Lead Security Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a top financial services firm with over $2 trillion in assets, operating in more than 60 countries. As a leader in investment banking and various financial services, the firm's Cybersecurity & Technology Controls (CTC) group partners with all business lines to enhance cybersecurity, access management, and controls. The CTC group focuses on enabling business operations while ensuring protection and resilience.

As a Lead Cloud Security Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Cybersecurity & Technology Controls (CTC) group, your primary responsibility will be to ensure that Public Cloud is adopted in a secure and compliant manner. You will play an important role in identifying and managing risk related issues and actions with respective technology. You will have an eye for detail and an ability to see the big picture across security issues.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the execution and continuous improvement of information risk and control strategies to secure public cloud assets.
• Conduct and oversee risk-based assessments of technology controls for cloud services, platforms, and architecture.
• Advise and guide business technology teams on firm control requirements and best practices across diverse cloud architectures.
• Review and provide feedback on infrastructure-as-code for cloud platform development, ensuring alignment with security standards.
• Develop and maintain documentation, and contribute to agile processes supporting security initiatives.
• Collaborate with CTC teams to ensure seamless integration with security operations, threat intelligence, IAM, and network security.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on cloud security concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Strong practical experience of cloud network engineering and operations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and managing multiple priorities.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Professional certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, CISSP, CCSP, CCNP, CCIE) preferred.
• Advanced understanding of public cloud security concepts and technologies.
• Hands-on experience with cloud engineering, architecture, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, etc.).
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, and agile methodologies.
• Experience mentoring or training junior staff.