Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Engineering

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Platform Engineer in Greater London. You'll develop high-quality production code, automate systems, and provide operational support, working in a diverse team. Key requirements include knowledge of Kubernetes, programming proficiency in Go, Java, or Kotlin, and experience with cloud deployments. A culture of collaboration and innovation is critical to this role, offering opportunities for growth within a respected organization supporting diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design and operational stability.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies and application security.

Responsibilities

• Develops secure high‑quality production code and reviews code by others.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation of recurring issues.
• Provides operational support for production systems.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

Java

Kotlin

AWS

Google Cloud

CI/CD

Education

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Tools

Terraform

Crossplane

Job description

Job 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 Accelerator Business 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 your nature, you are also solution‑oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in 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
• Provide operational support for production systems in a “you‑build‑it‑you‑run‑it” culture, including incident response and continuous reliability improvements.
• 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 diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
• Designs, builds, and operates Kubernetes‑based platform services, automates developer self‑service and CI/CD, improves reliability and operational readiness, and strengthens platform security and controls via IaC, policy‑as‑code, and hardening standards.

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 language(s), such as Go, Java or Kotlin
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and processes within a technical domain, such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.
• Practical cloud native experience, deploying Kubernetes applications on a cloud service provider, such as Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, or Microsoft Azure

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Expertise in the Kubernetes operator pattern
• Expertise deploying infrastructure as code, using Crossplane, Terraform, or equivalent
• Experience with GitOps workflows

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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 Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You’ll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.