Lead Infrastructure Engineer - AWS Cloud Support Engineering

J.P. MORGAN; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer within Cloud Foundational Services to drive infrastructure excellence and performance. The role emphasizes cloud engineering, automation, and cross-functional collaboration across platforms to deliver scalable solutions.

The successful candidate will apply advanced knowledge of AWS services, scripting, and AI-assisted development tools to improve code quality, delivery speed, and reliability in a large distributed environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure engineering areas (hardware, networking, deployment, automation)
• Hands-on AWS experience including core services in production
• Cloud infrastructure knowledge across public/private clouds with scripting skills (e.g., Python)

Responsibilities

• Apply technical expertise to projects of moderate scope
• Drive a workstream or project with infrastructure technologies
• Architect and implement changes across platforms to resolve issues and modernize processes
• Develop creative design, development, and troubleshooting solutions
• Engage with stakeholders while adhering to compliance and SLAs
• Provide follow-the-sun on-call support via distributed team across time zones
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to close issues and drive product improvement

Skills

AWS

Cloud infrastructure

Python scripting

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job Description

Assume a vital position as a key member of a high-performing team that delivers infrastructure and performance excellence. This cloud support role will be instrumental in shaping the future at one of the world's largest and most influential companies — where your expertise drives real impact at scale.

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer at JPMorganChase within Cloud Foundational Services, you apply deep knowledge of software, applications, and technical processes within the infrastructure engineering discipline. You will continue to evolve your technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of your aligned domain of expertise.

Job responsibilities

• Apply technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to projects of moderate scope
• Drive a workstream or project consisting of one or more infrastructure engineering technologies
• Work with other platforms to architect and implement changes required to resolve issues and modernize the organization and its technology processes
• Execute creative solutions for the design, development, and technical troubleshooting for problems of moderate complexity
• Strongly consider upstream/downstream data and systems or technical implications and advise on mitigation actions
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Manage stakeholder relationships and the team's work in accordance with compliance standards, service level agreements, and product supportability requirements
• Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure remediation and permanent closure of issues and to identify trending issues to drive product improvement
• Demonstrate a high aptitude for both learning and teaching as product teams continually release new features and products
• Provide follow-the-sun 24/7 on-call support through a distributed team spanning multiple time zones

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts and advanced applied experience
• Deep knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure engineering such as hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, or performance assessments
• Strong experience supporting and operating workloads within Amazon Web Services (AWS), including hands‑on knowledge of core services such as compute, storage, networking, monitoring, and database technologies (e.g., RDS, DynamoDB, or Aurora) in a production environment
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python) and cloud platform certification(s)
• Hands‑on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, testing, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations
• Familiarity with working in a large distributed system across a range of technologies including compute, databases, messaging, observability, and telemetry
• Knowledge of incident, change, and problem management processes and the controls that govern them
• Understanding of data-driven decision making and a drive to continue developing technical and cross-functional knowledge

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Kubernetes, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or Terraform certifications
• Experience working in a follow-the-sun or globally distributed on‑call support model
• Familiarity with large-scale cloud migration or modernization initiatives
• Exposure to observability and telemetry tooling in complex distributed environments

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.