Lead Software Engineer - AWS/SRE Engineer

JPMorganChase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Coverage

On-Site Health and Wellness Centers

Retirement Savings Plan

Backup Childcare

Tuition Reimbursement

Mental Health Support

Financial Coaching

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Columbus, OH seeks a senior Site Reliability Engineer to lead production operations for critical cloud services. You will shape AWS architecture, drive observability, readiness, incident response, and cost optimization while promoting secure, compliant AI-enabled engineering practices.

You will mentor teams, define SLI/SLOs, and partner with leadership to set technical standards and strategy. Strong AWS, SRE, and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• At least five years of applied experience with deep AWS expertise.
• Proven experience managing production services and leading major incidents.

Responsibilities

• Lead production operations and SRE practices for cloud services.
• Shape AWS architecture, cost optimization, resiliency, automation, and responsible AI adoption while setting shared technical standards.
• Communicate strategy to leadership and guide secure, compliant AI-enabled engineering practices.
• Mentor teams and drive durable remediation from incidents.

Skills

AWS Cloud Architecture

Site Reliability Engineering

Observability

Incident Response

Executive Communication

Cloud Cost Optimization

Infrastructure as Code

Security and Compliance

Education

Formal software engineering training

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Lead production operations and SRE practices for business-critical cloud services, including readiness, incident response, observability, reliability, and operational risk reduction. Shape AWS architecture, cost optimization, resiliency, automation, and responsible AI adoption while setting shared technical standards and communicating strategy to leadership.

Requirements:

Requires formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least five years of applied experience, along with deep AWS expertise and proven experience managing production services. Candidates should demonstrate strong SRE and observability skills, leadership in major incidents and durable remediation, and the ability to guide secure, compliant AI-assisted engineering practices.

Key Skills:

• AWS Cloud Architecture
• Site Reliability Engineering
• Live Site Management
• Production Operations
• Observability
• SLI/SLO Definition
• Incident Response
• Root-Cause Analysis
• Cloud Cost Optimization
• Disaster Recovery
• Infrastructure as Code
• Capacity Planning
• Performance Engineering
• AI-Assisted Software Development
• Security and Compliance
• Executive Communication

Benefits:

• Health Care Coverage
• On-Site Health and Wellness Centers
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Backup Childcare
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Mental Health Support
• Financial Coaching