Security Engineer III

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution in the United Kingdom is looking for a Security Engineer III to join their Cybersecurity & Technology Controls team. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain security solutions for enterprise environments. Key qualifications include experience in cloud engineering, security concepts, and infrastructure as code. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills and proficiency with programming languages like Python and scripting. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in the realm of software security.

Qualifications

• Proficient experience in security engineering concepts.
• Specific experience deploying commercial software at scale.
• Strong knowledge of programming/scripting languages for automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain security solutions for enterprise environments.
• Implement complex business logic in multiple scripting languages.
• Minimize security vulnerabilities and evolve security protocols.

Skills

Security engineering concepts

Cloud engineering

DevOps engineering

Windows and Linux systems internals

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Python

Bash

PowerShell

CI/CD pipelines

AWS security

Education

Formal training or certification in security engineering

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 Security Engineer III - Cloud and Infrastructure at JPMorgan Chase within the Cybersecurity & Technology Controls, you are 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

• Design, implement, and maintain security solutions for an enterprise-scale environment
• Understand the functions of systems engineering, systems integrations, and systems administration roles
• Execute on key deliverables in the security engineering space
• Design and develop production deployments with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches in order to deliver technology solutions for key stakeholders
• Develop secure and high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others
• Implement complex business logic in Python, Bash, PowerShell, and other scripting languages
• Engage effectively with third-party vendors in communicating and collaborating with a broad range of internal teams
• Minimize security vulnerabilities by following industry insights and government regulations to continuously evolve security protocols, including creating processes to determine the effectiveness of current controls
• Work with stakeholders and business leaders to understand security needs and recommend business modifications during periods of vulnerability
• Add to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on security engineering concepts and proficient applied experience
• Experience with cloud engineering, deployment engineering, DevOps engineering, or equivalent
• Specific experience deploying commercial software at scale into an enterprise environment
• Demonstrated skills in planning, designing, and implementing enterprise level security solutions
• Demonstrate strong working knowledge of Windows and Linux systems internals
• Strong experience defining and implementing infrastructure as Code (IaC), working with CI/CD pipelines, and associated automation tooling
• Commanding knowledge of a programming/scripting language for automation and integration tasks
• Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Proficient in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS security)
• Strong analytical experience with problem solving mindset and the ability to solve complex challenges
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Cloud computing related certifications with an AWS focus are strongly preferred (i.e., Certified Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.) or similar
• Experience effectively communicating with senior business leaders

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