Lead Software Engineer - Platform Engineer

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking - Legacy Payments team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
•  Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, incorporating technical requirements, resource allocation, and timelines to ensure on-time delivery of technology solutions
• Identify and mitigate risks, proactively addressing potential roadblocks and implementing contingency plans to maintain project and program momentum
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and business stakeholders, to define program scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with overall business goals
   

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Advanced proficiency in: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GIT, Ansible, Terraform
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure using cloud services and automation tools.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Implement monitoring and logging solutions to ensure system health and performance, and proactively address issues.
• Work closely with development, operations, and quality assurance teams to streamline processes and improve collaboration.
• Automate repetitive tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce human error.
• Ensure security best practices are followed in all aspects of infrastructure and software development.
• Provide support for production systems, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, processes, and tools to ensure knowledge sharing and continuity.