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Senior Security Operations Engineer roles fall squarely within STEM OPT eligibility, drawing on computer science, cybersecurity, and information systems degrees. Your 24-month STEM OPT extension applies here, giving you up to 36 months total to work for any employer enrolled in E-Verify and willing to complete your I-983 training plan.
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We are looking for a Defensive Engineering Product Ops Specialist reporting to the Head of Defensive Engineering.
You will support Defensive Engineering teams with product planning, Scrum coordination, metrics, reporting, and delivery tracking. You will work with product managers, security engineers, GTS product owners, and other stakeholders to help teams stay organized and focused on security outcomes.
Why this role is important to us
The team you will be joining is part of Global Cyber Security Defensive Engineering, a function that helps protect the firm, its clients, and critical business services from cyber threats.
This role will help provide consistent product practices and visibility across Defensive Engineering by supporting team planning, tracking delivery, and reporting progress and outcomes.
What you will be responsible for
As a Defensive Engineering Product Ops Specialist, you will:
- Coordinate sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and team meetings.
- Maintain product backlogs, roadmaps, actions, risks, dependencies, and delivery updates.
- Collect and organize product metrics, KPIs, KRIs, and scorecards.
- Prepare product updates, dashboards, and leadership reports.
- Follow up with teams on actions, blockers, and delivery commitments.
- Support product managers with governance meetings and product reviews.
- Maintain product documentation, meeting notes, and decision logs.
- Help improve common product practices across Defensive Engineering.
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role:
- Strong organization, communication, and teamwork skills.
- Ability to coordinate tasks and follow up across multiple teams.
- Comfort working with data, spreadsheets, dashboards, and presentations.
- Basic understanding of Agile, Scrum, product management, or project coordination.
- Interest in cybersecurity and willingness to learn.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience through employment, internships, projects, or coursework in product operations, technology, project coordination, reporting, or cybersecurity.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.
- Experience with backlog management or dashboard tools is helpful.
- Agile, Scrum, product management, or cybersecurity certifications are a plus but not required.
Additional Requirements
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work across different teams and priorities.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
Work Requirement
- Hybrid work model in accordance with company policy.
- Standard business hours, with flexibility for occasional global meetings.
Salary Range:
$120,000 - $202,500 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.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: 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); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.
About State Street
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.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a Defensive Engineering Product Ops Specialist reporting to the Head of Defensive Engineering.
You will support Defensive Engineering teams with product planning, Scrum coordination, metrics, reporting, and delivery tracking. You will work with product managers, security engineers, GTS product owners, and other stakeholders to help teams stay organized and focused on security outcomes.
Why this role is important to us
The team you will be joining is part of Global Cyber Security Defensive Engineering, a function that helps protect the firm, its clients, and critical business services from cyber threats.
This role will help provide consistent product practices and visibility across Defensive Engineering by supporting team planning, tracking delivery, and reporting progress and outcomes.
What you will be responsible for
As a Defensive Engineering Product Ops Specialist, you will:
- Coordinate sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and team meetings.
- Maintain product backlogs, roadmaps, actions, risks, dependencies, and delivery updates.
- Collect and organize product metrics, KPIs, KRIs, and scorecards.
- Prepare product updates, dashboards, and leadership reports.
- Follow up with teams on actions, blockers, and delivery commitments.
- Support product managers with governance meetings and product reviews.
- Maintain product documentation, meeting notes, and decision logs.
- Help improve common product practices across Defensive Engineering.
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role:
- Strong organization, communication, and teamwork skills.
- Ability to coordinate tasks and follow up across multiple teams.
- Comfort working with data, spreadsheets, dashboards, and presentations.
- Basic understanding of Agile, Scrum, product management, or project coordination.
- Interest in cybersecurity and willingness to learn.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience through employment, internships, projects, or coursework in product operations, technology, project coordination, reporting, or cybersecurity.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.
- Experience with backlog management or dashboard tools is helpful.
- Agile, Scrum, product management, or cybersecurity certifications are a plus but not required.
Additional Requirements
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work across different teams and priorities.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
Work Requirement
- Hybrid work model in accordance with company policy.
- Standard business hours, with flexibility for occasional global meetings.
Salary Range:
$120,000 - $202,500 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.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: 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); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.
About State Street
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.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Senior Security Operations Engineer
Verify your CIP code before applying
Cross-reference your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code against the DHS STEM OPT designated degree list. Cybersecurity (11.1003) and computer science (11.0101) degrees qualify, but some information technology programs fall outside the approved list and will invalidate your extension.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Every employer who hires you on STEM OPT must be enrolled in E-Verify before your extension start date. Search the official E-Verify employer search tool by company name and location to confirm active enrollment status before you sign anything.
Target security teams with structured internship pipelines
SOC teams at financial institutions, defense contractors, and healthcare systems regularly hire OPT students because they run formal rotational programs that map directly to the I-983 learning objectives USCIS requires. Recruiting into those pipelines puts you in front of managers already familiar with training plan documentation.
Build your I-983 training plan around SOC competencies
Draft your I-983 before your offer is finalized, mapping SIEM management, incident response workflows, and threat intelligence analysis to specific learning goals. Employers unfamiliar with the form respond better when you arrive with a structured draft they can review and sign.
Use Migrate Mate to identify E-Verify employers hiring for this role
Search Migrate Mate for Senior Security Operations Engineer openings filtered to E-Verify-enrolled employers. The platform surfaces DOL Labor Condition Application data so you can see which companies have active STEM OPT hiring history before you invest time in an application.
Negotiate your H-1B sponsorship timeline before day one
STEM OPT gives you up to 36 months, but H-1B visa registration opens each March for an October start. Raise the sponsorship question during the offer stage, not at month 30, so your employer can budget legal fees and file your petition in the first eligible registration window.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a cybersecurity or information systems degree qualify me for the STEM OPT extension for Senior Security Operations Engineer roles?
Yes, provided your degree's CIP code appears on the DHS STEM designated degree list. Cybersecurity (CIP 11.1003), computer science (CIP 11.0101), and information assurance degrees typically qualify. General IT management or business information systems programs sometimes do not. Check the exact CIP code on your transcript or I-20 against the current DHS list and confirm with your DSO before filing your STEM OPT extension application with USCIS.
Does my employer need to be enrolled in E-Verify for my STEM OPT extension to be valid?
Yes. E-Verify enrollment is a federal requirement for every employer who hires a STEM OPT student, and the enrollment must be active before your extension start date. If your employer is not enrolled, your STEM OPT extension is not authorized regardless of what USCIS approves. Verify enrollment status through the official E-Verify employer search before accepting any offer, and keep a record of the confirmation for your own documentation.
What goes into the I-983 training plan for a Senior Security Operations Engineer position?
The I-983 requires a detailed description of how your role connects to your STEM degree, specific learning objectives, supervision arrangements, and how your employer will evaluate your progress. For a Senior Security Operations Engineer, this typically covers incident response procedures, SIEM platform management, vulnerability analysis workflows, and threat detection methodologies. Both you and a company signatory must sign the form, and your DSO must receive it before your extension begins.
What happens to my work authorization if my H-1B is selected in the lottery but my STEM OPT expires before October 1?
Cap-gap protection under the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act extends your OPT work authorization automatically through September 30 of the fiscal year your H-1B petition is pending, provided your employer filed a timely change of status petition. USCIS issues a cap-gap memo you can use as work authorization evidence. Your employer should file before your STEM OPT EAD expires to avoid any gap in employment authorization.
How do I find Senior Security Operations Engineer employers who are already familiar with STEM OPT hiring?
Search Migrate Mate for Senior Security Operations Engineer roles filtered to E-Verify-enrolled employers. The platform uses DOL Labor Condition Application data to surface companies with active OPT and STEM OPT hiring history, so you can prioritize employers who have already navigated the I-983 process and E-Verify requirements rather than educating a hiring manager from scratch.