Sr. Lead Security Engineer

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Security Engineer to drive security architecture and engineering initiatives within the Cybersecurity, Technology and Controls organization. The role is responsible for threat modeling, risk assessment, security reviews, and AI-enabled security engineering workflows using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities.

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 efforts from design through implementation, coordinating influence across multiple teams and organizations.
• Drive threat modeling, risk assessment, and security reviews to ensure solutions satisfy security and regulatory requirements.
• Act as a senior technical authority, mentoring engineers and representing Security Engineering in architecture and governance forums.
• Partner across engineering, product, risk, and operations teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions while shaping enterprise security direction.
• Lead AI-focused initiatives within the team.
• Facilitate security requirements clarification for multiple networks to support multi-level security needs across the organization.
• Use enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to accelerate security risk analysis and documentation, such as synthesizing threat assessments; validate outputs and ensure sensitive data handling is appropriate.
• Work with stakeholders and senior business leaders to recommend business modifications during periods of vulnerability.
• Triaging based on risk assessments of threats and manage resources to address impact of disruptive events.
• Apply reuse-first, AI-assisted practices in SDLC and toolchain routines to strengthen security testing and control validation, maintaining traceability and alignment to resiliency and security expectations.

Requirements

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

Benefits

• Health care coverage
• On-site health and wellness centers
• Retirement savings plan
• Backup childcare
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mental health support
• Financial coaching

About the Team

JPMorganChase’s Cybersecurity & Technology Controls group aligns the firm’s cybersecurity, access management, controls, and resiliency teams. The group works proactively and strategically with all lines of business and functions to enable the design, adoption, and integration of 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)

• High Risk Roles (HRR) are sensitive roles within the technology organization requiring high assurance of staff integrity due to sensitive cybersecurity and technology functions performed and/or the sensitive information received.
• HRR users are subject to enhanced pre-hire screening, which includes criminal and credit background checks (as allowed by law).
• The enhanced screening must be completed successfully prior to commencing employment or assignment.

Location

Plano, TX (On-site)

Experience Level

5+ years