Infrastructure Engineer III - Terraform, AWS

Socket.dev; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is hiring an Infrastructure Engineer III to drive FinOps initiatives with an AWS-first strategy, coordinating across Payments CTO Infrastructure teams. You will optimize cloud and on-prem capacity, implement IaC with Terraform, and apply AI-guided analytics while ensuring security and resiliency.

The role emphasizes problem-solving for infrastructure at scale, cross-team collaboration, and governance of remediation workflows with measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in infrastructure engineering concepts.
• 3+ years applied infrastructure experience in enterprise settings.
• Strong IaC experience with Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Centrally manage FinOps work with an AWS-first mandate and coordinate with Infrastructure Managers to optimize across AWS, on-prem, and data platforms.
• Maintain a FinOps optimization backlog with end-to-end process from intake to value realization.
• Apply technical problem-solving to projects of moderate scope with end-to-end monitoring.
• Use AI capabilities to accelerate monitoring and capacity analysis with strong data sensitivity controls.
• Support capacity risk identification and remediation status governance across teams.
• Make significant decisions for multi-technology projects.
• Apply reuse-first, AI-assisted remediation strategies aligned to security and resiliency.

Skills

Infra engineering

Terraform

Cloud platforms

Scripting

AI in operations

Security & resiliency

Review AI recommendations

Education

Formal infra training/certification

Job description

You belong to the top echelon of talent in your field. At one of the world's most iconic financial institutions, where infrastructure is of paramount importance, you can play a pivotal role.

As an Infrastructure Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Payments Technology Strategic Initiative Office group, you utilize strong knowledge of software, applications, and technical processes within the infrastructure engineering discipline. Apply your technical knowledge and problem-solving methodologies across multiple applications of moderate scope.

Job responsibilities

• Centrally manage the Payments SIO FinOps book of work with an AWS first mandate, partnering with Payments CTO Infrastructure Managers (IMs) and application teams to deliver measurable optimization outcomes across AWS (primary focus), on-prem (GKP, GAP, VSI, GVP, GOS), and, when relevant, SaaS data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks) as a secondary, good-to-have scope.
• Own and maintain a centrally managed FinOps optimization backlog for Payments, including intake, triage, prioritization, and execution tracking, and run a repeatable operating cadence for identification → sizing → approval → execution → validation → value realization with clear ownership, dependencies, and target dates.
• Applies technical knowledge and problem-solving methodologies to projects of moderate scope, with a focus on improving data and systems running at scale, and ensures end to end monitoring of applications
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate monitoring and capacity analysis and documentation, validating outputs and handling operational data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
• Drives the daily activities supporting the standard capacity process applications and partners with application and infrastructure teams to identify potential capacity risks and govern remediation statuses
• Accountable for making significant decisions for a project consisting of multiple technologies and applications
• Applies reuse-first, AI-assisted approaches to identify recurring capacity risks and improve remediation workflows, ensuring changes are validated and aligned to resiliency and security expectations.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
• Strong infrastructure-as-code (IaC) experience using Terraform
• Strong knowledge of one or more infrastructure disciplines such as: hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, and performance assessments
• Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support infrastructure engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted recommendations before implementation, escalating when uncertain and ensuring outcomes align to resiliency, security, and auditability expectations.
• Strong knowledge of one or more scripting languages
• Experience with multiple cloud technologies (ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Demonstrated hands-on experience delivering AWS FinOps optimization outcomes in a large-scale enterprise environment, translating us age/spend/utilization data into executed engineering changes with measurable results
• Proficiency or working knowledge using firmwide infrastructure us age/spend/utilization tooling such as iHub, CloudVision, ClaroUtil to identify opportunities, produce actionable insights, and track outcomes
• Desirable experience optimizing Snowflake and Databricks consumption and cost (workload patterns, sizing, scheduling, governance).

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit ourFAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.