Lead Platform Engineer - Cloud Connectivity

J.P. MORGAN; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution in Greater London seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join their Cloud Platform Engineering team. This role focuses on maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, compliance, and performance. Ideal candidates will have experience with infrastructure-as-code, knowledge of CDN providers, and strong programming skills in languages like Java and Python. The position involves collaborating with vendors and improving developer experience across teams, making a significant impact in a growing digital banking environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing public cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code technologies.
• Strong knowledge and operating experience with CDN providers.
• Familiarity with network monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Understanding of network protocols, such as TCP/IP and DNS.
• Good knowledge of Kubernetes clusters' operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure for stability and performance.
• Design and create automation scripts using programming languages.
• Manage and interact with vendors and other departments for project coordination.
• Participate in on-call rota.

Skills

Managing public cloud infrastructure with infrastructure-as-code

Strong knowledge of CDN providers

Network monitoring and diagnostic tools

Network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS)

Managing reverse proxies

Kubernetes operations

Programming in modern languages (Java/Python/Go)

DevOps principles and SDLC best practices

Communication and collaboration skills

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Job description

A leading global financial institution in Greater London seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join their Cloud Platform Engineering team. This role focuses on maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, compliance, and performance. Ideal candidates will have experience with infrastructure-as-code, knowledge of CDN providers, and strong programming skills in languages like Java and Python. The position involves collaborating with vendors and improving developer experience across teams, making a significant impact in a growing digital banking environment.