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Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Engineering

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England

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Platform Engineer to join their innovative team. You will focus on developing secure, high-quality production code and improving operational stability. The role emphasizes collaboration, diversity, and the use of cutting-edge technologies in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

  • Formal training in software engineering concepts.
  • Hands-on experience in system design and application development.
  • Advanced in programming languages like Go, Java, or Kotlin.

Responsibilities

  • Develops secure high-quality production code.
  • Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues.
  • Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Collaboration
Curiosity
Commitment
Solution-oriented
Commercially savvy

Education

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Tools

Kubernetes
Terraform
Crossplane

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we’re a new team, with a new mission. We’re creating products that solve real-world problems and put customers at the center— all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We’re people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity, and commitment.

As a Platform Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the platform team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By nature, you are solution-oriented, commercially savvy, and have a head for fintech. You thrive working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects – and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them.

While we’re looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique—and that diversity of thought, experience, and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference – on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world.

Job Responsibilities
  • Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  • Develops composable infrastructure systems and capabilities
  • Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
  • Provides operational support of production systems within a you-build-it-you-run-it culture
  • 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
  • Adds to team culture of equity, respect, and inclusion
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts, such as Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced in one or more programming languages, such as Go, Java, or Kotlin
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
  • Proficiency in software applications and processes within a technical domain, such as cloud, AI, machine learning, mobile, etc.
  • Practical cloud experience, deploying Kubernetes applications on a cloud service provider like Google Cloud, AWS, or Microsoft Cloud
Additional Skills
  • Expertise in the Kubernetes operator pattern
  • Expertise deploying infrastructure as code, using Crossplane, Terraform, or equivalent

Our company values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on protected attributes and provide reasonable accommodations for practices and beliefs, including mental health or physical needs.

About Us: JPMorgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products worldwide. We aim to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients succeed.

About The Team: Our Corporate Technology team develops applications and provides tech support for our corporate functions, impacting lives across the financial spectrum and divisions.

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