Senior Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Engineering - Chase UK

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to manage and improve AWS cloud infrastructure. This role requires expertise in Terraform and Kubernetes, along with strong programming skills. You will be part of a diverse team dedicated to enhancing customer experiences in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate should have formal training in software engineering and experience in public cloud application development.

Qualifications

• Proficient advanced experience in software engineering concepts.
• Experience in public cloud application development and maintenance.
• Knowledge of programming in modern languages such as Java, Python, Go.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure for operational stability.
• Design and improve technologies within the infrastructure space.
• Build a cloud platform for application developers.

Skills

AWS cloud infrastructure management

Terraform

Kubernetes

Java

Python

Go

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps principles

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

AWS

EKS

Terraform

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 Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the International Consumer Bank, you will play a crucial role in this initiative, dedicated to delivering an outstanding banking experience to our customers. You will work in a collaborative environment as part of a diverse, inclusive, and geographically distributed team. We are seeking individuals with a curious mindset and a keen interest in new technology. Our engineers are naturally solution-oriented and possess an interest in the financial sector and focus on addressing our customer needs. We work in teams focused on Cloud Platform Engineering.

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, design and improve technologies and processes within the infrastructure space, such as EKS/Istio deployment and management and paving of AWSaccounts
• 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, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Experience developing and maintaining applications in the public cloud (we use AWS)
• Experience managing public cloud infrastructure using infra-as-code technologies (we use Terraform)
• Good knowledge of Kubernetes clusters' operations (we use EKS)
• Good knowledge of programming using a modern language (Java/Python/Go)
• Experience in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that covers the full SDLC
• Excellent understanding of DevOps principles and SDLC best practices
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiar with software engineering security best practices in a cloud environment
• Knowledge of data streaming technologies such as Kafka
• Knowledge of modern database technologies such as PostgreSQL and CockroachDB
• Experience developing unit, integration and end-to-end software tests

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