Sr. Lead Software Engineer — Trust and Security
About The Position
As a Sr. Lead Software Engineer within Trust and Security at JPMorganChase, you will serve as a senior design authority for Customer Identity and Access Management solutions across web and mobile platforms. You will combine technical design expertise with hands-on engineering to deliver secure, stable, scalable authentication products. Your work will influence engineering direction across teams and contribute to the firm's broader technology strategy. The role leads end-to-end identity and authentication solution design, creates technical blueprints and standards, and designs cloud-native AWS solutions. It also provides technical guidance, builds and reviews production code, assesses security designs, supports adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices, and mentors engineers. You will work with stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions addressing business and security needs.
Requirements
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Hands-on experience serving as a design authority on large-scale distributed systems, including authoring design blueprints, architecture decision records, and design documentation.
- Practical cloud-native experience delivering production workloads at scale, with hands-on AWS design experience using container orchestration, API Gateway, serverless functions, identity and access management, and key management services.
- Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, with demonstrable design authority and engineering delivery.
- Strong understanding of security principles, cryptography fundamentals including signing, encryption, and key management, data protection regulations, and privacy standards.
- Experience coaching and mentoring senior engineers on design standards, design patterns, and responsible use of AI within the software development lifecycle.
- Ability to independently drive design and functionality decisions across complex, multi-team initiatives with minimal oversight.
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain design decisions and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- In-depth knowledge of identity and access management protocols and standards, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, FIDO2/WebAuthn, and session management patterns.
- Experience with enterprise identity and access management platforms such as ForgeRock, Okta, Auth0, or equivalent.
- Experience with zero-trust design principles in enterprise authentication environments.
- Experience contributing to or leading firmwide engineering standards, design communities of practice, or governance forums.
- Exposure to regulated industry environments with strong controls, audit requirements, and compliance-driven engineering practices.
- AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect Professional or Security Specialty, or identity and security certifications such as CISSP or CISM.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end solution design for Customer Authentication and identity and access management initiatives across web and mobile platforms.
- Develop and maintain design blueprints, technical standards, and best practices aligned with business goals and firmwide technology strategy.
- Design secure, reliable, scalable cloud-native AWS solutions involving container orchestration, API Gateway, serverless functions, identity and access policies, and key management.
- Evaluate and recommend identity and access management tools, technologies, and design patterns, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML.
- Provide technical guidance and design direction to engineering teams, contractors, and vendors on complex authentication initiatives.
- Develop secure, high-quality production code and conduct design and code reviews.
- Conduct security design assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and drive corrective measures before implementation.
- Drive adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Serve as a Customer Authentication subject matter expert and mentor engineers across the team.
- Engage stakeholders to gather requirements, define scope, and deliver solutions that meet business and security needs.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package, including role-, experience-, skill set-, and location-based base salary.
- Eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation in cash and/or forfeitable equity.
- Comprehensive health care coverage.
- On-site health and wellness centers.
- Retirement savings plan.
- Backup childcare.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Mental health support.
- Financial coaching.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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