Lead Infrastructure Engineer - HSM

J.P. Morgan; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm in Bournemouth is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to design and support payment Hardware Security Module (HSM) infrastructure. The role involves leading integration projects, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring compliance with banking regulations. Ideal candidates will have experience in HSMs and programming in Python or Java. Competitive compensation and opportunities for career development are offered.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with OpenSSL and certificate based authentication mechanisms.
• Proficiency in development frameworks, ideally Python or Java.
• Strong knowledge of payments application concepts including key exchange, encryption key storage, and HSMs.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment and integration of Payment HSMs across enterprise environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align HSM solutions with business, security & audit needs.
• Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Skills

OpenSSL

Certificate based authentication

Python

Java

Key exchange

Encryption key storage

HSM troubleshooting

Agile

JIRA

Technical writing

Education

Formal training in Computer Science

Job description

As the Lead Infrastructure Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the IP organization, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and supporting payment Hardware Security Module (HSM) infrastructure deployments. You will focus on supporting line of business applications to implement and test new features and solutions on our HSM estate, while supporting and further developing the current fleet of HSMs and associated automation tooling. This role offers the opportunity to lead deployment and integration of Payment HSMs across enterprise environments, collaborate with datacenter engineers, application teams, and key management personnel, and ensure compliance with banking regulations and security frameworks.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead deployment and integration of Payment HSMs across enterprise environments
• Partner with datacenter engineers, application teams, key management personnel to deploy new infrastructure
• Collaborate line of business projects in support of new features
• Maintain and develop automation and tooling using Python, PowerShell, Java
• Partner with stakeholders to align HSM solutions with business, security & audit needs
• Mentor engineers, encourage best practices, and foster technical collaborationProduce clear technical documentation and contribute to team knowledge sharing
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations and security frameworks e.g. PCI-HSM, PCI-DSS, FIPS, P2PE, etc.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on Computer Science concepts and applied experience
• Hands‑on experience with OpenSSL and certificate based authentication mechanisms
• Proficiency in one or more development frameworks (Ideally Python or Java)
• Strong knowledge of payments application concepts, including key exchange, encryption key storage, authentication flows, HSMs
• Experience with payments compliance requirements
• Experience with HSM troubleshooting
• Familiarity with Agile and JIRA
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and technical writing skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver in a fast‑paced environment