governance automation workflows while helping teams adopt enterprise tools and platform capabilities responsibly. 

What you will be responsible for 

As a candidate for this position you will: 

• Identify opportunities to automate and optimize manual engineering, operational, governance, compliance, and business processes. 
• Design and build AI-powered workflows using Agentic AI, Azure OpenAI, orchestration frameworks, and enterprise automation technologies. 
• Create automation pipelines supporting engineering, cybersecurity, governance, audit, compliance, reporting, and operational processes. 
• Implement observability, monitoring, evaluation, performance measurement, and operational controls for governance solutions. 
• Support teams across CRD/Alpha/State Street with governance tasks, including vulnerability management, lifecycle management, configuration management, and patch management. 
• Create reusable patterns, libraries, accelerators, and reference architectures for governance automation initiatives. 

What we value  

• Strong engineering mindset with a passion for automation, reliability, security, and innovation. 
• Ability to translate business problems and manual processes into scalable solutions. 
• Interest in AI technologies, vulnerability management, cloud platforms, agentic workflows, and enterprise architecture.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with architecture, engineering, cybersecurity, compliance, operational, and financial management teams. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to operational efficiency, responsible consumption, and cost optimization. 
• Ability to document technical designs, governance requirements, and operational processes clearly. 
• Self-driven mindset with a willingness to learn emerging AI technologies, governance frameworks, and optimization practices. 

Education & Preferred Qualifications 

• Masters degree in a technical, engineering, software development, information systems, data science, or analytical field, or equivalent experience. 
• 7 to 9+ years of vulnerability management, security engineering, patch management, cloud engineering, or related experience. 
• Hands-on experience in enterprise Vulnerability Management and Patch Management programs.
• Strong experience with vulnerability assessment, remediation tracking, risk prioritization, and vulnerability lifecycle management.
• Proficiency with: Qualys VMDR, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, ServiceNow Vulnerability Response (VR), and Lansweeper or similar asset management platforms
• Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Knowledge of security reporting and dashboard development.
• Experience tracking risk metrics, remediation SLAs, and vulnerability trends.
• Experience with automation technologies such as: PowerShell and Power Automate
• Experience with CVE analysis and CVSS scoring.
• Understanding of security hardening standards and secure configuration management.
• Familiarity with cloud security concepts and enterprise security operations.
• Strong understanding of security patching and remediation validation.
• Experience supporting security audits and compliance initiatives.
• Ability to coordinate with diverse teams across the enterprise to drive timely vulnerability remediation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark in the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live, and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance, and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Company: Charles River Development

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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