Director of Software Engineering, Digital Identity & Credential Protocols

JPMorgan Chase

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Plano, TXNew York, NYColumbus, OHWilmington, DE
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TL;DR · Director of Software Engineering, Digital Identity & Credential Protocols

The Director of Software Engineering - Digital Identity & Credential Protocols leads a technical area within Card & Connected Commerce Technology. This leader sets the engineering roadmap for identity and credential protocols, aligning priorities with product, architecture, and security requirements. Daily responsibilities include developing reference architectures for identity federation, authentication, and secure API access while defining interface contracts for commerce and payment use cases. The role requires engineering reusable components and automated tests for cryptographic validation and token handling. Key technologies include OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, FIDO2, WebAuthn, and cloud-native systems. The position involves leading technical contributions to industry standards-setting organizations and evaluating specifications through threat modeling. The work focuses on solving complex problems regarding credential issuance, digital wallets, and verifiable credentials within a regulated financial services environment.

What you'll do

  • Set the technical direction and engineering roadmap for identity and credential protocols.
  • Lead technical contributions to industry standards-setting organizations regarding specifications and interoperability.
  • Develop reference architectures and engineering implementations for identity federation and secure API access.
  • Define implementation profiles, interface contracts, and message flows for commerce and payment use cases.
  • Engineer reusable components and automated tests for protocol behavior and cryptographic validation.
  • Evaluate specifications through prototypes, threat modeling, and analysis of security and privacy tradeoffs.
  • Maintain traceability between external specifications, internal requirements, architecture decisions, and engineering implementations.
  • Lead cross-functional technical initiatives and communicate delivery priorities to senior stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience.
  • 5+ years of experience leading technologists to anticipate and solve complex technical challenges.
  • Deep experience implementing digital identity, authentication, federation, or credential exchange capabilities.
  • Strong understanding of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, secure token handling, signed assertions, and identity protocol security.
  • Practical experience with credential issuance or presentation protocols, digital wallets, or comparable identity-attribute exchange systems.
  • Experience with cloud-native systems, secure APIs, and software development lifecycle practices.
  • Experience leading cross-functional technologists and influencing senior product, architecture, engineering, and cybersecurity stakeholders.
  • Experience with FIDO2, WebAuthn, or Financial-grade API profiles (preferred).

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