Senior Lead Security Engineer

Join a team where you can play a crucial role in shaping the future of a world-renowned company and make a direct and meaningful impact in a space designed for top performers.

As a Senior Lead Security Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Cybersecurity & Technology Controls team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to deliver software solutions that satisfy pre-defined functional and user requirements with the added dimension of preventing misuse, circumvention, and malicious behavior. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of cybersecurity challenges that span multiple technology domains.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative security solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions and break down technical problems.
• Acquire knowledge with services include load-balancing, web application firewall, distributed-denial of service, SSL/TLS, HTTP(S) and other Internet services and protocols.
• Collaborate with other customers, product lines, network operations and Architecture and Engineering teams to align with overall strategy and avoid duplication of efforts.
• Manage key relationships and communications with stakeholders and vendors including to senior executives.
• Leads initiatives to improve the reliability and stability of your team’s applications and platforms using data-driven analytics to improve service levels.
• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform hardware and software certifications.
• Documents and shares knowledge within your organization via internal forums and communities of practice.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Coordinate cross-team collaboration with stakeholders.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on security design concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Experience in software development in one or more general purpose programming languages: Java, Python.
• Experience in developing and implementing Infrastructure.
• Understanding of micro-services, CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins.
• Have basic knowledge of networking concept.
• Experience with troubleshooting common networking technologies and issues.
• Ability to expand and collaborate across different levels and stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated ability to automate processes and tasks.
• Skilled in planning, designing, and implementing enterprise level security solutions.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working with Agile methodologies like Scrum.
• Structured thinker, effective communicator with excellent written communication skills.
• Any networking related certification is a plus.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans