Lead Security Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Security Engineer to drive secure software development across multiple lines of business. You will design and implement enterprise security solutions, lead code reviews, and apply AI/ML and GenAI to threat modeling and documentation.

Collaboration with stakeholders and cross-location teams is essential in this role. The position requires strong experience in Java and Python, cloud environments, and a deep understanding of financial services IT systems, with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience Java and Python in Cloud Environments.
• Plan, design, and implement enterprise security solutions.
• Strong AI/ML engineering skills (PyTorch/TensorFlow, MLOps CI/CD).
• GenAI (LLMs, embeddings, vector databases) and Agentic AI expertise.
• Review AI-assisted code/security recommendations for safety and compliance.
• Proficient in SDLC security testing and validation.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative security solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Develops secure production code and reviews code.
• Minimizes vulnerabilities by following regulations and evolving security protocols.
• Uses enterprise AI capabilities to accelerate threat modeling and security documentation.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand security needs and advise on business modifications.
• Performs vulnerability, penetration testing, and threat modeling across assets.
• Applies reuse-first, AI-assisted practices within SDLC/toolchains to improve testing and auditability.
• Fosters team culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect.
• Coordinates with teams in different geographic locations.

Skills

Java programming

Python programming

Cloud environments

Security solutions design

AI/ML engineering

MLOps CI/CD

GenAI / LLMs

Prompt engineering

Risk & auditability

Security testing

SDLC

Agile methodologies

Financial services domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / 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 Lead Security Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Cybersecurity Technology & Controls, you are an integral part of the 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
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate threat modeling, vulnerability analysis synthesis, and security documentation, validating outputs and ensuring sensitive data is handled appropriately.
• 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 JPMorgan Chase network
• Applies reuse-first, AI-assisted practices within SDLC/toolchain routines to strengthen security testing and control validation, ensuring traceability/auditability and alignment to resiliency and security expectations.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Be able to work the teams located in different Geographical locations

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Obtain 5 plus years of experience Java and Python Programming languages in Cloud Environments (Public/Private)
• Skilled in planning, designing,and implementing enterpriselevel security solutions
• Strong hands-on AI/ML engineering skills ( ML frameworks like PyTorch/TensorFlow, MLOps with CI/CD and model deployment/monitoring)
• Deep GenAI experience (LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, embeddings/vector databases), and Agentic AI expertise (tool/function calling, orchestration frameworks, multi-agent workflows, evaluation/guardrails, and responsible AI/security).
• Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support security engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted code/security recommendations before adoption, escalating uncertainty and ensuring outcomes align to security, resiliency, and auditability expectations.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle Development , Testing and Implementation
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience effectively communicating with senior business leaders
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or Equivalent