Sr Lead Cybersecurity Architect

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · Dublin, Ireland · Corporate Sector

Senior Lead Cybersecurity Architect responsible for evaluating and implementing cybersecurity principles, processes, and controls, guiding technology assessments, and developing a comprehensive cybersecurity reference architecture. The role involves providing cybersecurity architecture and guidance to support business and regulatory requirements, serving as a subject matter expert, conducting security assessments, threat modeling, and technical risk assessments. It also includes advocating for firmwide frameworks and influencing technology decisions, ensuring the security of modern technologies like public cloud and AI/ML, and managing project priorities to ensure timely security design and implementation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the evaluation and implementation of cybersecurity principles, processes, and controls, guiding technology assessments using established security standards and patterns.
  2. Provide cybersecurity architecture and guidance to support business and regulatory requirements.
  3. Develop and maintain a comprehensive cybersecurity reference architecture.
  4. Serve as a subject matter expert in cybersecurity, offering expertise to technology teams and business partners.
  5. Conduct security assessments, threat modelling, and technical risk assessments on design proposals from technical teams.

Skills

Required

  • Formal training or certification in architecture concepts
  • 5+ years of applied experience
  • Experience in security products, risk management, information security standards, security architecture principles, threat and vulnerability management, including incident response methodologies.
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages or scripts.
  • Advanced knowledge of cybersecurity architecture, applications, and technical processes, with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., public cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).
  • Advanced knowledge of enterprise networking and network security controls.
  • Understanding of Identity and Access Management systems and processes in an enterprise environment, familiar with Federated Identity Management, SSO, OAuth, SAML, AD & ADFS, Privileged Access Management, RBAC, etc.
  • Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight.

Nice to have

  • Background in infrastructure, system administration, and secure software development lifecycle is desired.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
  • Understand information security and risk management challenges, issues mitigations and remediation in a multi-national enterprise environment.
  • Experience in leadership, either by directly managing teams or through mentorship.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; excellence in customer service
  • Ability to explain and champion security concepts.

What the JD emphasized

  • security architecture
  • cybersecurity
  • AI/ML