DevOps, Integration Specialist for Electronic Trading - Senior Lead Software Engineer

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer within the Equities Electronic Trading team. The role focuses on building trusted technology products in a secure, scalable way and delivering impact through deep technical expertise.

The position involves setting up and maintaining a continuous integration environment, automating testing workflows, and ensuring end-to-end integration across front, middle, and back-office systems in a fast-paced agile setting.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced knowledge of Unix scripting, Python, and Java for automation and monitoring.
• Strong knowledge of cloud, AI/ML, or mobile tech disciplines.
• Scripting to automate development and testing tasks (Shell/Perl/Python).
• Creating and automating Test Strategies/Test Plans based on functional & non-functional requirements.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little oversight.
• Practical cloud native experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a framework for continuous integration environments, driving its adoption and evolution.
• Automate testing processes and any manual workflows to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Integrate with various trading front office, middle office and back office system
• Manage release processes, provide environment support, and offer production support as needed.
• Conduct client, venue certification, and connectivity for various exchanges, markets, and dark pools.
• Test and validate individual applications and end-to-end integration.
• Works very closely with stake holders and clients and update, configure, change the trading application and downstream peripherals.
• Car ry out Client , Venue Certification and Connectivity for various exchanges/markets/dark pools.

Skills

Unix scripting

Python

Java

Education

BS in Computer Science/Engineering/Math

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking's Equities Electronic Trading 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.

The Electronic Trading Group is a dynamic and expanding technology team focused on delivering timely testing solutions to meet the growing demands of our business. We are seeking a DevOps / Integration Specialist to join our Global Equities Electronic Trading team. This role is pivotal in setting up and maintaining a continuous integration environment and providing robust testing solutions for our electronic trading applications including Smart Order Router, Market Access, DMA/Sponsored DMA, Risk Controls and Internal Matching Engine.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and implement a framework for continuous integration environments, driving its adoption and evolution.
• Automate testing processes and any manual workflows to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Integrate with various trading front office, middle office and back office system
• Manage release processes, provide environment support, and offer production support as needed.
• Conduct client, venue certification, and connectivity for various exchanges, markets, and dark pools.
• Test and validate individual applications and end-to-end integration.
• Works very closely with stake holders and clients and update, configure, change the trading application and downstream peripherals.
• Carry out Client , Venue Certification and Connectivity for various exchanges/markets/dark pools
• Working with various teams including Application Development, Business Analyst & Operations

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering* concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced knowledge of programming language(s) - Unix scripting, Python, and Java programming languages for Automation, Monitoring and Surveillance
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Scripting skills to automate day-to-day development and testing and integration tasks (Shell/Perl/Python)
• Creating and automating Test Strategies/Test Plans based on functional Testing and non-functional requirements and Executing them
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Practical cloud native experience
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Electronic trading exposure with knowledge in trading protocols such as FIX is desirable
• Knowledge of Equities Trading Stack - Order Management Systems, ALGO, Smart Order Routers, Dark Pools, Equities exchange protocols
• Knowledge of kdb/q is a plus