Principal Security Engineer

JPMorganChase; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

On-site health centers

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Backup childcare

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Seattle seeks a Principal Security Engineer to lead a globally distributed security engineering organization responsible for AI-powered security copilot and enterprise endpoint/server antivirus capabilities.

You will partner with product, infrastructure, and application teams to embed security by design while delivering resilient, automated security outcomes across the firm.

Qualifications

• Experience leading security engineering teams delivering security solutions and operations on cloud-based platforms and applications.
• Experience building security engineering products and platforms used by developers and security practitioners at scale.
• Experience leading globally distributed, cross-functional engineering teams.
• Experience hiring, developing, and recognizing top engineering leadership talent.
• Experience leading a product as a product owner or product manager with roadmap ownership.
• Strong expertise in endpoint, server, and workload protection technologies across modern enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver AI-enabled or automation-driven platforms that improve security outcomes.
• Experience designing and operating container security capabilities across large-scale Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a globally distributed security engineering organization delivering high-impact platforms and services across the firm.
• Own the strategy, execution, and lifecycle management of an AI-driven security copilot that enables Product Security Leads to operate at scale.
• Be accountable for the design, deployment, and operation of endpoint and server anti-virus capabilities across heterogeneous environments.
• Own the design, delivery, and operation of container security products, including image scanning, policy enforcement, and runtime protection across enterprise container platforms.
• Drive security platform adoption by partnering with application, infrastructure, and product teams to embed controls into developer and operational workflows.
• Set technical direction and architectural standards for security engineering solutions, ensuring scalability, resilience, and automation.
• Translate firm-wide security objectives into measurable engineering roadmaps, milestones, and outcomes.
• Influence peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams.
• Be accountable for decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures.
• Be responsible for staffing, budget, and relevant profit and loss.

Skills

Security leadership

Cloud security

AI-enabled platforms

Kubernetes security

CI/CD integration

Staffing & budget management

Job description

Principal Security Engineer – JPMorgan Chase

As a Principal Security Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Cybersecurity and Technology Controls organization, you lead a technical area with a security engineering focus and drive impact across teams, technologies, and projects throughout the company. You utilize your in‑depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to deliver complex initiatives, serve as a primary decision maker for your teams, and drive innovation to produce robust security solutions.

You will lead a globally distributed organization of approximately 20 engineers responsible for building and operating security platforms at enterprise scale. This role owns the delivery of an AI‑powered security copilot that enables Product Security Leads to scale risk identification and remediation, as well as firm‑wide endpoint and server anti‑virus capabilities. You will partner closely with product, infrastructure, and application teams to embed security by design while delivering resilient, automated security outcomes across the firm.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a globally distributed security engineering organization delivering high‑impact platforms and services across the firm
• Own the strategy, execution, and lifecycle management of an AI‑driven security copilot that enables Product Security Leads to operate at scale
• Be accountable for the design, deployment, and operation of endpoint and server anti‑virus capabilities across heterogeneous environments
• Own the design, delivery, and operation of container security products, including image scanning, policy enforcement, and runtime protection across enterprise container platforms
• Drive security platform adoption by partnering with application, infrastructure, and product teams to embed controls into developer and operational workflows
• Set technical direction and architectural standards for security engineering solutions, ensuring scalability, resilience, and automation
• Translate firm‑wide security objectives into measurable engineering roadmaps, milestones, and outcomes
• Influence peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
• Be accountable for decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
• Be responsible for staffing, budget, and relevant profit and loss

Required Qualifications

• Experience running teams of engineers that deliver security solutions and operations on cloud‑based platforms and applications
• Experience building security engineering products and platforms used by developers and security practitioners at scale
• Experience developing and leading globally distributed, cross‑functional engineering teams
• Experience hiring, developing, and recognizing top engineering and technical leadership talent
• Experience leading a product as a product owner or product manager, including roadmap ownership and stakeholder alignment
• Strong expertise in endpoint, server, and workload protection technologies across modern enterprise environments
• Demonstrated ability to deliver AI‑enabled or automation‑driven platforms that materially improve security outcomes
• Experience designing and operating container security capabilities across large‑scale Kubernetes or containerized environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building internal developer or security platforms within large, regulated enterprises
• Familiarity with secure software development lifecycles and product security operating models
• Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD, cloud, and infrastructure platforms
• Background in modern detection, prevention, or endpoint protection technologies
• Strong understanding of risk‑based security decisioning at enterprise scale

Benefits and Compensation

Compensation includes a competitive total rewards package with a base salary determined by role, experience, skill set and location. Eligible employees may receive commission‑based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity. 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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