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
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About UsWe 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 for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
Skills Required
- Formal training or certification in security engineering concepts
- 5+ years of applied security engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with AWS compute, networking, storage, identity management, and audit logging
- Experience with Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform
- Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies
- Experience building and maintaining continuous integration and delivery pipelines
- Proficiency with Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar scripting languages
- Experience administering Linux and Windows servers in enterprise environments
- Knowledge of cloud security principles, identity and access management, role-based access control, encryption, and compliance controls
- Experience with Git source control, branching strategies, and code review practices
- Ability to review and validate AI-assisted code and security recommendations
- Experience with digital forensics platforms and cloud-based investigative solutions
- Familiarity with VMware virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure
- Experience with container-based architectures and cloud-native application development
- Knowledge of threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing
- Experience supporting disaster recovery, high availability, and resiliency initiatives
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision, alongside wellness and mental health resources. Some locations add onsite health centers and related wellbeing support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k)-type savings plan and related financial benefits, with options such as employee stock purchase participation. Financial planning resources are also highlighted to support long-term savings.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of 16 weeks for birth or adoption is available for all parents. Child care and back-up child care resources further reinforce family support.
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What We Do
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.
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