Sr Lead Security Engineer

JPMorganChase offers a strong benefits package and a culture that values collaboration, professional growth, and the impact of top-tier cybersecurity work. This onsite role in Plano, TX places you with a team that emphasizes stable, high-impact software delivery while strengthening defenses across diverse technology domains. The position carries a competitive salary range of USD 171,000 to 260,000 per year, with opportunities for growth aligned to performance and experience.

Compensation and Location

Location: Plano, TX (onsite)

Salary: USD 171,000 - 260,000 per year

Role overview

As a Senior Lead Security Engineer, you will be part of an agile delivery team focused on producing secure software while preventing misuse and addressing cybersecurity challenges across multiple technology domains. You will apply deep technical expertise to influence architecture and engineering decisions that deliver business value with strong security controls.

Job description

You will play a crucial role in shaping the security posture of a world-renowned financial institution and contribute directly to initiatives that require advanced security engineering, threat analysis, and resilient design. You will apply problem-solving methodologies to tackle a broad set of cybersecurity challenges, partnering with stakeholders to align security with business needs and user requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review code written by others.
• Clarify security requirements across networks to enable multi-level security that meets organizational needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and senior leaders to propose changes during periods of vulnerability.
• Serve as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas, influencing peers and project decisions toward cutting-edge technologies.
• Apply reuse-first, AI-assisted practices within the SDLC and toolchain to strengthen security testing and control validation, ensuring traceability and alignment with resiliency and security expectations.
• Utilize enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to accelerate security risk analysis and documentation, while validating outputs and safeguarding sensitive data.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification with 5+ years of experience in cloud service development and integration; proficiency in OAuth, SAML, API security, and identity federation; experience building high-performance API-first services and integrating tooling.
• Ability to plan, design, and implement enterprise-level security solutions with hands-on experience across system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C#, C++, Go, Python, or Java.
• Strong knowledge of software development processes with deep expertise in at least one technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile) and extensive experience with threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing.
• Independent problem-solving capability with minimal oversight; solid understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS inspection, traffic interception, and API gateway patterns.
• Experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to support security engineering workflows, with emphasis on validation and data sensitivity awareness.
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted security recommendations before adoption, ensuring outcomes align with security, resiliency, and auditability requirements.

Technologies

• OAuth, SAML, API security, Identity federation
• C#, C++, Go, Python, Java
• HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, API gateway patterns
• API Gateway Development, Custom proxy, VPM development
• SSE, CASB, SIEM
• Cloud, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Mobile
• Enterprise-authorized AI capabilities, AI-assisted security workflows

About us

JPMorganChase is a long-established financial institution offering innovative solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses, and a broad range of corporate and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. We provide a competitive total rewards package that reflects role, experience, skill, and location, including potential incentive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

We value diversity and inclusion, and we are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on protected attributes, and we strive to create an inclusive environment for all employees.

About the team

Our corporate functions support a wide range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Corporate teams are essential to ensuring the company’s teams, clients, customers, and employees are positioned for success.