Lead Security Engineer - AWS, threat modeling

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 team , 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

• Support the execution and enhancement of a long term information risk and control strategy designed to keep the information assets of the public cloud secure.
• Lead cloud infrastructure platform security review and threat modelling, including code reviews
• Deliver risk based assessments of secure technology controls relating to cloud services, cloud platforms and architectural components.
• Support business technology teams to understand firm control requirements and implementations across a broad range of cloud architectures.
• Contribute to documentation and agile processes in support of security programs.
• Interface with wider CTC teams ensuring platform integration with security operations, threat intelligence, IAM and network security.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on security engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Keen desire to understand and secure public cloud technology
• Eagerness to collaborate in a team, and comfortable in both virtual and office environments
• Self-disciplined, self-managed, self-motivated and strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively participate in discussions and meetings with internal management, peer groups, regulators and senior stakeholders
• Hands on experience of developing, engineering or architecting within a public cloud environment
• Experience following agile practices like Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior Driven Development(BDD)
• Experience engineering with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code and Understanding of DevOps or CI/CD concepts

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) products
• AWS, Azure or Google Cloud certifications would be an advantage

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 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 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.