Lead Cybersecurity Architect

Next Frontier Capital; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in London seeks a Lead Cybersecurity Architect to shape enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions across software applications on modern cloud-based platforms. You will be a core technical contributor identifying risks, mitigation options, and architecture decisions for multiple business functions.

The role requires deep expertise in cybersecurity architecture, AI-assisted security validation, strong communication with senior leaders, and hands-on experience with cloud-native

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on cybersecurity architecture concepts.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Engages technical teams and stakeholders to discuss/propose technical approaches for cybersecurity needs.
• Leverages AI capabilities to accelerate cybersecurity analysis with validation.
• Defines the technical target state of cybersecurity products and drives strategy.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation and improve security across software applications and systems.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors, startups, and internal teams on cybersecurity designs and credentials.
• Leads communities of practice to drive adoption of new cybersecurity technologies.
• Drives reuse of AI-assisted security validation within SDLC/toolchain routines with traceability and auditability.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

AI-assisted validation

Cloud security

CI/CD & automation

Communication with leadership

Programming languages

Job description

Join one of the world's most influential companies and leverage your skills in cybersecurity to have a real impact on the financial industry.

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.

Job responsibilities

• 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.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 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.

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.

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. Implement and integrate cybersecurity architecture solutions and critical updates across multiple technologies