Job Description Organization Description
The Cybersecurity & Technology Controls group at JPMorgan Chase aligns the firm's cybersecurity, access management, controls and resiliency teams. The group proactively and strategically partners with all lines of business and functions to enable them to design, adopt and integrate appropriate controls; deliver processes and solutions efficiently and consistently; and drive automation of controls. The group's number one priority is to enable the business by keeping the firm safe, stable and resilient.
Employer Description
JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans
Job Description
We are seeking an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Architect / Engineer for a globally distributed, diverse and inclusive environment in Authentication, Single Sign-On (SSO), and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). You will take a lead role in designing and delivering a next-generation authentication platform for the firm's global clients and customers consistent with firm and industry best-practices, standards and architectural patterns. Embedded within the engineering team as their design authority, you will take the primary responsibility for architecture and design services for the platform. Successful candidates will be highly motivated, show initiative and be familiar with all technical aspects of large scale deployments working closely with multiple disparate teams to deliver performant and scalable solutions to Production environments.
As an experienced member of our Software Engineering Group, we look first and foremost for people who are passionate around solving complex problems through innovation & engineering practices. You will be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders on a daily basis to stay focused on our business goals. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. You'll work in a collaborative, trusting, thought-provoking environment-one that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our clients and customers globally.
This role requires a wide variety of strengths and capabilities in order to successfully perform the following key responsibilities:

• Drive the design and build of the next-generation platform consistent with firm and industry best-practices, standards and architectural patterns.
• Work closely with Product, Architectural, Controls, and line-of-business Application teams to translate business, technical and controls requirements into implementable designs.
• Educate the Engineering teams to ensure understanding of the platform's end-to-end design and ensure gaps and dependencies between module/components are identified and solutioned.
• Provide implementation review services to the Engineering teams to ensure the platform is consistent with requirements and cybersecurity controls.
• Present and lead discussions of the platform's architecture and design to external stakeholders such as Auditors.

Essential Requirements/Skills:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of engineering and architectural experience in medium to large enterprises.
• Minimum of two (2) and preferably three (3) years of architecture or design authority experience.
• Minimum of two (2) and preferably three (3) years of hands-on engineering or programming experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts and associated technologies.
• Strong understanding of authentication protocols such as SAML, OAuth and OIDC and management protocols such as SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management).
• Ability to work in and with large collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals, and passionate about building an innovative culture.
• Hands on experience with UNIX/Linux and Windows environments.

Desired Requirements/Skills:

• Expertise in Single Sign-On (SSO), and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and passwordless authentication technologies and products.
• Experience with cryptography, encryption and related data protection concepts and technologies.
• Experience with data modelling and both LDAP and relational data schema design and implementation.
• Knowledge of global regulatory and privacy requirements as they relate to financial services enterprises.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD automation tools and test-automation and test-driven-development.

About Us JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
The health and safety of our colleagues, candidates, clients and communities has been a top priority in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. JPMorgan Chase was awarded the "WELL Health-Safety Rating" for all of our 6,200 locations globally based on our operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement and emergency plans to address a post-COVID-19 environment.
As a part of our commitment to health and safety, we have implemented various COVID-related health and safety requirements for our workforce. Employees are expected to follow the Firm's current COVID-19 or other infectious disease health and safety requirements, including local requirements. Requirements include sharing information including your vaccine card in the firm's vaccine record tool, and may include mask wearing. Requirements may change in the future with the evolving public health landscape. JPMorgan Chase will consider accommodation requests as required by applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans
About the Team The Cybersecurity & Technology Controls group at JPMorgan Chase aligns the firm's cybersecurity, access management, controls and resiliency teams. The group proactively and strategically partners with all lines of business and functions to enable them to design, adopt and integrate appropriate controls; deliver processes and solutions efficiently and consistently; and drive automation of controls. The group's number one priority is to enable the business by keeping the firm safe, stable and resilient.
High Risk Roles (HRR) are sensitive roles within the technology organization that require high assurance of the integrity of staff by virtue of 1) sensitive cybersecurity and technology functions they perform within systems or 2) information they receive regarding sensitive cybersecurity or technology matters. Users in these roles are subject to enhanced pre-hire screening which includes both criminal and credit background checks (as allowed by law). The enhanced screening will need to be successfully completed prior to commencing employment or assignment.