Lead Security Engineer

J.P. Morgan; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to deliver secure software solutions. In this role, you will develop high-quality production code, minimize vulnerabilities, and cooperate with stakeholders to ensure robust security. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related field and is skilled in advanced programming and enterprise-level security solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and/or applied work experience in Cybersecurity.
• Skilled in planning, designing, and implementing enterprise level security solutions.
• Experience in administering Linux servers.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative security solutions and technical troubleshooting.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Conducts discovery, vulnerability, penetration testing, and threat scenarios.

Skills

Advanced in one or more programming/scripting languages

Skilled in planning, designing, and implementing enterprise level security solutions

Advanced in the management and configuration of security platforms

Experience in administering Linux servers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Take on a crucial role where you'll be a key part of a high-performing team delivering secure software solutions. Make a real impact as you help shape the future of software security at one of the world's largest and most influential companies.

As a Lead Security Engineer at JPMorganChase within Cybersecurity technology & Controls, you will be an integral part of team that works to deliver software solutions that satisfy pre-defined functional and user requirements with the added dimension of preventing misuse, circumvention, and malicious behavior. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions with tamper-proof, audit defensible methods across multiple technical areas within various business functions.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative security solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions and break down technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Minimizes security vulnerabilities by following industry insights and governmental regulations to continuously evolve security protocols, including creating processes to determine the effectiveness of current controls
• Works with stakeholders and business leaders to understand security needs and recommend business modifications during periods of vulnerability
• Conducts discovery,vulnerability, penetration testing,and threat scenarios onmultiple organizational assets to identifyand assess if vulnerabilities arepresent, and executes threat modeling for multiple applications including external applications interacting with the internal JPMorganChase network
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and/or applied work experience within Cybersecurity environment.

• Skilled in planning, designing,and implementing enterpriselevel security solutions

• Advanced in one or more programming/scripting languages
• Advanced in the management and configuration of security platforms
• Experience in administering Linux servers

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience effectively communicating with senior business leaders
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Experience with threat modeling, discovery, vulnerability, and penetration testing
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Advanced knowledge of RFC5322 and RFC5321