Lead Cybersecurity Architect

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Architect to craft high‑quality security solutions across software applications on modern cloud platforms.

You will define target state architecture, guide risk mitigation, and drive secure design across business functions. The role emphasizes proactive collaboration with technical and business stakeholders, hands‑on enterprise security delivery, and the use of AI capabilities to accelerate analysis and validation while ensuring data

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity architecture design and implementation.
• Ability to discuss and propose technical approaches with stakeholders.
• Hands-on enterprise cybersecurity solutions delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical target state of cybersecurity products and drive strategy.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams.
• Drive reuse of AI-assisted security validation within SDLC/toolchains.
• Mentor teams and foster communities of practice in secure architectures.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

AI in security

SDLC/CI-CD

Cloud-native

Communication with leaders

Vendor evaluation

Job description

As a Lead Cybersecurity Architect at JPMorganChase within the Cybersecurity and Technology Controls organisation, you are an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality cybersecurity solutions for various software applications on modern cloud-based technologies. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for carrying out critical cybersecurity architecture solutions by identifying, creating, and communicating risk, mitigation options, and solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of project goals.,

• Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss/propose technical approaches to meet current and future cybersecurity needs.
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate cybersecurity architecture analysis and decisioning (e.g., risk identification and documentation), validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
• Defines the technical target state of their cybersecurity product and drives achievement of the strategy.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall cybersecurity of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of cybersecurity designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and cybersecurity architecture
• Leads communities of practice to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge cybersecurity technologies
• Drives reuse-first adoption of AI-assisted security validation within SDLC/toolchain routines, improving control testing and remediation quality with traceability/auditability and resiliency expectations.
  Formal training or certification on cybersecurity architecture concepts and advanced applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering enterprise level cybersecurity solutions and controls
• Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support cybersecurity architecture workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to assess and validate AI-assisted security recommendations before adoption, escalating uncertainty and ensuring outcomes align to security, resiliency, and auditability expectations.
• Deep expertise in one or more programming language(s), software(s), and/or applications
• Proficient across SDLC execution, including automation/continuous delivery practices and agile methodologies such as continuous integration/delivery, application resiliency, and security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., public cloud, AI/ML, mobile, etc.), including practical cloud-native experience
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions for the future state architecture
• Experience effectively communicating with senior business leaders
  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., 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.