Lead DevOps Software Engineer, Equities Trading Technologies

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is looking for a Lead DevOps Software Engineer in Singapore. The role involves developing high-quality scripts and managing the automation of release processes, while addressing design and functionality issues. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience, a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, and proficiency in tools like Jenkins and Linux. Experience in trading-based applications is crucial, with a collaborative approach towards enhancing the firm's technological products.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Ability to manage tasks from requirements gathering to deployment.
• Expertise in high-availability infrastructure solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality scripts and code modifications.
• Execute and automate the release process for applications.
• Coordinate with subject-matter experts for promoting reliability.

Skills

Configuration management tools

Continuous integration with Jenkins

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Application development support

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

Splunk

Grafana

Linux

Job description

As a Lead DevOps Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking Team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem‑solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop high‑quality scripts and code modifications to support the application
• Execute and automate the release process and manage changes for applications and environments
• Contribute actively to the engineering community by advocating firm‑wide frameworks, tools, and Software Development Life Cycle practices
• Coordinate with infrastructure, platform, and application subject‑matter experts to promote reliability through communication and sharing best practices
• Investigate issues reported by Production Management

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in engineering concepts with 5+ years of applied experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Ability to independently address design and functionality problems with minimal oversight, managing tasks from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance
• Proficient with configuration management, build tools, and continuous integration environments such as Jenkins
• Experience in identifying problem or opportunity areas, developing and implementing necessary fixes and changes, and championing new technologies/processes from design to production
• Expertise in implementing and managing high‑availability infrastructure solutions with automatic failover, and designing, building, and troubleshooting large‑scale distributed systems
• Effective collaboration with teams such as Site Reliability Engineering, Product Management, DevOps, and Lead Software Engineers, and experience in mentoring and guiding team members constructively across various disciplines
• Demonstrated proficiency in application development and support for associated infrastructure, with experience primarily in trading‑based applications in Linux

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with Electronic Trading and FIX protocol necessary
• Knowledge of equities, futures, and options exchange connectivity in global markets is desirable
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Splunk and Grafana
• Proficiency in Python development; knowledge of C++ is advantageous