Lead Software Engineer-Full Stack/Multi-Cloud Security

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Jersey City is seeking a Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack/Multi-Cloud Security to help design and deliver security-driven technology platforms. You will drive cross-functional initiatives across cloud providers, build scalable solutions, and guide teams in secure engineering practices.

Role emphasizes building automated controls, observability, and reliable deployments with a strong focus on AI-assisted tooling, governance, and incident analysis.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts
• 5+ years of applied experience in backend delivery
• Proficiency in Python or Go for building services and automation
• Hands-on CI/CD experience with Jenkins
• Cloud-native engineering on Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Experience implementing security, audit, and compliance controls
• Production experience with Kubernetes and workflow orchestration
• Ability to lead cross-functional delivery and mentor developers
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools and responsible AI practices

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver multi-cloud security and continuous compliance solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Translate regulatory requirements into technical controls and actionable roadmaps.
• Build automation for preventive, detective, and corrective controls including evidence capture and remediation.
• Implement audit-ready observability across services and pipelines.
• Write production code in Python or Go; contribute to Java components as needed.
• Engineer workflow orchestration for control execution and remediation.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, emphasizing DevSecOps and security gates.
• Integrate enterprise systems and APIs including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, identity/auth.
• Lead reliability and security engineering: reviews, root-cause analyses, runbooks, ADRs.
• Promote enterprise-approved AI-assisted engineering with robust validation.

Skills

Leadership

Secure coding

Cloud-native

Agile delivery

Tools

Python

Go

Java

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Terraform

Jira/Confluence

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack/Multi-Cloud Security at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Sector- Cloud Foundational Services team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

• Design and deliver multi-cloud security and continuous compliance solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Translate regulatory and policy requirements into technical controls, measurable KPIs/KRIs, and actionable engineering roadmaps.
• Build control automation for preventive, detective, and corrective controls, including validation, evidence capture, exception handling, and remediation.
• Implement audit-ready observability and traceability across services and delivery pipelines, including logs, metrics, lineage, and reporting.
• Write high-quality, maintainable production code in Python or Go, and contribute to Java components where integration or platform requirements apply.
• Engineer workflow orchestration for control execution, exception processing, and remediation across cloud and platform systems.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, including DevSecOps quality and security gates.
• Integrate enterprise systems and APIs including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, identity/authentication platforms, and cloud provider services.
• Lead reliability and security engineering excellence: drive code/architecture reviews and standards; troubleshoot complex incidents with root-cause analysis; produce and maintain architecture documentation, ADRs, operational runbooks, control implementation standards; evaluate and integrate third-party tools; and lead responsible adoption of enterprise-approved AI-assisted engineering with robust validation for correctness, security, performance, resiliency, and data handling.
• 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Proven experience across end-to-end backend delivery: system design, development, testing, deployment, and production operations.
• Strong proficiency in Python or Go for building services and automation.
• Hands-on CI/CD expertise using Jenkins in enterprise delivery environments.
• Solid SDLC execution, including secure coding, test strategy, release governance, and operational support.
• Cloud-native engineering experience on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience implementing security, audit, and compliance controls in regulated environments.
• Production experience with Kubernetes and workflow orchestration.
• Ability to lead cross-functional delivery and mentor developers, with a strong focus on secure and resilient engineering practices.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience delivering and operating security/compliance solutions and familiarity with cloud-native security services (identity, key management, logging, monitoring, policy enforcement) across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Experience with policy-as-code and infrastructure-as-code (for example Terraform and cloud policy frameworks).
• Experience building event-driven architectures and telemetry pipelines for control evidence and compliance reporting.
• Experience integrating third-party security/compliance products into enterprise platforms.
• Knowledge of financial-services regulatory and technology risk frameworks.
• Experience applying AI-assisted tooling to security engineering and continuous compliance workflows.
• Experience with API integration patterns and enterprise authentication/authorization mechanisms.

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 our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. Design security and continuous compliance solutions across multi‑cloud with AI, delivering resilient, audit‑ready automation