Sr. Lead Software Engineer — Trust and Security
JPMorgan Chase2 days ago
Base Salary
$176k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end solution design for Customer Authentication and identity and access management initiatives across web and mobile platforms.
- Create design blueprints, technical standards, architecture guidance, and best practices aligned with business and firmwide technology strategy.
- Design scalable, secure AWS cloud-native solutions using container orchestration, API Gateway, serverless functions, identity and access policies, and key management.
- Evaluate IAM tools, technologies, protocols, and design patterns, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML.
- Provide technical guidance to engineering teams, contractors, and vendors across complex authentication initiatives.
- Develop secure production code and conduct design and code reviews.
- Conduct security design assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and drive corrective actions.
- Lead governance and adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Mentor engineers and serve as a subject matter expert in Customer Authentication.
- Gather requirements, define scope, and communicate design decisions and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least 5 years of applied experience.
- Hands-on experience serving as a design authority for large-scale distributed systems, including design blueprints, architecture decision records, and design documentation.
- Production experience delivering cloud-native workloads at scale with strong hands-on AWS design expertise.
- Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages with demonstrated design authority and engineering delivery.
- Strong knowledge of security principles, cryptography fundamentals, data protection regulations, and privacy standards.
- Experience coaching and mentoring senior engineers on design standards, patterns, and responsible AI use in software development.
- Ability to independently make design and functionality decisions across complex, multi-team initiatives.
- Strong communication skills for explaining design decisions and trade-offs to varied stakeholders.
- Preferred experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, FIDO2/WebAuthn, and session management patterns.
- Preferred experience with ForgeRock, Okta, Auth0, or equivalent IAM platforms.
- Preferred experience with zero-trust design, engineering standards, governance forums, regulated environments, audit requirements, and compliance-driven engineering.
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Security Specialty, CISSP, or CISM certifications are preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package with base salary determined by role, experience, skills, and location; eligible roles may also receive commission-based pay or discretionary incentive compensation.
- Comprehensive health care coverage and access to on-site health and wellness centers.
- Retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching.
- Additional compensation and benefits details are provided during the hiring process.
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase provides consumer and commercial banking, payments, credit card, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking services to individuals, businesses, institutions, and governments. The public company (NYSE: JPM) earns revenue from interest, fees, trading, and asset management across operations in more than 100 markets. Headquartered in New York City with roots dating to 1799, it serves retail customers and prominent corporate and government clients through brands including Chase and J.P. Morgan.