Lead Cybersecurity Architect

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York invites a Senior Lead Cybersecurity Architect to shape secure software delivery across the bank's platforms, leveraging AI-assisted risk analysis and enterprise controls.

You will guide architecture decisions and drive high-impact security programs with senior stakeholders. You will lead threat modeling and security assessments, collaborate with developers, vendors, and risk teams, and advance secure SDLC practices using cloud and AI capabilities to meet

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on cybersecurity architecture concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on experience performing threat modeling, attack-surface analysis, or security architecture assessments.
• Experience delivering enterprise-level cybersecurity solutions and controls.
• Experience using enterprise AI capabilities in security workflows with strong validation.

Responsibilities

• Guide evaluation of cybersecurity principles and controls, influencing peers to adopt leading-edge solutions.
• Leverage AI capabilities to accelerate risk analysis and validation of outputs.
• Provide technical guidance to business partners, contractors, and vendors as a subject matter expert.
• Partner with stakeholders to recommend changes during vulnerabilities.
• Contribute to engineering communities with frameworks and SDLC best practices.
• Drive reuse-first adoption of AI-assisted validation within the SDLC and toolchains.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Threat modeling

Enterprise security solutions

AI in security

AI validation

Programming languages

Independent problem solving

Tech evaluation

Communication with leadership

Education

Cybersecurity architecture certification

Job description

Play a vital role in shaping the future of an iconic company and make a direct impact in a dynamic environment designed for top achievers.

As a Sr Lead Cybersecurity Architect at JPMorganChase within Cybersecurity and Technology Controls, you are an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality cybersecurity solutions for various software applications and platform products. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of cybersecurity challenges that span multiple technology domains.

Job responsibilities

• Guide evaluation of current cybersecurity principles, processes, and controls, and lead evaluation of new technology using existing standards and frameworks, influencing peers and decision-makers to adopt leading-edge solutions where appropriate
• Leverage enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate cybersecurity risk analysis and control assessment, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements
• Provide technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors, serving as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Partner with stakeholders and senior business leaders to recommend business modifications during periods of vulnerability
• Contribute actively to the engineering community as an advocate of firm-wide frameworks, tools, and practices of the software development lifecycle
• Drive reuse-first adoption of AI-assisted security validation within software development lifecycle and toolchain routines, improving control testing, remediation quality, and traceability and auditability in line with resiliency expectations

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on cybersecurity architecture concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on experience conducting threat modeling, attack-surface analysis, or security architecture assessments
• Hands-on practical experience delivering enterprise-level cybersecurity solutions and controls
• 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
• Advanced expertise in one or more programming languages and/or applications, with advanced knowledge of cybersecurity architecture, applications, and technical processes within one or more technical disciplines (e.g., public cloud, AI/ML, mobile)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to select or recommend the best solutions for future-state architecture
• Experience effectively communicating complex security concepts to senior business leaders and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience securing enterprise cloud and software-as-a-service environments, including assessing architecture, data flows, identity, access, integrations, and security controls across third-party services
• Security architecture experience across major cloud platforms, including AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure, with an understanding of cloud-native security controls and shared responsibility models
• Experience evaluating software-as-a-service integrations, APIs, OAuth applications, service principals, application identities, and machine-to-machine authentication from a security and risk perspective
• Experience securing AI/ML and large language model-enabled applications, agents, and emerging AI capabilities, including risks associated with data access, permissions, external integrations, and third-party model dependencies
• Experience developing security control baselines, architecture standards, threat models, assessment frameworks, and reusable security patterns across cloud and software-as-a-service technologies
• Familiarity with established security frameworks and methodologies such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, STRIDE, OWASP, and zero-trust principles

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