Lead Software Engineer - Observability Platform Cloud Developer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Wilmington, DE. The successful candidate will enhance and build trusted technology products, leading the development of innovative software solutions. Responsibilities include developing high-quality production code, troubleshooting, and leading technology evaluations. Ideal candidates will possess 5+ years of software engineering experience and a strong background in programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, and Python. The role offers the chance to make significant impacts within an agile team environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and conducts critical technology solutions.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Leads evaluation sessions to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs.

Skills

Software engineering principles

Java

JavaScript

Python

Agile methodologies

Automation methods

Cloud deployment

Education

Certification in software engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

IBM Netcool/OMNIbus

AWS certification

ServiceNow

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 Enterprise Observability Platforms, youare 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

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) (e,g, Java, JavaScript, React, Python).
• Advanced experience working with two or more from the following: web application development, database, Unix/Linux environments, distributed and parallel systems, information retrieval, networking, large scale software development, security software development, Kafka, Kubernetes, Microservices, Terraform.
• 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, with cloud application deployment (AWS certification).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with IBM Netcool/OMNIbus and related products.
• Experience with Cloud based AIOPs applications (e.g. IBM CloudPak for AIOPs, SerivceNow).
• Experience and Knowledge of Observability Products (e.g. Events and Alerts, SCOM, SMARTS, IBM Tivoli).
• Knowledge of automation and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Ansible).
• Experience with related tools (e.g. IBM Tivoli, IBM Netcool Suite, ServiceNow, Splunk, Oracle, DynaTrace).