What are the responsibilities and job description for the Security Engineer II - Python/Terraform/AWS position at JPMorgan Chase?
You’re at the forefront of delivering secure software solutions. Join us a valued member of a top-performing team.
As a Security Engineer II at JPMorganChase within Enterprise Technology, you are part of an agile team that works to deliver software solutions that satisfy pre-defined functional and user requirements with the added dimension of preventing misuse, circumvention, and malicious behavior. As an emerging member of the security engineering team, you execute basic software solutions through the design, development, and troubleshooting of multiple components within a technical area, while gaining skills and experience to grow within your role.
Job responsibilities
- Executes standard security solutions in accordance with existing playbooks to satisfy security requirements for internal clients (e.g., product, platform, and application owners)
- Writes secure and high-quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
- Applies specialized tools (e.g., vulnerability scanner) to analyze and correlate incident data to identify, interpret, and summarize probability and impact of threats when determining specific vulnerabilities
- Supports delivery of continuity-related awareness, training, educational activities, and exercises
- Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2 years applied experience, including backend software development using Python
- Working knowledge of AWS with hands-on experience in at least 3-4 services: Lambda, EC2, CloudWatch, S3, Secrets Manager, NLB, VPC Endpoints (PrivateLink), SQS/SNS, Transit Gateway
- Exposure to Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (writing/reading modules, environment variables, plan/apply workflow, code review)
- Familiarity using Python to interact with cloud APIs (e.g., AWS SDK / boto3 basics) and to parse/transform data (JSON/YAML/logs)
- Basic understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP(S), TLS, routing, load balancing, and proxy concepts
- Understanding of version control (Git) and basic CI/CD concepts
- Eagerness to learn about AI/ML systems, agent-based architectures, and MLOps
- Strong problem-solving mindset and attention to detail
- Good communication and teamwork skills