Principal Security Engineer

Principal Security Engineer

As a Principal Security Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Cybersecurity and Technology Controls organization, you lead at least one technical area with a security engineering focus, and drive impact within teams, technologies, and projects across departments. Utilize your in-depth knowledge of software, applications, technical processes, and product management to drive multiple complex projects and initiatives, while serving as a primary decision maker for your teams and a driver of innovation to deliver security solutions.

You will lead a globally distributed organization of approximately 20 engineers responsible for building and operating security platforms at enterprise scale. This role owns the delivery of an AI-powered security copilot that enables Product Security Leads to scale risk identification and remediation, as well as firm-wide endpoint and server anti-virus capabilities. You will partner closely with product, infrastructure, and application teams to embed security by design while delivering resilient, automated security outcomes across the firm.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a globally distributed security engineering organization delivering high-impact platforms and services across the firm
• Own the strategy, execution, and lifecycle management of an AI-driven security copilot that enables Product Security Leads to operate at scale
• Be accountable for the design, deployment, and operation of endpoint and server anti-virus capabilities across heterogeneous environments
• Own the design, delivery, and operation of container security products, including image scanning, policy enforcement, and runtime protection across enterprise container platforms
• Drive security platform adoption by partnering with application, infrastructure, and product teams to embed security by design while delivering resilient, automated security outcomes across the firm
• Set technical direction and architectural standards for security engineering solutions, ensuring scalability, resilience, and automation
• Translate firm-wide security objectives into measurable engineering roadmaps, milestones, and outcomes
• Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams
• Be accountable for decisions that influence teams' resources, budget, tactical operations, and the execution and implementation of processes and procedures
• Be responsible for staffing, budget, and relevant profit and loss

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience running teams of engineers that deliver security solutions and operations on cloud-based platforms and applications
• Experience building security engineering products and platforms used by developers and security practitioners at scale
• Experience developing and leading globally distributed, cross-functional engineering teams
• Experience hiring, developing, and recognizing top engineering and technical leadership talent
• Experience leading a product as a product owner or product manager, including roadmap ownership and stakeholder alignment
• Strong expertise in endpoint, server, and workload protection technologies across modern enterprise environments
• Demonstrated ability to deliver AI-enabled or automation-driven platforms that materially improve security outcomes
• Experience designing and operating container security capabilities across large-scale Kubernetes or containerized environments

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience building internal developer or security platforms within large, regulated enterprises
• Familiarity with secure software development lifecycles and product security operating models
• Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD, cloud, and infrastructure platforms
• Background in modern detection, prevention, or endpoint protection technologies
• Strong understanding of risk-based security decisioning at enterprise scale