Senior Cryptography Architect - MPC, ZKPs & PQC

Testing Site - JPMC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase seeks an Advanced Cryptography Specialist to advance MPC, PQC and ZKPs within the Emerging Technologies Security group. You will collaborate with cryptographers and security engineers to deploy cryptography-based solutions for financial services.

The role demands a PhD or MS in cryptography or a closely related field and several years of hands-on experience applying advanced cryptographic techniques in finance.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in cryptography, computer science, or mathematics with research in MPC, PQC, or ZKPs.
• 5+ years applying advanced cryptography in financial security contexts.
• Experience designing and implementing cryptographic protocols and libraries.
• Familiarity with regulatory/privacy considerations in finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and use of cryptographic protocols focusing on MPC, PQC, and ZKPs.
• Architect and implement cryptographic solutions for privacy in financial systems.
• Collaborate with cryptographers, product, engineering, and compliance teams.
• Evaluate security of crypto protocols and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Mentor junior cryptographers and engineers on advanced concepts.
• Assess existing cryptographic libraries and crypto-agile tools.
• Support performance assessment of PQC solutions and deployments.

Skills

Cryptographic protocol design

Cryptography implementation

Strong written and verbal comms

Education

PhD in Cryptography (or related)

MS in Cryptography/CS/Mathematics

Tools

MP-SPDZ

FRESCO

SEAL

HElib

libsnark

Zokrates

Circom

Job description

JPMorgan Chase seeks an Advanced Cryptography Specialist to advance MPC, PQC and ZKPs within the Emerging Technologies Security group. You will collaborate with cryptographers and security engineers to deploy cryptography-based solutions for financial services.

The role demands a PhD or MS in cryptography or a closely related field and several years of hands-on experience applying advanced cryptographic techniques in finance.