Lead Azure Cloud Platform Engineer

JP Morgan Chase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Cloud Platform team in New Jersey to drive secure, scalable Azure-based solutions. You will contribute as a core technical lead across architecture, automation, and AI-enhanced engineering practices.

The role requires hands-on Python, Terraform, and cloud experience, plus deep knowledge of CI/CD, security, and enterprise patterns. Collaboration with vendors and internal teams is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on system design concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.

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
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Skills

System design

Python

Terraform

Azure

CI/CD

Security

AWS

AI tooling

Java

Code review

EA patterns

IAM

Education

System design certification

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Cloud Platform team in New Jersey to drive secure, scalable Azure-based solutions. You will contribute as a core technical lead across architecture, automation, and AI-enhanced engineering practices.

The role requires hands-on Python, Terraform, and cloud experience, plus deep knowledge of CI/CD, security, and enterprise patterns. Collaboration with vendors and internal teams is essential for success.