Sr. Lead Security Engineer

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Plano, TX, USA
Hybrid
Senior level
Financial Services
We’re one of the world’s biggest technology-driven companies
The Role
Leads security architecture, technical strategy, and complex engineering initiatives across major platforms and security domains. Drives threat modeling, risk assessments, security reviews, vulnerability response, and penetration testing. Serves as a senior technical authority, mentors engineers, and influences enterprise security direction. Leads AI-focused security initiatives and validates AI-assisted recommendations for security, resiliency, auditability, and data sensitivity. Partners with engineering, product, risk, operations, and business leaders to manage threats and disruptive events.
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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 JPMorganChase within the Cybersecurity, Technology and Controls organization, 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

  • Own security architecture and technical strategy for major platforms, products, or security domains, including areas such as cryptography, cloud security, identity, and confidential computing
  • Lead complex security engineering initiatives from design through implementation, influencing multiple teams and organizations across the firm
  • Drive threat modeling, risk assessment, and security reviews to ensure solutions meet security and regulatory requirements
  • Serve as a senior technical authority and mentor, guiding engineers and representing Security Engineering in architecture and governance forums
  • Partner across engineering, product, risk, and operations teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions and influence enterprise security direction
  • Lead artificial intelligence-focused initiatives within the team, applying emerging technologies to advance security capabilities
  • Facilitate security requirements clarification for multiple networks to enable multi-level security environments that satisfy organizational needs
  • Apply enterprise-authorized artificial intelligence capabilities to accelerate security risk analysis and documentation, including synthesizing threat assessments, while validating outputs and ensuring sensitive data is handled appropriately
  • Collaborate with stakeholders and senior business leaders to recommend business modifications during periods of vulnerability
  • Triage and manage resources based on risk assessments of various threats to cover the impact of disruptive events
  • Apply reuse-first, artificial intelligence-assisted practices within the software development lifecycle and toolchain routines to strengthen security testing and control validation, ensuring traceability, auditability, and alignment to resiliency and security expectations

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Formal training or certification on security engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
  • Skilled in planning, designing, and implementing enterprise-level security solutions
  • Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized artificial intelligence capabilities to support security engineering workflows, with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity
  • Ability to review and validate artificial intelligence-assisted security recommendations before adoption, escalating uncertainty and ensuring outcomes align to security, resiliency, and auditability expectations
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages with the ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
  • Advanced knowledge of software application development and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile
  • Extensive experience with threat modeling, discovery, vulnerability, and penetration testing

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Experience with confidential computing, zero-trust architecture, or identity and access management at enterprise scale
  • Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to financial services cybersecurity environments
  • Experience leading or contributing to cross-functional security governance or architecture review boards
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams or organizations without direct authority
  • Exposure to security toolchain automation and integration within continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines

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About Us
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 for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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

About the Team
The Cybersecurity & Technology Controls group at JPMorganChase aligns the firm’s cybersecurity, access management, controls and resiliency teams. The group proactively and strategically partners with all lines of business and functions to enable them to design, adopt and integrate appropriate controls; deliver processes and solutions efficiently and consistently; and drive automation of controls. The group’s number one priority is to enable the business by keeping the firm safe, stable and resilient.

High Risk Roles (HRR) are sensitive roles within the technology organization that require high assurance of the integrity of staff by virtue of 1) sensitive cybersecurity and technology functions they perform within systems or 2) information they receive regarding sensitive cybersecurity or technology matters. Users in these roles are subject to enhanced pre-hire screening which includes both criminal and credit background checks (as allowed by law). The enhanced screening will need to be successfully completed prior to commencing employment or assignment.


Skills Required

  • Formal training or certification in security engineering concepts
  • 5+ years of applied security engineering experience
  • Experience planning, designing, and implementing enterprise-level security solutions
  • Experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities in security engineering workflows
  • Ability to validate AI-assisted security recommendations and handle sensitive data appropriately
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages
  • Advanced knowledge of software application development and technical processes
  • In-depth expertise in one or more technical disciplines, such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile
  • Extensive experience with threat modeling, discovery, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing

JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
289,097 Employees
Year Founded: 1799

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.

Why Work With Us

Our technologists work on a diverse range of solutions that include strategic technology initiatives, big data, mobile, electronic payments, machine learning, cybersecurity, enterprise cloud development, and other state-of-the-art technologies.

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