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# Sr Lead Security Engineer - Email

- **Company:** JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- **Location:** Wilmington, DE, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $175,750.0 - $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, Software System Penetration Testing, Microsoft Outlook, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Information Leak Prevention, Domainkeys Identified Mail, Domain-Based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Machine Learning, Anti-Phishing, Software Engineering, Sender Policy Framework (SPF), Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/00CCFC9A910942268CC6A8639CC69DE1/job/

## About the Role

* 10+ years of cybersecurity experience, including significant experience leading enterprise email security programs and engineering teams.
 * Deep expertise in email security technologies, including secure email gateways, phishing protection, threat detection, encryption, cloud email security platforms, and email authentication standards (SPF, DKIM, and DMARC).
 * Proven experience designing, implementing, and operating enterprise-scale security architectures within highly regulated environments.
 * Advanced knowledge of software engineering, application development, and technical disciplines such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related technologies.
 * Strong experience with threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, risk analysis, and security control validation.
 * Advanced proficiency in one or more programming or automation languages, with the ability to solve complex technical problems independently.
 * Demonstrated experience leveraging enterprise-authorized AI capabilities in engineering workflows, including validating AI-assisted recommendations and maintaining awareness of data sensitivity, resiliency, and audit requirements.
 * Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, risk management practices, regulatory expectations, and audit requirements.
 * Demonstrated ability to lead large cross-functional initiatives involving Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, Audit, Vendor Management, and business organizations.
 * Strong executive communication skills, including experience presenting technical strategies, risks, business cases, roadmaps, metrics, investment recommendations, and program status to senior leadership.
 * Exceptional leadership, influence, and problem-solving skills with the ability to build consensus, drive decisions, balance strategic priorities, and deliver measurable risk-reduction outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups., * Experience securing Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Local Exchange/Outlook and other similar enterprise email security platforms.
 * Experience leading large-scale email security transformation or modernization initiatives.
 * CISSP, CCSP, CISM, or equivalent industry certifications.
 * Experience within financial services, banking, or another highly regulated industry.
 * Experience supporting regulatory examinations, internal audits, and third-party risk assessments.
 * Familiarity with AI-driven security operations, threat detection, and email risk analytics.

## Description

* Lead the strategy, architecture, engineering, and lifecycle management of enterprise email security platforms protecting critical business communications.
 * Define and drive the roadmap for email security capabilities, including secure email gateways, phishing protection, threat detection and response, encryption, data loss prevention (DLP), and cloud-based security services.
 * Serve as the technical authority for email security architecture, ensuring solutions align with cybersecurity, resiliency, regulatory, and multi-level security requirements.
 * Partner with Cyber, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Audit, and business stakeholders to assess threats, prioritize investments, clarify security requirements, and manage security risk.
 * Lead complex engineering and modernization initiatives from concept through deployment, including proof-of-value evaluations, migrations, technology upgrades, and platform transformations.
 * Drive incident response, threat analysis, risk assessments, and remediation activities related to phishing, business email compromise (BEC), malicious campaigns, and emerging email-borne threats.
 * Establish metrics, KPIs, and reporting that demonstrate platform effectiveness, threat reduction, operational performance, resiliency, and business value.
 * Develop executive-level presentations, strategy papers, management updates, and governance communications for senior leadership, risk committees, and oversight forums.
 * Manage vendor relationships and drive accountability for product roadmaps, operational performance, risk remediation, and contractual commitments.
 * Mentor and lead engineering teams while fostering a culture of innovation, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and effective resource management during disruptive events.
 * Leverage enterprise-authorized AI capabilities and reuse-first engineering practices to accelerate security analysis, testing, control validation, and documentation while ensuring data protection, auditability, and compliance.