Vice President - Assessments & Exercises

Next Frontier Capital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards package

Health care coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. seeks an Assessments & Exercises Vice President within Cybersecurity & Technology to advance protective strategies and drive continuous improvement in the firm's security posture.

Lead testing methodologies and simulations to identify risks across people, processes, and technology, and inform cross-functional risk management decisions. You will design and deploy risk-driven tests, evaluate preventative controls, incident response processes, and detection capabilities, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity or resiliency experience with designing and coordinating simulation/exercise development.
• Knowledge of US financial services or highly regulated industries’ cyber resiliency practices and risk-management processes.
• Familiarity with multiple security assessment methodologies (OWASP Top Ten, NIST CSF) and offensive/resiliency testing concepts.
• Experience using enterprise AI capabilities to support assessment workflows and drafting reports with proper data handling.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute testing and simulations (assessments, cyber exercises, resiliency simulations) and refine assessment methodologies.
• Leverage AI-assisted workflows for control evaluation and reporting automation with validated outputs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce comprehensive assessment reports, findings, risks, and remediation plans.
• Evaluate effectiveness of controls and identify opportunities to automate control evaluation.
• Apply threat intelligence and security research to keep assessment strategy aligned with evolving threats and regulations.

Skills

Testing & simulations

Regulatory knowledge

OWASP/NIST

AI capabilities

Threat intelligence

Communication & reporting

HSEEP/DRII/BCI

Job description

Contribute to leading-edge security and resilience efforts, advancing protective strategies and propelling continuous improvement.

As an Assessments & Exercises Vice President within Cybersecurity & Technology at JP Morgan Chase, you will contribute significantly to enhancing the cybersecurity or resiliency posture by using industry-standard assessment methodologies and techniques to proactively identify risks and vulnerabilities in people, processes, and technology. Design and deploy risk-driven tests and simulations (or manage a highly-skilled team that does) and inform analysis to clearly outline root-causes. In this role, you will evaluate preventative controls, incident response processes, and detection capabilities, and advise cross-functional teams on security strategy and risk management.

Job responsibilities

• Design and execute testing and simulations – such as assessments, cyber exercises, or resiliency simulations, and contribute to the development and refinement of assessment methodologies, tools, and frameworks to ensure alignment with the firm’s strategy and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate synthesis of test evidence and draft executive-ready assessment reporting, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
• Drives reuse-first adoption of AI-assisted workflows for control evaluation and reporting automation, ensuring results are validated and aligned to security, resiliency, and compliance expectations.
• Evaluate controls for effectiveness and impact on operational risk, as well as opportunities to automate control evaluation
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive assessment reports – including detailed findings, risk assessments, and remediation recommendations – making data-driven decisions that encourage continuous improvement
• Utilize threat intelligence and security research to stay informed about emerging threats, vulnerabilities, industry best practices, and regulations. Apply this knowledge to enhance the firm's assessment strategy and risk management. Engage with peers and industry groups that share threat intelligence analytics

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or resiliency, with demonstrated exceptional organizational skills to plan, design, and coordinate the development of simulation and tabletop exercises
• Knowledge of US financial services sector or other highly regulated industries cybersecurity or resiliency organization practices, operations risk management processes, principles, regulations, threats, risks, and incident response methodologies
• Ability to identify systemic security or resiliency issues as they relate to threats, vulnerabilities, or risks, with a focus on recommendations for enhancements or remediation, and proficiency in multiple security assessment methodologies (e.g., Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) Top Ten, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework), offensive testing tools, or resiliency testing equivalents
• Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support assessment workflows (e.g., analysis support and report drafting) with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted findings and remediation recommendations before use, escalating when uncertain and following security and data handling requirements.
• Knowledge of Simulation and Exercise planning and execution methodologies (e.g. HSEEP, DRII, BCI) and experience in planning, development, execution, and assessments of simulations and exercises
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and report writing skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders across various functions and levels

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Hold relevant industry certifications – such as Associate/Certified Business Continuity Planner (ABCP/CBCP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), showcasing advanced expertise in business continuity, cybersecurity and offensive testing methodologies or resiliency
• Knowledge/experience in modern programming language

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 for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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

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. Enhance the firm's cybersecurity posture through advanced assessments of people, processes, and technology.