Assessments & Exercises Senior Associate - Penetration Testing / Red Teaming, Python / Java

Job Description
Join our dedicated team in a role where your expertise in risk assessments and cybersecurity exercises propels forward our mission of safeguarding our operations and enhancing resiliency. This position offers the unique opportunity to shape our security posture and contribute to our continuous improvement in an environment that values innovation and teamwork.
As an Assessments & Exercises Senior Associate within our cybersecurity team, you will utilize industry-standard assessment methodologies and techniques to proactively identify risks and vulnerabilities in people, processes, and technology. You will collaborate with the team to design and execute risk-promoten tests and simulations, evaluate preventative controls, incident response processes, and detection capabilities. Your ability to make informed decisions and foster continuous improvement will contribute to the achievement of our team's operational goals and the mitigation of cyber and resiliency risks.
Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with other Assessments & Exercises team members to conduct testing and simulations - such as penetration tests, technical controls assessments, cyber exercises, or resiliency simulations, and contribute to the development and refinement of assessment methodologies to ensure alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Partner with subject matter experts to evaluate controls for effectiveness and impact on operational risk, as well as opportunities to automate control evaluation
• Develop comprehensive assessment reports, including detailed findings, risk assessments, and remediation recommendations, and effectively communicate these insights to relevant stakeholders as you contribute to decisions that yield continuous improvement
• Utilize threat intelligence and security research to stay informed about emerging threats, vulnerabilities, industry best practices, and regulations. Apply this knowledge to enhance the firm's assessment strategy

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal Training or Certification required on Cybersecurity or resiliency, assessments or simulation exercises and 3+ years applied experience.
• Prior experience in offensive or defensive technical cybersecurity roles, focusing on solutions to reduce cybersecurity risks.
• Basic coding (scripting) experience in languages such as Python, C, JavaScript, and VBScript.
• Demonstrated proactivity and resourcefulness in identifying and analyzing data sources for data-driven investigations.
• Knowledge or experience in cybersecurity roles and processes, including Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Penetration Testing, and more.
• Familiarity with network architecture concepts, cloud architectures, and deploying large-scale applications in enterprise environments

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Familiar in developing both tactical and strategic tools and capabilities.
• Familiar in building analytical processes, templates, and documentation.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

About Us
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.
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. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.