Lead Software Engineer- Platform (Connectivity)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a platform engineer to join their innovative Cloud Platform Engineering tribe. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge AWS infrastructure and a variety of technologies, including Kubernetes and automation tools. You'll be part of a dynamic team focused on enhancing mobile banking experiences while maintaining the stability and security of cloud operations. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a real impact in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience managing public cloud infrastructure using infra-as-code technologies.
• Strong knowledge of network protocols and CDN providers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure for 24/7 operation.
• Create automation scripts and tooling using various programming languages.
• Support application developers to enhance their SDLC and experience.

Skills

AWS cloud infrastructure

Terraform

Kubernetes

Bash

Python

Go

network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ICMP, VPN)

DevOps principles

network monitoring tools

reverse proxies (Traefik, NGINX, HAProxy)

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

network diagnostic tools

Job description

We know that people want great value combined with an excellent experience from a bank they can trust, so we launched our digital bank, Chase UK, to revolutionise mobile banking with seamless journeys that our customers love. We're already trusted by millions in the US and we're quickly catching up in the UK – but how we do things here is a little different. We're building the bank of the future from scratch, channelling our start-up mentality every step of the way – meaning you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact.

As a platform 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.

We're looking for people who have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By their nature, our people are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. We work 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 among squads within the tribe.

Job responsibilities

1. Maintain and improve our AWS cloud infrastructure to ensure the bank’s 24/7 operation with a focus on stability, performance, security and compliance.
2. 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.
3. Maintain, design and create automation scripts and tooling using a variety of programming languages (Bash/Python/Go) as necessary.
4. Maintain and build a cloud platform for application developers and provide support to improve their SDLC and developer experience.
5. Manage and interact with vendors and other areas of the business to plan improvements and coordinate project efforts.
6. Participate in on-call rota.

Required skills

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

Nice to have capabilities

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