Join a team where you can play a crucial role in shaping the future of a world-renowned company and make a direct and meaningful impact in a space designed for top performers.
As a Senior Lead Cybersecurity Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Cybersecurity Technology and Controls, you will serve as the threat modeling subject matter expert and security architecture leader for database platforms. You’ll work alongside architects focused on public cloud databases and controls optimization to ensure database solutions are secure by design. This is a senior technical leadership role requiring deep expertise in database internals, threat modeling methodologies, and security architecture patterns. You’ll influence product teams, drive controls development, and serve as a key escalation point for complex database security challenges.
Job responsibilities
Lead structured threat modeling for database platforms and data flows, identifying attack surfaces, misuse/abuse cases, and risk scenariosIntegrate threat modeling into the SDLC and design review processes for database productsConduct security architecture reviews for new database deployments, migrations, and major changesDevelop and optimize database security controls aligned with risk reduction outcomesEvaluate and solution for emerging security requirements including MCP (Model Context Protocol) and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for database encryptionEstablish, maintain, and govern database security standards and baselines using STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and industry best practices.Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for IT Risk and Cyber domains related to database securityProactively monitor KRIs to identify, quantify, communicate, and manage issues with recommended resolutionsCollaborate on audit and regulatory engagements, risk activities, and project initiatives
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Formal training or certification on security concepts and 10+ years of applied of experience in database technologies, with 5+ years focused on database security architectureDeep expertise in at least two database platforms: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, or cloud-native databasesDemonstrated threat modeling experience: STRIDE, attack trees, or equivalent methodologies applied to database and data flow scenariosStrong understanding of database security controls: encryption at rest/in transit, access controls, audit logging, masking/tokenization, network segmentationExperience with STIGs and CIS Benchmarks for database hardening; hands-on experience publishing and tracking standardsAbility to translate threat modeling findings into actionable control requirements for engineering teamsExperience in a regulated environment with a 3LoD (Line of Defense) model; financial services, healthcare, or similarExperience with NoSQL database security: Cassandra, MongoDB, DynamoDB security patternsFamiliarity with cloud database security: AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL/Cosmos DB, GCP Cloud SQL security configurationsKnowledge of emerging cryptographic requirements including post-quantum cryptography (PQC) readiness for database encryptionExperience with AI/ML data security: securing training data, model outputs, and vector databasesBackground in financial services consumer businesses (Mortgages, Cards, Digital) preferred
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Experience with NoSQL database security: Cassandra, MongoDB, DynamoDB security patternsFamiliarity with cloud database security: AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL/Cosmos DB, GCP Cloud SQL security configurationsKnowledge of emerging cryptographic requirements including post-quantum cryptography (PQC) readiness for database encryptionExperience with AI/ML data security: securing training data, model outputs, and vector databasesRelevant certifications: CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, database vendor certifications (Oracle OCP, AWS Database Specialty, etc.)Background in financial services consumer businesses (Mortgages, Cards, Digital) preferred
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