Lead Infrastructure Engineer - GenAI/AI Automation/AWS

Aumni; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to drive GenAI-powered cost optimization across AWS and hybrid environments. You will own automation, governance, and cost governance while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to implement scalable GenAI agent-based solutions.

The role emphasizes strong FinOps fundamentals, IaC practices, and enterprise AI capabilities, with a focus on delivering measurable cost savings and secure, auditable changes.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and various cloud technologies with cost management tools.
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure as code, deployment, automation, and performance assessment.

Responsibilities

• Lead GenAI-powered cost optimization initiatives across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Identify and quantify cloud cost savings using GenAI models and data pipelines.
• Design, implement, and scale agent-based cost optimization recommendations.
• Develop automation runbooks and policy-as-code to improve cost governance.
• Guide teams in adopting cost-effective architectural and operational decisions.
• Communicate FinOps principles and GenAI capabilities to stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

GenAI

Cost optimization

FinOps

AWS cloud

Infrastructure engineering

Education

Infrastructure engineering certifications

Tools

Confluence

ETL tools

Job description

Assume a vital position as a key member of a high-performing team that delivers infrastructure and performance excellence. Your role will be instrumental in shaping the future at one of the world's largest and most influential companies.

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer - GenAI/AI Automation/AWS at JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community Banking team, you apply deep knowledge of software, applications, and technical processes within the infrastructure engineering discipline. Continue to evolve your technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of your aligned domain of expertise.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the development and integration of GenAI-powered agents into all phases of the application and infrastructure lifecycle to automate cost optimization and efficiency improvements
• Discover, analyze, and prioritize cloud cost optimization opportunities using GenAI models and intelligent agents; calculate potential savings and benefits leveraging data repositories, reporting, and ETL tools
• Collaborate with teams to design, implement, and scale GenAI agent-based cost optimization recommendations and best practices.
• Architect and develop automation runbooks and Policy as Code initiatives to drive cloud cost efficiencies powered by GenAI agents to strengthen Cost Governance.
• Guide end users and development teams in adopting cost-effective architectural, operational, and performance decisions.
• Communicate FinOps principles and GenAI agent capabilities to key stakeholders and leadership, identifying waste and maintaining dashboards that showcase cost savings
• Serve as the primary contact and owner for FinOps-specific GenAI applications and agent processes, ensuring compliance and up-to-date documentation (Confluence experience an advantage).
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate infrastructure analysis and design documentation, validating outputs and handling operational data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
• Drives a workstream or project consisting of one or more infrastructure engineering technologies and works with other platforms to architect and implement changes required to resolve issues and modernize the organization and technology processes
• Strongly considers upstream and downstream data and systems or technical implications and advises on mitigation actions
• Applies reuse-first, AI-assisted practices within delivery and automation routines to identify recurring issues and validate remediation options, ensuring changes are traceable/auditable and aligned to resiliency and security expectations.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies with experience using public cloud cost management and optimization tools.
• Infrastructure engineering technical depth such as hardware, networking, databases, storage, deployment, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, and performance assessments.
• Proven experience leveraging GenAI and agentic AI to automate and develop enterprise software delivery and cost optimization solutions
• Hands-on experience implementing FinOps and GenAI agents to optimize AWS cloud costs, with deep understanding of levers available to optimize.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to execute creative, GenAI-driven solutions for technical challenges.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills and a demonstrated ability to develop technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of the product domain.
• Strong understanding of the FinOps Foundation Framework, capabilities, lifecycle, and domains; Proficient in coding with modern scripting languages and infrastructure as code practices.
• Advanced understanding of AWS services for Traditional Compute, Containerization, and Serverless architectures.
• 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.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS Engineering or Architect certifications
• Certifications such as FinOps Practitioner or FinOps Professional.
• Experience leading automation projects using GenAI and agentic AI.
• Advanced certifications in infrastructure engineering, cloud technologies, or automation.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

• 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

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 our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Lead GenAI and agentic AI initiatives to optimize technology infrastructure costs across on-prem and cloud environments at scale now.