Electronic Trading Integration / DevOps Specialist - Lead Software Engineer

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join the Equities Electronic Trading team. You will be a core technical contributor, building scalable, secure trading technology and delivering trusted products in an agile environment.

Responsibilities include designing and implementing CI frameworks, automating testing, supporting releases, and collaborating with front-to-back offices. Strong scripting and cloud skills are required, with experience in UNIX, Python, Git, Jenkins,

Qualifications

• 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
• Scripting skills to automate day-to-day development and testing and integration tasks (Shell, Perl, Python)
• Experience in cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• 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. Test and validate individual applications and end-to-end integration. 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
• Works very closely with stake holders and clients and update, configure, change the trading application and downstream peripherals
• 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
• Be able to proactively contributes, volunteers for tasks, seeks ways to add value, and works independently.Approaches challenges constructively and pursues effective solutions
• Be able to ownresponsibility for actions and outcomes, admits mistakes, and learns from them. Be able to Fulfil commitments, meets deadlines, and can be counted on by the team
• Be able to adjust to changing circumstances and is open to new ideas and approaches.Collaboration: Works well with others, values teamwork, and supports colleagues
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

UNIX

Shell Scripting

Python

Automation scripting

Git

Jenkins

AWS

Terraform

Testing & Validation

Release Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

FIX Protocol

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment Banking's Equities Electronic Trading team, youare 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• 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. Test and validate individual applications and end-to-end integration. 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.
• Works very closely with stake holders and clients and update, configure, change the trading application and downstream peripherals.
• 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.
• Be able to proactively contributes, volunteers for tasks, seeks ways to add value, and works independently.Approaches challenges constructively and pursues effective solutions.
• Be able to ownresponsibility for actions and outcomes, admits mistakes, and learns from them. Be able to Fulfil commitments, meets deadlines, and can be counted on by the team.
• Be able to adjust to changing circumstances and is open to new ideas and approaches.Collaboration: Works well with others, values teamwork, and supports colleagues
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

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) - Advanced knowledge of programming language(s) - UNIX, Shell Scripting, Python Scripting, Automation scripting in any language. GIT, Jenkins, FIX Protocol, AWS, Cloud, Terraform
• New Features Validation, Functional & Regression Validation, End-to-end Validation, Stress Testing, Production Support, Change & Release Management.
• 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 and 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
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Electronic trading space experience
• Capital Markets Domain, Front Office, Trade Life Cycle