Lead Security Engineer

Take on a crucial role where you'll be a key part of a high-performing team delivering secure software solutions. Make a real impact as you help shape the future of software security at one of the world's largest and most influential companies.

As a Lead Security Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Cybersecurity and Technology Controls line of business, you are an integral part of 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions with tamper-proof, audit defensible methods across multiple technical areas within various business functions.

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.
• Minimizes security vulnerabilities by following industry insights and governmental regulations to continuously evolve security protocols, including creating processes to determine the effectiveness of current controls.
• Works with stakeholders and business leaders to understand security needs and recommend business modifications during periods of vulnerability
• Conducts discovery, vulnerability, penetration testing, and threat scenarios on multiple organizational assets to identify and assess if vulnerabilities are present, and executes threat modeling for multiple applications including external applications interacting with the internal JPMorgan Chase network.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
• Design, Build and Deploy scalable ETL pipelines leveraging Trino, pySpark, AWS Services (S3, Glue) for large-scale data processing.
• Leverage AWS Services such as S3, SNS, Athena for storage, data query in the cloud environment.
• Use tools like Kestra/Airflow to automate schedule and monitor complex data workflows ensuring smooth data flows and timely execution.
• Use a wide array of data formats appropriate for building a Modern Data Stack
• Leverage Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration to achieve scalable deployments.
• Write and Optimize SQL queries for transformation, analysis with focus on performance.

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
• Advanced in one or more programming languages
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Experience with threat modeling, discovery, vulnerability, and penetration testing
• Strong Knowledge of AWS services such as S3, Athena, SNS, SQS , Glue
• Experience with Apache Airflow and/or Kestra for automating data flows
• Proficiency in pySpark for data processing
• Proven experience with data formats, open table formats and data partitioning
• Hands on Experience with Terraform for infrastructure deployment.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with Serverless computing
• Familiarity with Delta Lake, Apache Hudi , Iceberg
• Knowledge of data security tools like OPA
• Experience with distributed computing framework like Apache Spark
• Experience effectively communicating with senior business leaders

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

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.