Lead Software Engineer-Security/Application Development

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, TX seeks a Lead Software Engineer-Security/Application Development within Corporate Technology's Identity and Access Management team to deliver secure, scalable software products.

You will design, develop, and review production code, lead security and automation initiatives, and collaborate across vendors and internal teams to strengthen our platform's trust and reliability. The role emphasizes agile practices, AI-assisted tooling adoption, and mentoring others

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts (and 5+ years of applied experience).
• Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting across multiple technical areas.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and reviews code.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation and improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams on architectural designs.
• Leads communities of practice to drive adoption of new technologies.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices with secure coding and automated testing standards.
• Applies SDLC tools and enterprise AI-assisted development to improve automation.

Skills

Java

Python

OOP

Design Patterns

CI/CD

Security

Agile

Cloud-native

Real-time messaging

SQL

NoSQL

AI-assisted tooling

RBAC/ABAC

Testing/Automation

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-Security/Application Development at JPMorgan Chase within Corporate Technology's Identity and Access Management team, 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
• 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
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in Java and Python programming language(s)
• Strong design and Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and Design Patterns
• Experience in authentication, authorization, encryption and role and attribute based access controls (RBAC and ABAC)
• Demonstrate proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Apply advanced understanding of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security and exhibit expertise across all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Utilize practical experience with cloud-native technologies and real-time messaging
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases within technical disciplines such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile
• 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

• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with real-time messaging technologies
• Applied practical knowledge of cloud-native platforms and solutions.