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Lead Security Engineer

The Lead Security Engineer will design and implement cloud security architectures while driving automation and DevOps practices across network and infrastructure layers. They will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage vulnerabilities, perform threat modeling, and ensure compliance with firm-wide security policies.

Plano, Texas, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

Posted

About the role

What will you do at JPMorganChase?

As a Lead Software Security Engineer at JPMorganChase, you are an integral part

of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted technology

products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business

impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical

expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of

challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

* Facilitate security requirements clarification for multiple networks to

enable multi-level security, satisfying organizational needs for both ingress

and egress traffic. Work at code-level using java/ Python and drive the

maturity of the Cybersecurity software development lifecycle with an advanced

understanding of line of business technology drivers.

* Perform deployment, administration, management, configuration, testing,

documentation, operations, and integration tasks related to Cloud Network

Security Platforms, championing a DevOps security model to ensure security is

automated and elastic across all platforms.

* Lead and develop new Cloud Security Implementations for both ingress and

egress traffic. Design and develop strategies to provide end-to-end

automation, architecture design, performance and monitoring, best practices,

proof of concepts, product design, and transition to operations.

* Ensure quality control of engineering deliverables and ensure firm policies

are compliant with strict security standards. Drive decision-making by

analyzing complex data systems, ensuring all engineering activities are in

conformance with firm policies & objectives. Leverage DevOps tools to build,

harden, maintain, and develop a comprehensive Cloud-based security

orchestration platform for network security and infrastructure as code.

Develop automated security and compliance capabilities in support of DevOps

processes in a large-scale Cloud computing environment.

* Collaborate with technologists, stakeholders, and senior business leaders to

recommend business modifications during periods of vulnerability. Be

responsible for triaging based on risk assessments of various threats and

managing resources to cover the impact of disruptive events.

* Applies reuse-first, AI-assisted practices within SDLC/toolchain routines to

strengthen security testing and control validation, ensuring

traceability/auditability and alignment to resiliency and security

expectations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT,

development, and operations, to ensure web application security.

* Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to

accelerate threat modeling, vulnerability analysis synthesis, and security

documentation, validating outputs and ensuring sensitive data is handled

appropriately.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Formal training or certification on Security Engineering concepts and 5+

years of applied experience.

* Advanced hands-on coding experience in java or Python/Go and Terraform.

Expertise with AWS Infrastructure such as networking, EC2, Lambdas,

server-less solutions, VPC, Route 53, autoscaling, Transit Gateway, API

Gateway, Step Functions, secrets manager, and storage services.

* Proficient in core concepts for Networking, Infrastructure as Code (IaaC),

Public Cloud architecture, and Cloud Security.

* Expertise in developing and designing complex cloud architectures, deploying

scalable solutions, creating, and handling CI/CD pipelines, application

resiliency, security design and implementation, and triaging issues in Agile

Software Development Lifecycle methodology.

* Extensive experience with threat modeling, discovery, vulnerability, and

penetration testing. Ability to tackle design and functionality problems

independently with little to no oversight.

* Experience with WAF technologies such as AWS WAF, Akamai, Cloudflare, or

similar.

* Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within

the work environment to support security engineering workflows with strong

validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.

* Ability to review and validate AI-assisted code/security recommendations

before adoption, escalating uncertainty and ensuring outcomes align to

security, resiliency, and auditability expectations.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* API Gateway Development

* Custom proxy development

#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.

Which skills does this role require?

JavaPythonGoTerraformAWSCloud SecurityDevOpsInfrastructure as CodeNetwork SecurityThreat ModelingVulnerability AnalysisCI/CDWAFAgileCybersecurityLead Security EngineerCloud ArchitectureAutomationComplianceRisk AssessmentResiliencyAuditabilityServerlessEC2LambdaVPCRoute 53Transit GatewaySecrets Manager

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