Lead Software Engineer- Identity and Access Management

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, Texas, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to advance secure, scalable technology within the CTO Identity & Access Management team. You will drive design, development, and delivery of trusted products as a core technical contributor in an agile setting.

You will lead architectural discussions, oversee code quality, and promote cutting-edge practice across engineering communities while enhancing operational stability and resilience of critical systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Java/JEE design and development experience, including AI-assisted development.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in Java programming language.
• Advanced knowledge of React or Angular.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
• Proficient in SDLC and agile methodologies including security.
• Cloud native experience and familiarity with financial services IT.
• Experience with multi-region resilience and observability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting beyond routine approaches.
• Develops secure production-grade code; reviews and debugs others' code.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architecture.
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies.
• Supports team culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

Java/JEE

AI-assisted dev

React

Angular

CI/CD

Cloud

Security

SDLC

Agile

Problem solving

Tools

Dynatrace

Splunk

PingFederate

ForgeRock

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Chief Technology Office (CTO) – Identity & Access Management, 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job 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

• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years Java/JEE design and development skills, AI-assisted development (coding, debugging, RCA).

• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

• Advanced in Java programming language

• Advanced knowledge with React or Angular

• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods

• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle

• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• IAM/authentication domain, multi-region resilience, observability (Dynatrace/Splunk), Ansible/pipeline-as-code, financial services compliance.

• Knowledge of Pingfed and Forgerock is a plus