Lead Software Engineer - Platform (Connectivity)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their Cloud Platform Engineering team in Greater London. The successful candidate will focus on maintaining and enhancing AWS cloud infrastructure while ensuring security, performance, and compliance. Key responsibilities include implementing automation, managing vendor relationships, and optimizing network performance. The ideal applicant will have experience with public cloud infrastructure, strong knowledge of network protocols, and proficiency in programming languages. A collaborative mindset is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience managing public cloud infrastructure using infra-as-code technologies.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ICMP, and VPN protocols.
• Excellent understanding of SDLC best practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure for 24/7 operation.
• Design automation scripts using various programming languages.
• Manage interaction with vendors and coordinate project efforts.

Skills

Experience managing public cloud infrastructure

Knowledge of CDN providers

Familiarity with network monitoring tools

Optimize network performance

Understanding of network protocols

Configuring reverse proxies

Knowledge of Kubernetes operations

Programming in Java/Python/Go

Understanding of DevOps principles

Excellent communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Tools

Terraform

AWS

NGINX

Kubernetes (EKS)

Job description

Overview

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 soon across Europe. We have been building the bank of the future from the ground up, offering you the chance to join us and make a significant impact.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank, you will be joining our Cloud Platform Engineering tribe, which is at the heart of a cutting-edge cloud-native AWS infrastructure that powers the Chase UK bank that is trusted by over 2 million customers. You will be exposed to a wide spectrum of technologies such as Kubernetes clusters, connectivity, databases, kafka clusters, as well as numerous opportunities to create automations to eliminate toil and improve developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve our AWS cloud infrastructure to ensure the bank’s 24/7 operation with a focus on stability, performance, security and compliance
• Maintain and improve stability, security and performance of connectivity for our customers, in-between AWS accounts, as well as in-between Chase and third parties
• Maintain, design and create automation scripts and tooling using a variety of programming languages (Bash/Python/Go) as necessary
• Maintain and build a cloud platform for application developers and provide support to improve their SDLC and developer experience
• Manage and interact with vendors and other areas of the business to plan improvements and coordinate project efforts
• Participate in on-call rota

Required qualifications, skills, and/or capabilities

• Experience managing public cloud infrastructure using infra-as-code technologies (we use Terraform with AWS)
• Strong knowledge and operating experience in at least one CDN provider (such as Akamai/CloudFlare)
• Familiarity with network monitoring and diagnostic tools
• Optimize network performance through continuous analysis and improvement of connectivity patterns
• Strong understanding of network protocols, such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ICMP and VPN
• Experience with configuring and managing reverse proxies (such as Traefik, NGINX, HAProxy, etc)
• Good knowledge of Kubernetes clusters' operations (we use EKS)
• Good knowledge of programming using a modern language (Java/Python/Go)
• Excellent understanding of DevOps principles and SDLC best practices
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Preferred qualifications, skills, and/or capabilities

• Familiar with software engineering security best practices in a cloud environment
• Experience developing unit, integration and end-to-end software tests