Lead Security Engineer

Company: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Location: Plano
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Description 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 Technology & Controls, 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 Designing and supporting confidential computing solutions for cloud compete workloads. Develops secure and high-quality production code and reviews and debugs code written by others 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 Experience with data security methodologies around data protection at rest, in transit and in process Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Obtain formal knowledge in Engineering and 5 years with equivalent experience in Cybersecurity Experienced in designing, implementing and supporting confidential computing solutions (AWS Nitro Enclaves, Azure Confidential VM) Working knowledge with cloud compute instance configuration/administration and Key Manage Services such as AWS, KMS or Azure KMS Skilled in planning, designing, and implementing enterprise level security solutions Advanced in one or more programming languages Skilled with cloud orchestration tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation 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 In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience effectively communicating with senior business leaders

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