Senior Lead Platform Engineer - Go, Kubernetes, Python

J.P. MORGAN; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Bonus potential

Pension plan

Career progression

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer for its Public Cloud IAM team in London. The role involves shaping the technical direction, leading platform services, and delivering secure, scalable solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture reviews, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to raise the bar on operational excellence while promoting responsible AI tooling and secure practices.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience with Identity and Access Management platforms, RBAC, or entitlement governance at scale.
• Advanced proficiency in Go, Python, Java, Kubernetes or Terraform.
• Practical cloud-native experience building and operating services on one or more public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, resiliency, and security.
• Ability to evaluate technical solutions with a customer-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of platform services and infrastructure with emphasis on architecture and reliability.
• Develop, review, debug, and maintain secure production code and ensure standards.
• Identify opportunities to automate remediation for stability across apps and systems.
• Lead design reviews and architecture discussions for scalable delivery.
• Partner with architecture, trust, and IAM consumers to land coherent designs.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Kubernetes

Terraform

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Architectural leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Formal software engineering training

Job description

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer for its Public Cloud IAM team in London. The role involves shaping the technical direction, leading platform services, and delivering secure, scalable solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture reviews, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to raise the bar on operational excellence while promoting responsible AI tooling and secure practices.