Lead Software Engineer - Platform (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

Job Description

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.

Job 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

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.