Lead Cloud Threat Hunter & Security Architect

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase seeks a Lead Cybersecurity Architect to secure its public cloud adoption across engineering, product, and risk teams. Translate threat landscapes into scalable controls and embed secure-by-design principles across architectures.

The role emphasizes threat hunting, risk-based assessments, IaC reviews, and collaboration with security operations to strengthen cloud posture and resilience at scale. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in cybersecurity concepts with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on cloud-native experience across major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Experience with threat modeling and risk-based security assessments.
• Familiarity with CSPM tooling and IaC security implications.
• Ability to lead cross-functional security initiatives without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product, engineering, and risk teams to embed secure-by-design principles across cloud architectures.
• Develop cloud-focused threat hunts and translate findings into actionable security outcomes.
• Apply tooling to analyze large datasets for threats and risk patterns.
• Deliver risk-based assessments of cloud services to inform decisions.
• Review infrastructure-as-code for security alignment with standards.
• Develop preventive and detective controls to enforce enterprise-scale cloud security.
• Coordinate with security operations for detections, playbooks, and investigations.
• Provide guidance on cloud threat landscape and emerging risks.
• Contribute to documentation and agile security programs for repeatability.

Skills

Cloud security

Threat modeling

IaC security

Cross-functional leadership

Security tooling

Cloud platforms

Tools

Wiz

Prisma Cloud

CrowdStrike Falcon

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

JPMorganChase seeks a Lead Cybersecurity Architect to secure its public cloud adoption across engineering, product, and risk teams. Translate threat landscapes into scalable controls and embed secure-by-design principles across architectures.

The role emphasizes threat hunting, risk-based assessments, IaC reviews, and collaboration with security operations to strengthen cloud posture and resilience at scale. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential.