Lead Cybersecurity Architect

JPMorganChase; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Architect to develop solutions and strategies for cybersecurity challenges in the financial industry. This role involves engaging with technical teams and defining secure reference architectures. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in cybersecurity architecture and proficiency in relevant programming languages.

The company provides a competitive rewards package including health care, retirement plans, and support for mental health, emphasizing diversity and inclusion within its workforce.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of practical experience in cybersecurity architecture.
• Advanced programming skills in one or more languages.
• Experience in coding and utilizing AI/ML for security assessments.
• Proficiency in threat modeling and mitigating risks.

Responsibilities

• Engage teams to discuss technical approaches for cybersecurity.
• Define the target state for cybersecurity products.
• Develop software and enhance secure design processes.
• Conduct threat models identifying and mitigating risks.

Skills

Cybersecurity architectural knowledge

Programming languages

AI/ML knowledge

Threat modeling expertise

Cloud and application security

Software Development Life Cycle

Tools

AI/ML tools

Security Design Reviews (SDRs)

Job description

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Cybersecurity Technology & Controls, 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 and propose technical approaches to meet current and future cybersecurity needs
• Defines the technical target state of their cybersecurity product and drives achievement of the strategy
• Develop software, use firmwide AI/ML tools to enhance, automate, improve secure design and threat assessment processes.
• Own and drive SDRs for AI/ML platforms, agentic systems, and MCP integrations; document decisions, required controls, and risk acceptances
• 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.
• Define and govern secure reference architectures for agentic systems and MCP-enabled workflows, including isolation, segmentation, encryption, and identity management
• Define security requirements for authentication, authorization, data classification, and encrypted communications for MCP servers and agentic workflows
• Conduct and maintain threat models for agentic systems, MCP servers, and LLM Suite integrations, identifying and mitigating risks such as prompt injection, data leakage, and supply chain threats

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skill

• Obtain 5+ years of cybersecurity architectural knowledge with hands‑on practical experience delivering enterprise-level solutions and controls
• Advanced in one or more programming languages
• Hands on experience in coding and use AI/ML, agents to improve security assessments. Willing to work on POC on new innovative ideas
• Demonstrate ownership of Security Design Reviews (SDRs), security requirements, and architecture governance for large-scale platforms.
• Proven expertise in threat modeling and mitigating AI/ML risks such as prompt injection, data poisoning, model extraction/inversion, training data leakage, and third‑party/supply‑chain exposure.
• Strong hands‑on technical depth across cloud and application security: IAM/least privilege, encryption & key management, secrets, network segmentation, secure APIs, logging/monitoring, and secure SDLC/CI/CD.
• Experience securing agentic AI systems and tool integrations (including MCP-based tool/data connectivity or similar protocols), with the ability to set guardrails for tool access, data handling, and runtime controls.
• Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., public cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In‑depth knowledge of the financial services industry along with their IT systems and experience communicating with senior leaders
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions for the future state architecture

Benefits

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans