Lead CI Engineer - Continuous Integration

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking a Vice President to enhance customer banking experiences at JPMorgan Chase. This role involves working with cross-functional teams to build robust CI tools, manage infrastructure, and drive development improvements. A background in continuous integration, AWS, and related technologies is essential. The position supports a diverse and inclusive workplace, focusing on innovative digital banking solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience coding and debugging with Bash, Python or similar scripting languages.
• Hands-on experience with CI system development, maintenance, and administration.
• Understanding of AWS build clusters, AMI images, EC2, and autoscaling.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable solutions that avoid single points of failure.
• Design software that is understandable, testable, and adaptable.
• Maintain the Cloudbees-based CI framework used by the Front End development team.

Skills

Continuous integration concepts

CI and automation toolchains management

Bash scripting

Python scripting

AWS build clusters

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Formal training or certification in continuous integration concepts

Tools

Jenkins

Cloudbees CI

Make

CMake

Maven

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

At JP Morgan Chase, we understand that customers seek exceptional value and a seamless experience from a trusted financial institution. That's why we launched Chase UK to transform digital banking with intuitive and enjoyable customer journeys. With a strong foundation of trust established by millions of customers in the US, we have been rapidly expanding our presence in the UK and across Europe. We are building the bank of the future and invite you to join us and make a significant impact.

As a Vice President at JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank, you will play a crucial role in delivering an outstanding banking experience to our customers. You will work collaboratively as part of a diverse, inclusive, and geographically distributed team. We seek individuals with a curious mindset and a keen interest in new technology. Our engineers are solution-oriented, interested in the financial sector, and focused on addressing customer needs. Our team focuses on building iOS and Android mobile applications, emphasizing design, architecture, maintenance of build and infrastructure solutions, and managing the entire SDLC, liaising with cross-functional teams to drive the future of our development tools.

Job Responsibilities

1. Build scalable solutions that avoid single points of failure.
2. Facilitate cross-team collaboration to implement reliable build and infrastructure tools.
3. Design software that is understandable, testable, and adaptable.
4. Proactively identify and resolve issues with build infrastructure to ensure resilience.
5. Implement development requirements in CI tooling using Jenkins declarative pipelines.
6. Define KPIs, generate metrics, and drive improvements in system efficiency and reliability.
7. Maintain the Cloudbees-based CI framework used by the Front End development team, utilizing AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
8. Enhance resiliency and developer experience in release management frameworks.
9. Conduct testing to ensure robustness of build infrastructure tools.
10. Lead migration of SCM/CI tooling to GitHub and Actions.
11. Support products throughout their lifecycle, including production and incident management.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities & Skills

• Formal training or certification in continuous integration concepts and advanced experience.
• Experience managing CI and automation toolchains.
• Hands-on experience with CI system development, maintenance, and administration.
• Proficiency with declarative pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Experience coding and debugging with Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages.
• Understanding of AWS build clusters, AMI images, EC2, and autoscaling.
• Experience migrating SCM and CI tooling to GitHub and Actions.
• Knowledge of build systems like Make, CMake, Maven, Xcode, Swift.
• Focus on addressing customer needs promptly, even for repetitive tasks.
• Supporting development teams using Linux and Mac environments.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Additional Qualifications & Skills

• Ability to assess risks in build toolchains and influence onboarding decisions.
• Awareness of build tools for Android, iOS, and React development.
• Experience with Jenkins or Cloudbees CI systems.
• Supporting build systems using TypeScript.
• Experience with release management and automation-driven improvements.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to top corporations, governments, and investors. We aim to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help clients achieve their objectives. We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunity, making accommodations for applicants and employees as needed.

About The Team

Our Corporate Functions team covers areas from finance and risk to HR and marketing, playing an essential role in setting up our businesses, clients, and employees for success.