Senior Lead Security Engineer

JPMorgan Chase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 176,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a team at JPMorgan Chase where you can play a crucial role in shaping the future of a world-renowned company. You will lead an agile group delivering secure software solutions that prevent misuse and meet user requirements across multiple technology domains.

As a Senior Lead Security Engineer, you will drive threat modeling, integrate AI-assisted risk analysis, and mentor engineers to achieve resiliency, auditability, and strong security outcomes across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Experience running teams of engineers delivering security solutions.
• Experience leading teams with enterprise AI capabilities for security workflows.
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted security recommendations.
• Experience leading technologists and coaching teams to meet goals.
• Experience hiring, developing, and recognizing talent.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates security requirements clarification for networks to satisfy organizational needs.
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to accelerate risk analysis and documentation.
• Works with stakeholders and senior leaders to recommend business modifications during vulnerabilities.
• Applies AI-assisted practices within SDLC to strengthen security testing and audits.
• Apply leadership knowledge by leading others and upholding core values.

Skills

Team leadership

AI capabilities in security

Threat modeling

Security engineering

Programming languages

Cloud architecture

Education

Security engineering certification

Tools

AI tooling within enterprise

Job description

Senior Lead Security Engineer

Columbus, OH, United States

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Job Information

• Job Identification 210783503
• Job Category Security Engineering
• Business Unit Corporate Sector
• Posting Date 09/23/2026, 03:33 PM
• Locations Columbus, OH, United StatesJersey City, NJ, United StatesPlano, TX, United States
• Job Schedule Full time
• Base Pay/Salary Jersey City,NJ $175,750.00-$260,000.00

Job Description

Join a team where you can play a crucial role in shaping the future of a world-renowned company and make a direct and meaningful impact in a space designed for top performers.

As a Senior Lead Security Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Cybersecurity Technology & Controls, you are an integral part of an agile 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. 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

• Facilitates security requirements clarification for multiple networks to enable networks with multi-level security to satisfy organizational needs
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate security risk analysis and documentation (e.g., synthesizing threat assessments), validating outputs and ensuring sensitive data is handled appropriately.
• Works with stakeholders and senior business leaders to recommend business modifications during periods of vulnerability
• 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.
• Appy leadership knowledge, by leading others, providing feedback, support and demonstrate core values. Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
• Formal training or certification on security engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience in leading a team.
• Skilled in planning, designing, and implementing enterprise level security solutions
• 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 security recommendations before adoption, escalating uncertainty and ensuring outcomes align to security, resiliency, and auditability expectations.
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) with ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Advanced knowledge of software application development and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Extensive experience with threat modeling, discovery, vulnerability, and penetration testing #CTC

Qualifications

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience running teams of engineers that deliver security solutions operations and experience building security engineering products and solutions
• Experience leading teams in the safe use of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment for security engineering workflows, including validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted security recommendations before adoption, escalating uncertainty appropriately, and ensure outcomes align to security, resiliency, and auditability expectations.
• Experience leading teams of technologists and ability to guide and coach teams on approach to achieve goals aligned against set strategic initiatives
• Experience hiring, developing, and recognizing talent

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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 (https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs) for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.