Principal Security Engineer

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: 25 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and one of the largest banks in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and consumer financial services.

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TL;DR · Principal Security Engineer

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As a Principal Security Engineer within the Cybersecurity and Technology Controls organization, you will lead a globally distributed team of engineers to build and operate security platforms at enterprise scale. You are responsible for the strategy, execution, and lifecycle management of an AI-powered security copilot designed to scale risk identification and remediation. Your daily work involves overseeing endpoint and server anti-virus capabilities across heterogeneous environments, as well as designing container security products including image scanning and runtime protection. You will partner with product, infrastructure, and application teams to embed security by design into developer workflows. Key technical competencies include expertise in Kubernetes, cloud-based platforms, CI/CD integration, and automated security outcomes. You will translate firm-wide objectives into engineering roadmaps while setting architectural standards for scalable, resilient security solutions across the enterprise.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $185250 from 84 postings across 39 companies.

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Skills

AI Security Engineering Kubernetes Container Security CI/CD Endpoint Protection anti‑virus Product Management Automation

What you'll do

Lead a globally distributed organization of approximately 20 engineers to build and operate security platforms.
Manage the strategy, execution, and lifecycle of an AI-powered security copilot for risk identification.
Oversee the design, deployment, and operation of firm-wide endpoint and server anti-virus capabilities.
Deliver container security products including image scanning, policy enforcement, and runtime protection.
Embed security controls into developer and operational workflows through partnerships with product and infrastructure teams.
Establish technical direction and architectural standards for scalable, resilient, and automated security solutions.
Translate firm-wide security objectives into measurable engineering roadmaps and milestones.
Manage team resources, budget, staffing, and profit and loss for the security engineering organization.

What we're looking for

Experience running teams of engineers delivering security solutions on cloud-based platforms and applications.
Experience building security engineering products and platforms for 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 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 improve security outcomes.
Experience designing and operating container security capabilities across large-scale Kubernetes or containerized environments.