Senior Lead Security Engineer - Python/AWS/Kafka

Testing Site - JPMC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, OH is seeking a Senior Lead Security Engineer to join the Cybersecurity Technology & Controls team.

You will drive secure software delivery across cloud-native architectures, focusing on preventing misuse and ensuring production stability. You will work with stakeholders, guide teams, design RESTful APIs, serverless patterns, and AI/LLM integrations, using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Docker.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software development experience with Python.
• Experience delivering system design, API development, testing, and operations in AWS.
• Strong knowledge of cloud, AI/ML, or related disciplines.
• Expertise in Python, REST APIs, and microservices design.
• Experience with PostgreSQL/Aurora data modeling.
• Ability to work independently on design and automation, incl. AI/LLM services.
• Experience with event-driven/serverless architectures and security in AWS (IAM, KMS, VPC).
• Ability to design and implement enterprise security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Clarify security requirements across networks to satisfy multi-level security needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to adjust business requirements during vulnerabilities.
• Provide technical guidance to teams, using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Architect and deploy scalable solutions on AWS, write secure production code, review others' code with CI/CD and Docker.
• Drive product design decisions and serverless architectures.
• Serve as SME in areas like scalable backend, AI agents, and data pipelines.
• Promote SDLC frameworks and observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus).
• Encourage use of cutting-edge tech including LLMs and vector databases like OpenSearch.

Skills

Python

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

Docker

Cloud security

REST APIs

AI/LLMs

Observability

OpenSearch

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Datadog

CloudWatch

OpenSearch

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 multi-level security to satisfy organizational needs
• Works with stakeholders and senior business leaders to recommend business modifications during periods of vulnerability
• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors, leveraging cloud-native backend systems and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation
• Architect and deploy scalable solutions on AWS Cloud & develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others, utilizing modern CI/CD workflows and containerization technologies (Docker)
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes, including the serverless solutions
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus, such as scalable backend development, AI-powered agents, and data automation pipelines
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle, including observability and monitoring solutions (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus)
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies, such as LLMs (OpenAI, Bedrock), AI frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex), and vector databases (OpenSearch)

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience, including backend software development using Python
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in AWS Cloud environments
• 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.)
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s), with deep expertise in Python and experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc.), including data modeling with SQL databases (PostgreSQL,Aurora)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight, including integrating AI/LLM-based services and building intelligent automation components
• Practical cloud native experience, including exposure to event-driven and serverless architectures, and understanding of security best practices in AWS environments (IAM, KMS, VPC, Secrets Manager)
• Skilled in planning, designing,and implementing enterprise-level security solutions

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