Global Infrastructure Leader — Employee Platforms

JPMorgan Chase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Engineer to lead the strategic direction for data center hardware and virtual desktop infrastructure within the Employee Platforms group. You will shape architecture, drive lifecycle governance, and partner with product, finance, and controls to deliver resilient, cost-effective platform outcomes.

The role requires extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure, strong leadership, and the ability to translate complex requirements into

Qualifications

• 15+ years of applied infrastructure technology experience.
• 7+ years in principal engineering or senior leadership roles.
• Expertise in storage architecture and data center networking for VDI infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to influence vendor strategy and produce financially rigorous business cases in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and own a multi-year data center hardware strategy for virtual desktop infrastructure and adjacent infrastructure services, translating business demand into sequenced, measurable investment roadmaps.
• Establish and run a dedicated hardware decision framework that continuously evaluates market, vendor, architecture, and lifecycle trends, while setting standards for storage, networking, rack design, and performance economics.
• Lead cost-value-benefit analysis and develop decision-ready business cases for major hardware initiatives in partnership with product, finance, and control stakeholders.
• Drive cross-functional execution and lifecycle governance across engineering, data center operations, facilities, procurement, cybersecurity, and risk teams, including supply resilience and supportability planning.
• Own outcome transparency through KPI operating cadence and governance updates on capacity, unit economics, reliability trends, and regulatory/control readiness.

Skills

Infrastructure strategy

Data center hardware

Vendor management

Cost optimization

Stakeholder management

Regulatory controls

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Engineer to lead the strategic direction for data center hardware and virtual desktop infrastructure within the Employee Platforms group. You will shape architecture, drive lifecycle governance, and partner with product, finance, and controls to deliver resilient, cost-effective platform outcomes.

The role requires extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure, strong leadership, and the ability to translate complex requirements into