Director of Infrastructure Engineering - Firewall Services

As a Director of Infrastructure Engineering for Firewall Services at JPMorganChase, you’‘ll lead the engineering, automation and operations of one of the largest and most important network security estates in financial services. You’‘ll own the strategy and delivery for firewall platforms across data centers, campus, and public cloud. That covers Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet on-premises, plus Azure and AWS native and virtual firewalls. You’‘ll also shape the firm’’s move toward Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and integrated Security Service Edge (SSE) capabilities. You’‘ll use advanced technical knowledge to solve complex problems and make independent decisions within general guidelines. You’‘ll also build a high-performing team that executes quickly, works at scale, and holds a very high bar for resiliency, security, and control., * Lead Firewall Services engineering and operations across on-prem and public cloud, partnering with Network, Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Identity teams to deliver secure, reliable, scalable connectivity.

• Own the multi-year strategy and roadmap for firewall services, segmentation, and Zero Trust enforcement, translating it into measurable outcomes (SLOs, change lead time, automation coverage, policy hygiene, and audit results).
• Drive delivery of large, complex initiatives (platform modernization, migrations, cloud expansion, resiliency uplift), ensuring on-time execution and controlled risk.
• Own Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet platform architecture, standards, lifecycle management, and global fleet health (HA design, upgrades, capacity, stability, break/fix).
• Run firewall policy and rule management at enterprise scale: intake, design, risk-based review/approval, recertification, evidence, audits, and continuous cleanup of unused/overly permissive rules.
• Build automation and orchestration at scale using APIs and CI/CD to standardize change workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve speed and quality (policy-as-code / infrastructure-as-code where applicable).
• Deliver consistent firewall capabilities across Azure and AWS (native and virtual firewall patterns), including centralized governance and repeatable deployment blueprints.
• Define and advance a ZTNA vision and integrate it with on-prem SSE capabilities and firewall enforcement points to enable identity- and application-aware access.
• Establish logging, telemetry, and monitoring standards for the firewall estate; ensure high-fidelity data feeds to security operations (SIEM/detection/forensics) and operational dashboards.
• Manage senior stakeholders and ensure delivery aligns to compliance, risk, security, and service requirements, with clear governance, reporting, and escalation.
• Build and develop a high-performing team and culture: strong operational rigor, fast execution, continuous improvement, and open-minded, evidence-based decision making.

Firewalls, Protective Services, Problem Solving Skills, Network Operations Center, Firewalls, Automation, Public Cloud, Network Security, Financial Services, Microsoft Windows Azure, * Hands-on delivery experience implementing ZTNA and/or SSE/SASE capabilities in a hybrid environment (on-prem + cloud), integrating with firewall policy and identity signals.

• Experience with firewall policy management/analysis platforms (e.g., Tufin, AlgoSec, FireMon) and related governance processes.
• Experience with micro-segmentation and identity-aware access patterns (workload tagging, posture/context signals, least privilege).
• Strong observability tooling experience (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, Grafana) including telemetry pipelines and operational analytics.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., PCNSE, Fortinet NSE 7/8, AWS Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer).
• Experience operating in highly regulated environments with audit/regulatory engagement and evidence-ready controls.
• Proven track record leading large-scale transformations with measurable improvements in reliability, speed of change, and security posture.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

At a world-renowned company like JPMorganChase, you can take the lead in shaping the future of technology, unleash your full potential, and make your mark on the industry., JPMorganChase, 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.