Director of Software Engineering-Data Protection & Recovery

JPMorgan Chase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead data protection and recovery engineering across enterprise-scale data platforms. You will define strategy, architecture, and delivery of data solutions enabling backup, recovery, resiliency, and regulatory compliance.

You will mentor teams, influence senior leaders, and drive AI-enabled automation to improve delivery speed and quality.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of applied software engineering experience designing and delivering complex technology solutions.
• Strong hands-on software engineering background with Java, Python, and/or other modern programming languages.
• Experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale data platforms, data pipelines, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of: Data lineage, Data quality, Data completeness, Data governance, Metadata management, Data lifecycle management

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of large-scale data engineering solutions supporting the Data Protection & Recovery Product Line.
• Drive initiatives focused on data lineage, data quality, data completeness, governance, and data lifecycle management across multiple platforms and applications.
• Partner with engineering, product, architecture, infrastructure, and operations teams to identify and solve complex data challenges across upstream and downstream systems.
• Establish technical strategy, architecture direction, engineering standards, and best practices for data engineering initiatives.
• Lead teams responsible for building scalable data pipelines, datasets, data services, and reporting capabilities supporting critical business functions.
• Deliver technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses, platforms, and technology domains.
• Drive engineering excellence through modern software development practices, automation, resiliency, and operational rigor.
• Influence senior technology leaders and stakeholders while balancing strategic objectives with practical execution.
• Ensure solutions meet firmwide security, risk, compliance, resiliency, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices and automation capabilities to improve delivery speed, quality, and operational outcomes.
• Develop, coach, and mentor engineering talent while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Java

Python

Cloud-native engineering

Data governance

Leadership

Mentoring

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Oracle

MongoDB

Cassandra

Job description

If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we've got an opportunity just for you.

As a Director of Software Engineering at JPMorganChase within the Infrastructure Platforms (IP) Foundation Services Data Protection & Recovery Product Line, you will lead a critical data engineering function responsible for safeguarding and managing the firm's most important data assets. You will drive the strategy, design, and delivery of data solutions that support enterprise-scale backup, recovery, resiliency, and regulatory compliance capabilities across the firm.We are seeking a technology leader who combines strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on data engineering experience. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of solving complex business and technical problems, influencing stakeholders across organizations, and delivering scalable data solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of large-scale data engineering solutions supporting the Data Protection & Recovery Product Line.
• Drive initiatives focused on data lineage, data quality, data completeness, governance, and data lifecycle management across multiple platforms and applications.
• Partner with engineering, product, architecture, infrastructure, and operations teams to identify and solve complex data challenges across upstream and downstream systems.
• Establish technical strategy, architecture direction, engineering standards, and best practices for data engineering initiatives.
• Lead teams responsible for building scalable data pipelines, datasets, data services, and reporting capabilities supporting critical business functions.
• Deliver technical solutions that can be leveraged across multiple businesses, platforms, and technology domains.
• Drive engineering excellence through modern software development practices, automation, resiliency, and operational rigor.
• Influence senior technology leaders and stakeholders while balancing strategic objectives with practical execution.
• Ensure solutions meet firmwide security, risk, compliance, resiliency, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices and automation capabilities to improve delivery speed, quality, and operational outcomes.
• Develop, coach, and mentor engineering talent while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of applied software engineering experience designing and delivering complex technology solutions.
• Strong hands-on software engineering background with experience developing applications using Java, Python, and/or other modern programming languages.
• Experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale data platforms, data pipelines, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of: Data lineage, Data quality, Data completeness, Data governance, Metadata management, Data lifecycle management
• Experience managing large datasets and building modern data lake and analytics solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical and data-related challenges.
• Experience working across multiple applications and systems with an understanding of upstream and downstream dependencies.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams of technologists across engineering, product, and platform organizations.
• Practical cloud-native engineering experience.
• Knowledge of responsible AI practices and governance considerations within software engineering and data environments.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or similar modern data platforms.
• Experience working with Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, or other enterprise-scale database technologies.
• Experience building data products, self-service data capabilities, or enterprise data platforms.
• Experience supporting backup, recovery, storage, resiliency, or data protection platforms.
• Familiarity with data observability, data cataloging, and metadata management tools.
• Experience implementing AI-assisted software development and engineering automation capabilities.
• Strong understanding of operational resiliency, disaster recovery, and enterprise data management practices.