Blockchain Cyber Intelligence Vice President

Fairygodboss; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Blockchain Intelligence Vice President to lead security operations for large-scale on-chain monitoring, threat detection, and incident response across the firm's blockchain infrastructure.

You will work with cross-functional teams to develop proactive security strategies, advance detection capabilities for smart contracts, and drive continuous improvement in digital asset security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity threat intelligence or security operations.
• Expertise across network security, malware analysis, threat hunting, and security design.
• Experience with SIEM tools and advanced analytics.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security and threat intel strategies to protect assets and blockchain infrastructure.
• Monitor on-chain/off-chain data to identify vulnerabilities and guide incident response.
• Create actionable threat intel products including IOC development and threat actor tracking.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote security best practices.
• Stay current with industry trends and regulatory requirements to improve security posture.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Security analytics

SIEM proficiency

Threat hunting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS, Cybersecurity or related

Tools

SIEM platforms

Job description

Embrace the challenge of securing institutional blockchain infrastructure at scale, delivering intelligence-driven operational excellence across on-chain monitoring operations, and implementing cutting-edge detection capabilities for smart contract and digital asset security. As a Blockchain Intelligence Vice President in Cybersecurity & Tech Controls, you will contribute significantly to safeguarding the organization's digital assets and infrastructure by proactively identifying, tracking, detecting, assessing, and responding to threats, vulnerabilities, and security incidents. You will regularly collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop a coordinated approach to security, ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of sensitive data and systems. You will apply advanced analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills to enable operational excellence and implement innovative solutions to address complex security challenges. By staying current with industry best practices, policies, and procedures, you will contribute to maintaining a secure digital environment and driving continuous improvement in the firm.

Job responsibilities

• Execute and influence the design of comprehensive security and threat intelligence strategies, policies, and procedures to enhance threat detection capabilities and protect the organization's digital assets, smart contracts, and blockchain infrastructure from cybersecurity threats
• Proactively monitor and analyze complex on-chain and off-chain data and systems to identify indicators of vulnerabilities and compromises, utilizing advanced tools and techniques to detect anomalies and contribute to the development of strategies for security investigation, threat mitigation, and incident response
• Produce actionable threat intelligence products including IOC development, exploit analysis reports, and threat actor tracking to inform detection engineering and security operations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a coordinated approach to blockchain and enterprise security, sharing threat intelligence insights, and promoting best practices across the organization
• Evaluate and enhance the organization's security posture by staying current with industry trends, emerging on-chain threats, threat actor TTPs, and regulatory requirements, driving innovation and process improvements

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or related disciplines
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity threat intelligence or operations, with a focus on threat detection, incident response, and security infrastructure management
• Demonstrated expertise in multiple security domains, including network security, malware analysis, threat hunting, threat intelligence production, and security architecture and design, with proficiency in using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools and advanced analytics techniques
• Advanced knowledge of network and infrastructure configuration/security, including experience in designing and implementing security solutions for on-prem, cloud, or hybrid environments

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with broader blockchain security concepts such as consensus mechanisms, smart contract vulnerability classes, blockchain threat actor landscape and multi-chain monitoring approaches is a plus

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.