About the role
What will you do at JPMorganChase?
Take on a pivotal role where your expertise in cloud security and platform
engineering will directly protect one of the world's largest financial
institutions. As a Lead Security Engineer on the Digital Forensics Platform
Engineering team, you will design and deliver the next generation of enterprise
forensic investigation platforms — driving innovation, automation, and
resilience at global scale.
As a Lead Security Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Digital Forensics
Platform Engineering team, you will own the design, deployment, and automation
of secure, cloud-native forensic investigation platforms across multi-cloud
environments. You will work alongside engineering, cybersecurity operations, and
cloud infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, resilient platforms that power
global incident response and digital investigations. Your work will directly
strengthen the firm's ability to detect, investigate, and respond to
cybersecurity threats — making a measurable impact on the security of millions
of customers and employees worldwide.
Job responsibilities
* Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise digital forensics platforms across
AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises environments, ensuring security,
scalability, and high availability
* Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform to provision
secure, repeatable, and auditable cloud environments
* Build and maintain continuous integration and delivery pipelines supporting
infrastructure and platform releases across multi-cloud environments
* Implement automation for platform deployment, configuration management,
monitoring, and operational processes to drive efficiency and reliability
* Perform functional, validation, failover, and production readiness testing to
ensure platform integrity and operational resilience
* Implement cloud networking, storage, identity and access management,
encryption, and security controls aligned to compliance and regulatory
standards
* Collaborate with cybersecurity operations, engineering, and cloud service
teams to enhance platform reliability, scalability, and incident response
capabilities
* Apply AI-assisted practices within the software development lifecycle to
strengthen security testing, control validation, and threat modeling,
ensuring traceability and alignment to resiliency expectations
* Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks,
and operational procedures to support platform governance and knowledge
sharing
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
* Formal training or certification on security engineering concepts and 5+
years applied experience
* Hands-on experience with AWS services including compute, networking, storage,
identity management, and audit logging, with additional experience in Azure
and/or Google Cloud Platform
* Demonstrated experience with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code
methodologies for provisioning and managing secure cloud environments
* Experience building and maintaining continuous integration and delivery
pipelines for infrastructure and platform releases
* Proficiency in automation and scripting using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or
similar languages to support platform operations and deployment workflows
* Experience with Linux and Windows server administration in enterprise
environments
* Knowledge of cloud security principles including identity and access
management, role-based access control, encryption, and compliance controls
* Experience with source control management using Git, including branching
strategies and code review practices
* Demonstrated ability to review and validate AI-assisted code and security
recommendations, ensuring outcomes align to security, resiliency, and
auditability expectations
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
* Experience with digital forensics platforms and cloud-based investigative
solutions supporting incident response workflows
* Familiarity with VMware virtualization environments including virtual machine
lifecycle management and virtual desktop infrastructure
* Experience with container-based architectures and cloud-native application
development patterns
* Knowledge of threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and penetration
testing methodologies
* Experience supporting disaster recovery, high availability, and resiliency
initiatives across distributed cloud platforms
#CTC
JPMorganChase, 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,
paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, 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
[https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs] for more information about
requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including
Disability/Veterans
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from
finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an
essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses,
clients, customers and employees up for success.
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